Enduring Freedom – Honoring Native Women Veterans

Enduring Freedom – Honoring Native Women Veterans offers a rare and powerful look at a shared history through the voices of Native women who served. Recorded in the early 2000s, these veterans reflect in their own words on their experiences in the U.S. military — from the challenges of service and the prejudice they faced as women and as Native people, to the pride of representing their Nations and communities. You’ll hear the voices of Arlene Manuel Wall (Pima, deceased 2009), Sandra K. Tiger (Seminole, Cherokee), Carol Buckles (Pima Maricopa), Michelle Bowman  (Gila River), Rita Aragon  (Cherokee, Chocktaw), and Geri Wisner-Foley  (Mvskoke Deer Clan). While little has been written about the role of Native women in the armed forces, we know they have served with distinction in every conflict, from the time of first contact with Europeans to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and in ongoing global missions today. Written and produced by Peggy Berryhill (Mvskoke, Bird Clan), this landmark documentary from the Native Media Resource Center honors the courage, resilience, and enduring contributions of Native women veterans.