Description:
A deeply personal story, written with humor and honesty, this book is a testimony to the ability of one individual to change the course of history through hard work, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to social justice.
Brief description: Ada Deer (Menominee), Distinguished Lecturer Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, remains an activist for American Indian rights. Ada is a 2019 National Native American Hall of Fame Inductee.
Review Quotes: "How do we summarize our lives and which stories do we choose? Can we recognize our legacies, or is that a question for future biographers? True to form, Ada Deer (Menominee) did not wait for someone to speak for her, but instead wrote an autobiography resonant with her voice, a narrative as much about Indian Country and Native people as it is about herself... Making a Difference makes visible decades of behind-the-scenes work by Deer and so many tribal leaders, both in their communities and in the halls of D.C. Undergraduates will easily engage with this content; graduate students and scholars will find much to enhance what they already understand about federal Indian policy and the twentieth century."--New Mexico Historical Review