Mildred Cleghorn

Mildred Imoch Cleghorn was first chairperson of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe. Her Apache names were Eh-Ohn and Lay-a-Bet, and she was one of the last Chiricahua Apaches born under "prisoner of war" status. She was an educator and traditional doll maker, and was regarded as a cultural leader. She worked as a home extension agent and as a home economics teacher. She served as tribal chairperson from 1976 until 1995 and focused on sustaining history and traditional Chiricahua culture. ^{Mildred Cleghorn, Native American chairwoman and educator (d. 1997)}

11 December 1910

Born on the same birth day (11 December): Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • Arnold Majewski • Cliff Michelmore • Clinton Adams • Doc Blanchard • Gerben de Knegt • Gerd Arntz • Giannis Ragousis • Hermína Týrlová • Liz Smith (actress) • Mario Been • Morrie Turner • Rider Strong • Sandra Echeverría • Subramania Bharati • Tiffany Alvord • Walter Knott • Xosha Roquemore • Yehuda Leib Maimon

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