Helen Maynor Scheirbeck
Deceased Person
1935 – 2010
Who was Helen Maynor Scheirbeck?
Helen Maynor Scheirbeck was a Native American educator and activist. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, she was Assistant Director for Public Programs at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian. Scheirbeck was best known for her work with young Native Americans, training them to work with the United States Congress and other federal agencies in the United States to promote policies that help Indian communities.
Before her work with the Smithsonian Institution, Scheirbeck was the national director for Head Start programs serving American Indian and Alaskan Natives. She has served as a human resources administrator for Save the Children Federation, chairwoman of the U.S. Department of Education Indian Education Task Force, and as a staffer in the U.S. Senate where she helped develop the American Indian Civil Rights Act.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1935
North Carolina - Education
- Virginia Tech
- Berea College
- Died
- Dec 19, 2010
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on July 23, 2013
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