Patricia Locke

Educator, Hall of fame inductee

1928 – 2001

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Who was Patricia Locke?

Patricia A. Locke was an American Indian educator.

Born on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Locke was a Standing Rock Sioux, Hunkpapa band also known as Lakota, and Mississippi Band of White Earth Chippewa. She was the daughter of John and Eva McGillis; they lived for a time in Parker, Arizona. Her father worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1951. She taught at University of California, Los Angeles, San Francisco State University, Alaska Methodist University, the University of Colorado, and the University of Southern Maine, to name a few.

She was appointed to the Interior Department Task Force on Indian Education Policy. She worked for the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. She also helped 17 tribes to establish Indian colleges.

She was married Charles E. Locke from 1952 to 1975; their son is Kevin Locke, and daughter is Winona Flying Earth. She lived on the Standing Rock Reservation and was a Bahá'í for the last 10 years of her life and was later elected to the Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly of the United States. Locke died in Phoenix, Arizona. Her oral history is held at the Library of Congress.

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Born
Jan 21, 1928
Idaho
Also known as
  • Patricia A. Locke
  • Tawacin WasteWin
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles
Died
2001

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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