Lavina Washines, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLavina Washines
American politician
Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1940
Date of Death: 02-Jun-2011
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Lavina Washines
- Lavina Washines (April 1, 1940 – June 2, 2011) was the first female leader of the Yakama Nation, Washington, United States. Washines was first elected to the Yakama Nation Tribal Council in 1985.
- In 2006, she became chair of the tribal council, serving until 2008.She was "a respected elder of the Kah-milt-pah, known as the Rock Creek band from an area south of Goldendale along the Columbia River." She spoke several Yakima dialects and was "a tireless advocate for her tribe’s treaty rights and sovereignty."
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