Patricia Locke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Native American educator and activist
Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1928
Place of Birth: Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho, United States
Date of Death: 20-Oct-2001
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Patricia Locke
- Patricia A.
- Locke (Tawacin WasteWin) (January 21, 1928 – October 20, 2001) was a Native American educator-activist and converted to the Bahá'à Faith during a trip to South America.
- She was elected as the first Native American woman to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'Ãs of the United States.
- In 1991 she was a MacArthur Fellow, represented the US National Bahá'à community in Beijing at the Fourth World Conference on Women, and she was honored with the Indigenous Language Institute's Those Who Make a Difference award in 2001 just before her death.
- Posthumously she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2006, and in 2014 was a National Race Amity Conference honoree of a Race Amity Medal of Honor and the Google Cultural Institute included her in its listing Showcasing Great Women.
- Her son is renowned hoop dancer, flute player, and storyteller Kevin Locke.
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