Shirley Hill Witt

American poet

Shirley Hill Witt (born April 17, 1934) is an anthropologist, author, civil rights activist, and former foreign service officer. A member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan, Witt was one of the first Native American women to earn a Ph.D. She obtained her Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1969. Witt has published extensively on Native Americans in addition to being a poet and fiction writer. She was a founding member of the National Indian Youth Council.

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Shirley Hill Witt was born on Tuesday, 17 April 1934 in Whittier, California, U.S.. She is best known as an activist. Witt's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Shirley Hill Witt is 90 years old and her zodiac star sign is Aries.

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