Complete Guide to Native American Dollars
The 2021 Native American Dollar (Buy on eBay) carries the theme of Native Americans in the U.S. Military. Native Americans have served in the Armed Forces for each of the nation’s conflicts starting with the Revolutionary War. They have consistently served at a higher rate in proportion to their population than any other ethnic group. […]
The 2020 Native American Dollar (Buy on eBay) honors Elizabeth Peratrovich, who worked for equality on behalf of Alaskan Natives. She was a member of the Tlingit nation and Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood. Her advocacy was credited as being instrumental to the passage of Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Law in 1945, representing the first […]
The 2019 Native American Dollar (Buy on eBay) carries the theme of American Indians in the Space Program. The contributions of Native Americans in the U.S. space program have ranged from the pioneering work of Mary Golda Ross of the Cherokee Nation to the space walks of John Herrington of the Chickasaw Nation. The obverse […]
The 2018 Native American Dollar (Buy on eBay) honors James Francis “Jim” Thorpe, who is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. Thorpe was born in Indian Territory and raised in the Sac and Fox Tribe. His athletic ability was recognized when he attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. Following an […]
The 2017 Native American Dollar (Buy on eBay) honors Sequoyah, the inventor the Cherokee Syllabary. In the late 1810’s and early 1820’s, Sequoyah created symbols for each syllable in the Cherokee language, representing the development of an original writing system. The Cherokee Nation adopted this system and within months thousands of Cherokee became literate. The […]