7, 1995, in Washington. Deer, an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has died at age 88. She passed away Tuesday evening ...

MADISON, Wis. — Ada Deer, an esteemed Native American leader from Wisconsin and the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has died at age 88. Deer passed away Tuesday evening from ...

Ada Deer, a prominent Native American leader in Wisconsin and nationwide, died Tuesday night at age 88. Deer was a trailblazer in every sense of the word, living a life filled with firsts and ...

Ada Deer, the former United States assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs and Native American leader in Wisconsin, has died at age 88. Native rights leader Ada Deer died this week.