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Tag: Native American Heritage Month

Photograph of the U.S. Life-Saving Service crew at Neah Bay, Washington Territory. The crewmembers were predominantly Makah Tribe members. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Nov. 8, 2024

Native Americans in the Coast Guard

Native Americans have been members of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services for well over 200 years.

A posed World War II photograph of Machinery Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Joseph Toahty in dress blues shot by Coast Guard photographers. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Nov. 18, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Joseph Toahty, a Pawnee warrior who served at Guadalcanal with Douglas Munro

Native Native American Joseph Robert Toahty, who served in the Coast Guard in World War II.

First boat used by Aquinnah Wampanoag rescuers, photographed after the event. Samuel Anthony is seated third from right. (Courtesy of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum)

Nov. 4, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “They periled their lives for others”— Martha’s Vineyard’s Aquinnah Wampanoag heroes

Here's the story of the first Native Americans known to serve in the U.S. Coast Guard.

PaaWee Rivera portait

Nov. 19, 2021

Virtual Event: Native American Heritage Month Celebration

"Grounded in Tradition, Resilient in Spirit" with PaaWee Rivera, Senior Advisor to the White House Office if Intergovernmental Affairs & Director of Tribal Affairs

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