Ruth Thompson, first became involved in Indian affairs, and DNA while working on the Navajo Reservation in the 1940s. "We saw it all ... the poverty, the awful medical care, lack of education and employment, the BIA, the missionaries, the traders."
A graduate of Columbia University, she served with the Red Cross during World War II and later again during the Korean conflict. For several years now, she has supported and been very interested in DNA work, especially its Eastern Indian cases.
Ms. Thompson participated with Louis Bruce, Ruth Bronson, Will Rogers, Bob Burnette, and Yeffe Kimball in the early fund raising efforts of the National Congress of American Indians.
Today, she is still actively involved in Indian concerns, including the American lndian Archeological Center in Washington, Connecticut, as well as health and litigation issues. Recently she helped finance the Children's Conference in Dallas, serving as volunteer Indian communications liaison.
7-1-2002