Ella C. Deloria

Ella Cara Deloria (1889-1971), an enrolled member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe is best known for her linguistic and ethnographic work on the Sioux Nation. Though not formally trained as anthropologist, she gained a reputation in the field. She brought a new perspective on her work, as she was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation and part of a traditional Dakota Sioux family.