 | Elizabeth Anne Parent, Ph.D.
Native American Cultural Center
Elizabeth Anne Parent, (Betty) has spent her entire life defying the stereotypes of acceptable behavior for women and Native Peoples.
Betty began her journey in education in Seattle before receiving a BA at the University of Alaska and a Masters Degree from Harvard University, where she also served on the Editorial Board of the Harvard Educational Review, the first Native American to achieve that status. Her education continued at Stanford where she became a Danforth Fellow, while working on her doctorate degree.
As a teacher, Betty taught in the American Indian studies program for the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University for over 20 years. After one year at SF State, Betty became the department chair. In addition, she hosted thirteen half-hour episodes of a public broadcasting show called Reality, Mind & Language dealing with, of course, education, Native and women's issues. Her drive to develop and enlarge the American Indian Studies Department was met with criticism and academic politics. Bette state, "I've never been afraid to stand on my own, to be a minority."
Today, Betty remains involved with enriching American Indian culture and discussion through the Native American Journalism Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Native American Cultural Center.
Betty is a fighter. As she has said: "If you don't want to be a token, don't be invisible."
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