Northern Cheyenne woman a finalist for national Sullivan Award
Today, we honor the first full-blooded Native American woman to be drafted by the WNBA, Ms. Tahnee Robinson. Ms. Robinson is an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. She is also Eastern Shoshone, Pawnee, and Sioux. She was born and raised on the Wind River Reservation in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. She now plays for the Hapoel Holon in Israel’s Premier League. She was also recently named the official spokesperson for Big Brothers Big Sisters.