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American activist

Agnes Emma Baker Pilgrim (September 11, 1924 – November 27, 2019) was a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon.^[1] She was the oldest member of her tribe, the Takelma.^[2][3] She was also the granddaughter of Jack Harney, the first elected Chief of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz.^[4] Pilgrim was Elected Chairperson of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers at its founding in 2004.^[5] "She was honored as a "Living Treasure" by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, and as a "Living Cultural Legend" by the Oregon Council of the Arts."^[3]

Personal life

Pilgrim was born on September 11, 1924^[6] having been delivered by Elizabeth Juliana Tole Harney, Pilgrim's grandmother who was a midwife.^[7] Her family was poor during the Depression and survived with no electricity.^[8]

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