ID
              0402
          Nationality
          American
          Native American (Cherokee)
              Occupation
          Veterinary assistant
              Summary
              Born at Tahlequah, OK; deaf at 2 1/2 from meningitis. A cochlear implant at age 6 did not work well, but a later implant worked better. Attended public schools and graduated the Indian Capital Technical Center in 2002. Worked as an assistant in a veterinary clinic during her high school senior year, but in the tech school took computer science instead.
          References
              Step Into the Circle, p.13-14.
          Dates
              21 September 21, 1979-