The First Native American to Receive a Medical Degree | JSTOR Daily
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The three-story, Craftsman-style building on the Omaha Indian Reservation in Nebraska might seem unremarkable. It’s fallen into disrepair over years of vacancy and neglect. Yet the 1913 structure is the Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital, named for the first Native American to be licensed to practice medicine in the United States. It was built without federal funds, the capstone to Picotte’s career dedicated to indigenous health.
The hospital is on the National Trust’s 2018 list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.” This follows a recently launched effort, supported by the Omaha tribe, to fundraise and restore the hospital as a museum. This momentum and visibility may finally give the building, and Picotte’s legacy, the historic attention they deserve.