Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. Senator
Colorado's senior U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell was born in Auburn, California on April 13, 1933. His mother, Mary Vierra, was a Portuguese immigrant, and his father, Albert Campbell, was a Northern Cheyenne Indian. Campbell is the only American Indian presently serving in the United States Senate, and is one of 44 Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Full Story

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John Bennett Herrington, Lieutenant Commander
USN: 1st Indian Astronaut
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in April 1996, Herrington reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation, and is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. Herrington was assigned to the Flight Support Branch of the Astronaut Office where he served as a member of the Astronaut Support Personnel team responsible for Shuttle launch preparations and post-landing operations. Most recently, he flew on STS-113 logging over 330 hours in space, including 3 EVAs totaling 19 hours and 55 minutes.

Herrington was born Sept. 14, 1958, in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colo., Riverton, Wyoming, and Plano, Texas. Full Story