Rooted in home: Cherokee’s newest Beloved Woman reflects on life of service, learning and tribal identity
Carmaleta Littlejohn Monteith has taken countless flights to innumerable destinations during her 86 years on Earth, so she no longer recalls exactly what year it was when she found herself on a flight to Los Angeles making what would later prove to be memorable small talk with the man who settled into the seat beside her.
‘The lady behind the scenes’: Carmaleta Monteith named Beloved Woman
Carmaleta Littlejohn Monteith has worn an impressive number of titles over the course of her life.
