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Maxine Noel is Santee Oglala Sioux, born on the Birdtail Reservation in south western Manitoba.

Maxine Noel is Oglala Sioux, born on the Birdtail Reservation in Manitoba.

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Her Sioux name is Ioyan Mani, meaning “to walk beyond.” The eldest of 11 children, she learned to draw within a loving family on a quiet reserve.