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Wassaja Doctor and activist Wassaja (Carlos Montezuma) Cover of the July 1919 issue of Wassaja newsletter, featuring a black-and-white illustration of two figures holding a banner reading Wassaja, with the subtitle Freedom's Signal for the Indian. Front page of Wassaja newspaper, April 1916, featuring a drawing of a Native American breaking free from a log labeled Indian Bureau, with headline reading Wassaja, Freedom's Signal for the Indians.
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Wassaja Yavapai doctor and activist Wassaja was also known as Carlos Montezuma, the name given to him by his adoptive father.

Wassaja

Yavapai doctor and activist
Also known as: Carlos Montezuma
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Wassaja (born 1866?, Four Peaks, Arizona, U.S.—died January 31,1923, Fort McDowell, Arizona) was a member of the Yavapai tribe and the second Native person to receive a medical degree in the United States. He was also a passionate advocate for Native rights. The name Wassaja translates to “signaling” or “beckoning.” In 1871, when Wassaja was about four or five years old, he was captured during a raid by a group of Akimel O’odham (historically known...

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