Lucy Covington
Lucy Friedlander Covington (November 24, 1910 – September 20, 1982) was a Native American tribal leader and political activist. She was a member of the Colville tribe which has a reservation in north-western Washington State. Covington was the granddaughter of the last Colville chief (Chief Moses) to be acknowledged by the tribe.
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