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- Charles Red Corn, Osage Nation, b. 1936
- Delphine Red Shirt, Oglala Lakota, b. 1957
- Bill Reid, Haida, Canada, 1920–1998
- Carter Revard, Osage Nation, b. 1931
- Lawney Reyes, Confederated Colville Tribes (Sinixt), b. 1951
- Lynn Riggs, Cherokee, 1899–1954
- Eden Robinson, Haisla-Heiltsuk, Canada, b. 1968
- Henry Roe, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, 1884–1950
- John Rollin Ridge (Yellow Bird), Cherokee, 1827–1967
- Will Rogers, Cherokee, 1879–1935
- Will Rogers, Jr., Cherokee Nation, 1911–1993
- Wendy Rose, Hopi-Miwok, b. 1948
- Ian Ross, Métis, Canada, b. 1960
- Armand Garnet Ruffo, Ojibwe, Canada, b. 1955
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