Cordelia Falls Down

2022 Remembering Our Sisters Fellow

Apsáalooke Nation, United Keetoowah Band

Cordelia Falls Down was given the name Biabaashíalebaaxpáash, which translates to “Sacred Dream Woman,” by her grandfather Art Alden, a Vietnam veteran. Her clan is Piegan and she is a child of Piegan (Ashkaamne). Cordelia is from the Crow reservation of Montana but currently resides in Norman, OK where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She is currently in graduate school to pursue a Masters in Native American Studies-Tribal Governance and Policy.