Lucy Friedlander Covington
(1910 1982)
Covington was a member of the Colville Tribal Council when Termination was proposed. She recognized Termination would end the Colville people. Virtually alone at first, she fought Termination, Council member by member. The Council turned against Termination.
Covington repeatedly traveled to Washington, D.C. lobbying Congressional leaders why the Termination policy was an injustice to Native Americans. Covingtons efforts attracted broader and broader support from the Native American Communities. 1970, President Richard Nixon ended Termination.
Lucy fought for Colville rights. She ended protecting the rights and heritage of all Native Americans.
Covington was the great-granddaughter of Chief Moses. Her mother was Nellie Moses, granddaughter of Chief Moses. Lucys father, Louis Friedlander, was of Nez Perce/Okanagan and Jewish ancestry. For more
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Erected 2019 by Lucy Covington Center, Eastern Washington University, Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #37 Richard M. Nixon, and the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series lists.
Location. 47° 29.431′ N, 117° 34.95′ W. Marker is in Cheney, Washington, in Spokane County. It can be reached from Media Lane. Near Williamson Hall on Eastern Washington University Campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 339 Media Ln, Cheney WA 99004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Spokane. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Four Lakes (approx. 5 miles away); Captain Donovan "Don" Keith Walters (approx. 7½ miles away); Captain Donovan "Don" Keith Donovan (approx. 7½ miles away);
More about this marker. Lucy Friedlander said, "If an Indian doesnt have land, he has nothing.” In nine words she summarized the meaning and the importance of her life fight to end Termination.
Also see . . . Lucy Friedlander Covington “The Native American, Martin Luther King” – With Jewish. “Lucy Friedlander Covington was extraordinary. Her grandfather Herman Friedlander was Jewish and her grandmother an Entiat tribal woman. According to Lucy, neither of the couple learned the others language, so their seven children spoke both Jewish/German and Entiat.” CHARLES TRIMBLE Oglala Lakota (Submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
Additional keywords. Native American Rights, land, culture, identity
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 7, 2021, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on May 21, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
