Dolly Cusker Akers recognized with ….
Dolly Cusker Akers
recognized with the Wallace Stegner Award for making a sustained contribution to the cultural identity of the American West. Doig died April 9, 2015, at age 76.
Dolly Smith Cusker Akers, an Assiniboine woman who was Montana’s first Native legislator, championed Indian self-determination during the 20th century. Following her legislative tenure, she was Montana’s first








