Bernie Whitebear

Birthday: September 27, 1937

Death: July 16, 2000

Bernie Whitebear, born Bernard Reyes, was a Sinixt Native American activist in Seattle, Washington, and a co-founder of the Seattle Indian Health Board, the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, and the Daybreak Star Cultural Center, the latter of which was established on 20 acres of land acquired for urban Natives in the city.