Nana Miriam The Shaman Who Hurled Hippos When a firebreathing shapeshifting hippo menaced her people, this shaman faced it down in a magic battle - and then hurled it into space.
Sarraounia (late 1800s - early 1900s) The Sorceress Queen of the Azna The "panther queen" of the Azna defeated some of the greatest villains of French colonial history through wits, cunning -- and possibly magic.
Osh-Tisch (1854-1929) Princess of Two Spirits The last Crow nation baté (Two Spirit mystic) in history, she earned her name -- which means "Finds Them and Kills Them" -- by tirelessly fighting to preserve her way of life.
Nanny of the Maroons (c.1680-1750) The Mother of Us All Led colony of escaped slaves and protected them from the English using borderline supernatural abilities.