this time, she helped to found the American Indian Health Care Association, now known as the National Council on Urban Indian Health. Subsequently, after a brief stint as executive director of the Puyallup Nation Health Authority community health program, she worked at the headquarters of the federal Indian Health Service (Rockville, Maryland), eventually becoming director of headquarters operations, chief financial officer, and deputy director of that 14,000-person institution. Family She had one child, a daughter, Kecia, born in 1985. Reyes' brother, Bernie Whitebear (1937–2000), was a prominent activist, not only founder of SIHB, but co-founder of the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, and the Daybreak Star Cultural Center; her older brother Lawney Reyes is a sculptor, designer, curator, and memoirist. Legacy There is now a Luana Reyes Leadership Award named in her honor. The Reyes Building located at 801 Thompson Avenue, Rockville, Maryland is named in her honor. References Sources Lawney L. Reyes, White Grizzly Bear's Legacy: Learning to be Indian, University of Washington Press, 2002. . "A Tribute to Luana L. Reyes", The National Indian Health Board Presents Its 19th Annual Consumer Conference (Microsoft Word document) Accessed online 2007-03-11. Sara Jean Green, Luana Reyes, 68, a leader in agency for Indian health (obituary), Seattle Times, 11-10-2001. Accessed 2009-05-15. American civil servants American people of Filipino descent Native American activists Activists from Oregon People from Okanogan, Washington Sinixt 1933 births 2001 deaths Puyallup Tribe people People from Tacoma, Washington Activists from Washington (state) 20th-century Native American women 20th-century Native Americans 21st-century Native American women 21st-century Native Americans