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Mary Collins (missionary)
Mary Collins (April 18, 1846 - May 25, 1920) was a missionary, writer, and proponent for Native American rights in the Dakota Territory of the United States of America. She was a prolific member of the American Missionary Association, having spent thirty-five years of her life living amongst the Sioux tribe acting as a teacher, translator, and diplomat between the Sioux and white settlers. She was a noted friend and correspondent of Sitting Bull, one of the most famous Native Americans in United States history. Despite her actions and lifelong commitment to peaceful relations with the Sioux, Collins is a relatively unknown character in American History.
== Early life ==
Collins was born in 1846 to Ephraim and Margaret Collins, in the town of Upper Alton, Illinois. Her father was a Northerner, and her mother a Southerner. Both her parents were children of American Revolutionary War veterans. Collins credited her ancestry, along with the physical training of her brothers, with providing her with the "pioneer spirit" that came to define her life. She rode horses, boated, climbed trees, and lifted weights alongside her brothers.〔
At the age of two, Collins moved with her family to Keokuk, Iowa, a small town in the southeastern part of the state. Keokuk was known for its neutrality between White and Native settlers. Here she attended a mix of public and private schools on her way to receiving a Master of Arts from Ripon College in Wisconsin.
Collins' religious training and interest in missionary work began at an early age, when she began attending church and Sabbath School. In her publication ''How I Became A Missionary'', Collins states that her Sabbath school teacher introduced her to and trained her for her future calling.〔
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