Sarah Stacke

Marcella LeBeau with her granddaughter, Dawnee LeBeau. Marcella, 101, is the oldest matriarch on the Cheyenne River Reservation, and Marcella and Dawnee are both fully vaccinated. “I do the best I can for myself and for my people,” says Marcella, who was a nurse for over 30 years. When Marcella was born in 1919, she wasn’t considered a citizen of the United States. March 9, 2021.