Who was first female Native American athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics?

Career Highlights:

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 National Ice Dance Champion
2002 Olympian Salt Lake City
Made History being the First Indigenous woman to compete at the Winter Olympics
2000, 2001 Four Continents Champion
2000 Skate America Bronze medalist
1996 Junior National Ice Dance silver medalist
1996 Junior Olympics silver medalist
1995 Novice Ice dance National champion
1993 Intermediate Ladies Regional champion

This weekend, Naomi Lang is finally returning to the center of the world.

It's been four decades since the 41-year-old former ice dancer, the first Native American woman to compete at an Olympic Winter Games, set foot on the Karuk territory of her ancestors, Indigenous people of California. On the eve of her trip - which also comes during National Native American Heritage Month - Lang, a mom of five who now coaches ice dance in Gilbert, Arizona, is almost giddy about the prospect.