Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: mashpee , massachusetts    - death date: 19 january 2008      - birth date: july 13 , 1921    - name: mildred noble    - image: mildred noble.jpg    - birth place: ontario , canada    - alma mater: boston college   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mildred noble .
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mildred `` millie '' noble -lrb- july 13 , 1921 -- january 19 , 2008 -rrb- was an american writer and native american activist .noble helped to found the boston indian council , which is now known as the north american indian center of boston .noble was the author of `` sweet grass : lives of contemporary native women '' , which was published in 1997 .