U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 15 -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: Profile America - Saturday, November 15th. Many pioneering men and women are being honored as National American Indian Heritage Month continues. One of them is Susan La Flesche, an Omaha Indian from Nebraska, who aspired to become a doctor. Her ambition led her to enroll at the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. Not only did she graduate in 1889, but did so at the head of her class, becoming the first female American Indian physician. Dr. La Flesche returned home to Nebraska, where she married, raised a family, and built the first Indian hospital in the state. Among adult American Indians and Alaska Natives, over 79 percent have a high school diploma or equivalent. About 14 percent have earned at least a bachelor's degree in college. Sources: La Fleshe biography: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_253.html AIAN educational attainment: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_S0201&prodType=table Logo- http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO