Ramona Bennett (born August 23, 1938)[1]is an American Puyallup leader and activist who was involved in the 1960s and 1970s Fish Wars of the US Pacific Northwest and in tribal sovereignty.

[2] She was born to Archie and Gertrude (née McKinney) Church in Seattle but shortly after her birth her family moved to Bremerton, Washington, where her father worked in naval shipyards and was a labor activist.

[1][4] She increased her level of activism while engaging with colleagues including Bernie Whitebear (Confederated Tribes of the Colville), who led the claim over the Fort Lawton site that became home to the Daybreak Star Cultural Center.

She traveled to see the Alcatraz occupation, along with Whitebear, Adams, and Al Bridges (Puyallup/Nisqually/Duwamish), respectively[citation needed], to see activist efforts at land reclamation and proclaiming recognition of Indigenous sovereignty rights.

She sold tribally fished salmon at Black Panther Party actions to support the Survival of American Indians Association.

This model of coalitional work would be famously repeated during the fish-ins, when celebrities including Marlon Brando, Dick Gregory, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Jane Fonda (who was arrested at Fort Lawton) lent their voice to Indigenous causes in the Pacific Northwest.

[3] After her time as Tribal Chairperson, Bennett worked at the Wa-He-Lut Indian School in Olympia and with the Rainbow Youth and Family Services in 1989.