Maryland tribe’s first female chief fights for identity, equality and preservation

CAMBRIDGE, Md. — A little over five feet tall, the chief of the Nause-Waiwash walked quickly. Despite a limp from a recent total knee replacement, she zipped up and down the stairs at the Dorchester County Visitor Center.The chief beamed as the overhead lights caught in her silver dreamcatcher earrings and white-streaked hair. Her blue-gray…