Charlisse Leger-Walker was drafted No. 18 to the Connecticut Sun, becoming the first Māori (indigenous Polynesian people) and New Zealand woman ever drafted into the league.
Charlisse comes from the iwi (tribe) Te Whakatōhea, in the photo she is posing in traditional Māori attire.
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