Claim: Robbie Hedges, preceded by Joe Goforth as the chief of the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, was the first woman elected as Chief of the Peoria Tribe in 2000.
Evidence: Robbie Hedges was the chief of the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Joe Goforth In 2000 she was the first woman to be elected to the position. 
Robbie Hedges was the chief of the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Joe Goforth First woman elected as Chief of the Peoria Tribe, in 2000