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Meet Our Board

Ruth Anna Buffalo

Ruth Anna Buffalo

President

Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation, Chiricahua Band of Apache descent

Ramona Klein, Ed. D

Ramona Klein, Ed. D

1st Vice President

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Juana Majel-Dixon, Ph.D.

Juana Majel-Dixon, Ph.D.

2nd Vice President

Pauma-Yuima Band of Luiseño Indians

Travis Miller

Travis Miller

Treasurer

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans

Rochelle Ettawageshik

Rochelle Ettawageshik

Secretary

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Agnes Attakai, MPA

Agnes Attakai, MPA

Board Member

Diné/Navajo Nation

Chief Benjamin Barnes

Chief Benjamin Barnes

Board Member

Shawnee

James LaBelle, Sr.

James LaBelle, Sr.

Board Member

Inupiaq

Meet Our Staff

Deborah Parker

Deborah Parker

Chief Executive Officer

Tulalip/Yaqui/Apache

Samuel B. Torres, Ed.D.

Samuel B. Torres, Ed.D.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Mexica/Nahua

Jennifer Blevins

Jennifer Blevins

Director of Operations

Sandy White Hawk

Sandy White Hawk

Elder-In-Residence

Sicangu Lakota

Deidre Whiteman

Deidre Whiteman

Director of Research and Education

Meskwaki, Dakota, Ojibwe, Hidatsa

Fallon Carey

Fallon Carey

Digital Archives Manager

Cherokee Nation

Lacey Kinnart

Lacey Kinnart

Oral History Program Operations Manager

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Ojibwe

Cleora Scott

Cleora Scott

Development Director

Crow/Dakota Lakota/Pawnee

Iko’tsimiskimaki Beck

Iko’tsimiskimaki Beck

Community Engagement Coordinator

Blackfeet/Red River Métis

Moki Bear Eagle

Moki Bear Eagle

Oral Historian

Oglala Lakota

Sherrie Catanach

Sherrie Catanach

Interim Director of Communications

Pueblo of Pojoaque

Tyesha Ignacio

Tyesha Ignacio

Finance & Operations Specialist

Diné

Tom Kinley

Tom Kinley

Human Resources Manager

Lummi Nation

Charlee Brissette

Charlee Brissette

Oral History Program Manager

Sault St. Marie Tribe of Ojibwe

Dr. Denise Lajimodiere

Dr. Denise Lajimodiere

Oral Historian

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Kathy Howkumi

Kathy Howkumi

Grants Manager

Pueblo of Nambe

Alicia Horne

Alicia Horne

Executive Assistant

Tulalip

Arlin Yazzie

Arlin Yazzie

Salesforce Administrator

Diné/Navajo Nation

Serene Thin Elk, MA, LPC-MH, LAC

Serene Thin Elk, MA, LPC-MH, LAC

Director of Indigenous Mindfulness

Ihanktonwan Dakota

Dr. Ponka-We-Victors-Cozad

Dr. Ponka-We-Victors-Cozad

Director of Policy & Advocacy

Tohono O’odham Nation/Ponca Tribe

River Freemont

River Freemont

Digital Archives Specialist

Umoⁿhoⁿ Tribe of Nebraska and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Descendant

Tsinni Russell

Tsinni Russell

Digital Archives Specialist

Diné