18th Annual Women's Leadership Forum Agenda

Native Women’s Leadership Forum and Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon

July 14-15 | Tulalip Resort Casino Weaving Our Future - Claiming Our Seat at the Table

Congratulations to our

2022 Enduring Spirit Honorees:

Dr. Carol Minugh

Susan Balbas

Shana Brown

Shelley Means

Gros Ventre

Cherokee/Yaqui

Yakama/Muckleshoot/ Puyallup

White Earth Chippewa/Sioux

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Hosted at:

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Welcome!

Welcome to Native Action Network’s 18th Annual Native Women’s Leadership Forum and Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon. Each year we strive to grow and adapt, working to motivate and influence our future women leaders by bringing inspired people together in forums like this.

This year, we are back, in person, and our agenda includes talented speakers and panelists who will share insight, inspiration, and motivation to strengthen our women, community leaders, and our young women to champion change for the future.

We are proud to have multiple amazing Native women Keynote Speakers who have been trailblazers in setting their career and personal path for themselves and their communities while maintaining strong Native culture and deep connection to Native values.

Once again, Native Action Network will recognize and honor Native Women for their lifetime achievements and commitments to building a positive future for all Native people. These women will receive the Enduring Spirit Award during our luncheon.

Native Action Network is pleased to welcome our 2022 Youth Academy participants back, in person! These young women will receive intensive three-day leadership training. During their time with us they will forge new relationships with their fellow cohort and gain new mentors to support their leadership journey.

We would like to thank the presenters who share their expertise with us each year. We greatly appreciate the knowledge they impart and the great work that they do supporting women and community.

Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors who have supported this effort and to thank our dedicated and patient volunteers and family members. We could not do this alone!

Thank you again for joining us this year!

Iris Friday

Claudia Kauffman

This conference is brought to you by Native Action Network!

Our all Native board is led by Iris Friday (Tlingit) and Claudia Kauffman (Nez Perce), also includes Cheyenne Sanders (Yurok), Melanie Montgomery (Quinault), Larry Cordier (Lakota), and Linely Logan (Seneca).

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FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR EVERGREEN

ORCA 1

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Welcome Reception and Honoring Luncheon Orca 1 Workshops Chinook 3 & 4, Evergreen

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Enduring Spirit Honorees The Enduring Spirit Award recognizes the lifetime achievements of Native women who through their commitment of time, energy, and volunteerism contribute to healthy communities. The issues they champion are varied and include: environment, education, youth and family, holistical health (mind, body, spirit), continuation and retention of culture, preservation of treaty rights, sacred sites, and economic empowerment to name a few.

DR. CAROL MINUGH (GROS VENTRE) “Carol has spent her life opening doors and walking through them. Here’s the truth; if a door wasn’t there, she took a hammer and made one. She didn’t do this for herself; she did it to create opportunities. Out of door bashing, sometimes not always loud and notable, but quiet and stealthy, was born the Reservation Based, Community Determined Program at The Evergreen State College.”

SUSAN BALBAS (CHEROKEE/YAQUI) Co-founder and Executive Director, community organizer, Susan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Teaching. Ms. Balbas carries valuable expertise in all levels of nonprofit operations and management. She was a national training and technical assistance specialist for multiple tribal youth programs for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tribal Youth Programs through Education Development Center. Susan has been an independent consultant working with tribes, artists and nonprofit organizations, the Chief Development Officer at United Indians of All Tribes Foundation in Seattle, Development and Donor Education Coordinator at Changemakers Foundation in San Francisco, Executive Director at the NAYA Youth and Family Center in Portland, Outreach Director at the Western Water Alliance in Seattle where she was the primary researcher on water and related environmental issues.

Mother of three and grandmother of three, Susan has studied extensively with herbalists, is an avid gardener, cook, and a voracious reader of historical novels. She currently serves on the boards of Front & Centered, Washington Progress Alliance and the Potlatch Fund in Seattle. susan@naahillahee.org Susan’s hashtags: #therealsusanbalbas

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Enduring Spirit Honorees SHANA BROWN (YAKAMA/MUCKLESHOOT/PUYALLUP) Shana Brown is a veteran classroom teacher, speaker, trainer, author, and curriculum designer. A Yakama, Muckleshoot, and Puyallup descendant, Brown is the daughter of Dennis “Buster” Windsor and the late Muriel Craig and the granddaughter of the late Blanche Hoptowit Craig and John R. Craig, Sr. Her experiences growing up on the Yakama reservation shaped not only her career, but her commitment to teaching the truth about how this country came to be.

A wife and mother of two, Brown first became involved formally in Indian education by co-writing Washington State’s now retired social studies grade level expectations (GLEs).

Brown was tapped to author curriculum for the Washington State Historical Society, leading to coauthorship of Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State, required curriculum for all Washington state public school students since 2015. She has trained teachers throughout the Northwest, including the Regional Learning Project’s Tribal Perspectives of American History in the Northwest, Honoring Tribal Legacies for the National Park Service’s Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and Why Do the Foods We Eat Matter? and The Fish Wars, the two Pacific Northwest teaching modules for Native Knowledge 360°, an online initiative for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

Brown was recognized as a US Department of Education “Great Educator” by President Obama in 2016, as a featured presenter for the 2020 OC for the Social Studies Project (Let American Indians Evolve) and gave the keynote address for Seattle Pacific University’s School of Education Commencement in 2021.

Shana is currently the Native American Curriculum Specialist for Seattle Public Schools. Autumn 2022, she will begin her Ph.D. in teaching, learning, and curriculum at the University of Washington.

SHELLEY MEANS (WHITE EARTH CHIPPEWA/SIOUX)

A mother and indigenous-community consultant, facilitator and volunteer who lives with her family in the traditional territories of the S’Homamish (Puyallup) people, in Washington State. She has a BA from the University of Oregon Journalism School (1986). Currently serves as Chief Culture Officer at Seattle Indian Health Board, after more than 4 years on the Board of Directors. She also serves as Co-Coordinator of the Native American Women’s Dialog on Infant Mortality (NAWDIM); Talking Circle Facilitator for NAWDIM’s cradleboard classes; serves as advisor to Native Voices Rising, a pooled fund for grassroots social change organizations (Native Americans in Philanthropy and Common Counsel Foundation); and from 2016 to December 2021, worked with Native Organizers Alliance as a trainer and special projects coordinator.

Social and racial justice have always been central to Shelley’s work. Past organizing experience includes the Snoqualmie Falls Preservation Project, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, and the Coalition to End Urban Indigenous Homelessness. Research experience includes project support for the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey, and a NAWDIM project to survey 29 tribes and urban Indian communities on maternal and child health (funded by WA March of Dimes).

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THURSDAY, JULY 14 - DAY ONE 8:00 AM

Registration Opens

SESSION 1 WORKSHOPS

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM FULL DAY WORKSHOP

Empowerment: Life on my Terms: Financial Essentials Presented by Vickie Oldman

Participants will learn together and prepare a financial action plan that they can incorporate into their daily life. *Attendees! Please notice that the workshop with Vicki Oldman is a unique opportunity that would require the attendees that start the course, make a commitment to attend the entire day (Thursday) to receive the full benefit of the course.

Please be present for all sessions.

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Managing resources is not a new concept to Native people. We will discuss, practice, and learn financial concepts that will give you tips and foundational practices in a fun, interactive and deep way. We will spend time tapping into the following concepts: • Understanding Native concepts of managing resources • Creating a vision for your finances • Understand how to create a spending and savings plan • Strategically reduce debt and build assets • Understand credit and credit scores • Protect yourself as a consumer

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Wellness/Leadership/Empowerment

Wellness: Traditional ways of Native Woman Presented by Ida Yellowman Evergreen Room Native women have the power of creation; we are hand in hand with nature in harmony with the seasons. Native women are nurturing by nature and give life. This discussion will emphasis the power of each woman and how we can use that power to protect ourselves, the youth, and teach the people of our communities the traditional ways.

Leadership: Native Woman in Elected Office Presented by Julie Johnson Chinook 3 Native women are natural leaders within our homes, families, and communities – it only makes sense for our Native women to run for office. Join us in a discussion about how-to, what you need to know, and what to expect when running for office. Our Native people need YOU, claim our seat at the table!

10:30 AM BREAK

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SESSION 2 WORKSHOPS

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Choose from Leadership/Empowerment

Wellness: A Conversation with the Power Four ‘Red Dress Posse’ Panel of speakers.

Evergreen Room Lifelong friends LynDee Wells (Gros Ventre), Deb Posey (Tulalip), Pearl Capoeman-Baller (Quinault) and Julie Johnson (Lummi) sit down and share experiences they had stepping into leadership and advocacy roles. They supported each other on their different journeys into Law, Tribal Government and Civic Engagement. These trailblazers have accomplished amazing work for Indian country, Q&A welcome.

Leadership: Learning Where Your Seat is Presented by Clysta Cole Chinook 3

Share my story of how I pushed to change a law while continuing to be resilient, determined, and focused. To share how being embraced in community helped me continue to fight and not give up because we are connected when we embrace being in community. I would love to have an opportunity to share with other indigenous people about how resilience, and determination have kept me pushing to learn more about who I am as an indigenous woman, and how I came from a background of Childhood trauma, foster care, homelessness etc, and a family that was not in touch with culture. I want to be able to share my story of my son’s homicide becoming something that was meant to poison my growth and yet I turned it into MEDICINE changing a law, as well as continuing to advocate for the indigenous community to create programs for our community lead by our community and stop having these white organizations come in thinking they can “save” our communities after working in an organization experiencing microaggression.

Empowerment: Life on My Terms - Managing Your Resources Presented by Vickie Oldman Chinook 4 Full day workshop – continued. See workshop description to the left.

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK

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SESSION 3 WORKSHOPS

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Choose from Wellness/Leadership/Empowerment

Wellness: Building the Nest and Improving Maternal Child Health Outcomes presented by co-presenters: Vanessa Lovejoy-Guron and Patanjali de la Rocha Evergreen Room Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services is the only Indigenous-led community based organization that provides full spectrum community-based doula services for the AIAN and NHPI community. We are in the process of developing a pilot program that will provide guaranteed income for our communities from pregnancy for a child’s third birthday. We believe the Hummingbird Nest will cultivate a culture of abundance, restore intergenerational wealth, & create the opportunity to heal historical trauma. This will be achieved, in part, through economic intervention at a critical point in early childhood development. We aim to create intergenerational transformation on a developmental level, by supporting conditions where families can thrive. Pregnancy through the first 1000 days of a child’s life is a potent time to intervene because it interrupts cycles of harm in both mother and child at the same time. Babies need fat, sleep, and affection, the goals of this GI program aim to support the biological design of early childhood development and bonding to interrupt cycles of intergenerational trauma and poverty and improve health outcomes across the lifespan. It is an upstream intervention that provides bi-directional healing across generations.

We are not only creating fertile ground for Native children to become future ancestors, but we are also creating the conditions to heal the 500-year-old wounds of historical trauma that our ancestors experienced through colonization and genocide.

Leadership: Sovereign Style: Fashion as Indigenous Resilience and Resistance Presented by Robin LIttlewing Sigo Chinook 3 Indigenous Women use fashion (jewelry, clothes, etc.) to empower ourselves in all aspects of our lives. This workshop explores ancestral context and mainstream research about how our style not only heals us, but is a powerful way to flex Tribal Sovereignty.

Empowerment: Life on my Terms: Managing Your Resources Presented by Vickie Oldman Chinook 4 Full day workshop – continued. See workshop description on page 6

WELCOME RECEPTION

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | ORCA 1 Dinner provided, Native Action Network Welcome and address by Claudia Kauffman, Reception Prayer

by Larry Courdier Welcoming by Tulalip Tribal Councilwomen

INDIGENOUS FASHION SHOW

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6:00 PM

Designers featured: House of Hishka by Maggie Sanders O’ĉ’si’ii - Lady of the Sea by Patsy M. Doherty B Own Native by Beverly Owens Igmútȟaŋka Iháŋble By Chloe Schierbeck

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FRIDAY, JULY 15 - DAY TWO 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:20 AM

Registration Opens Breakfast Buffet Opens Welcome Breakfast Prayer by Ida Yellowman and Tulalip Canoe Family: Share a song Youth Panel: Erica Mendez and Kaya Fernandes, Native Action Network’s Youth Ambassadors

SESSION 4 WORKSHOPS

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Wellness/Leadership/Empowerment

Wellness: Healing the Generational Gap, Building Bridges between Elders and Youth, presented by Nancy Shippentower Evergreen Room Historic lessons of our activist on how they preserve treaty indigenous & culture rights and the women who were the backbone to this change to speak the truth & to talk about the prophecy I witnessed as a young woman to talk about fishing rights civil & women & children issues.

Leadership: Tulalip Tribal Councilwomen Panel Chinook 3 Serving a majority women run tribal council, speaking about their personal journeys, personal experiences, and inspiring others to take the next step in their own tribal leadership. Councilwomen will share about how to and answer any questions that others may have.

Empowerment: Life On My Terms - Debt, Income, Ratios - What?

Presented by Vickie Oldman Chinook 4 Understanding debt and exploring specific ways to repay debt faster may help you maintain a good credit score and be stress-free. We will look at ratios, how to calculate your ratios, understand the 5 C’s of credit, explore ways to build and strengthen your credit, and strategies to reduce debt.

10:30 AM BREAK SESSION 5 WORKSHOPS

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Choose from Wellness/Leadership/Empowerment

Wellness: Understanding our Window of Tolerance presented by Dr. Shawna Gallagher Evergreen Room Empowering women to understand what healthy boundaries are within us and to know more about tolerance. What behavior do we tolerate and why? Are these natural tolerances or environmental tolerances? Join us for a discussion about Understanding our Window of Tolerance and walk away with better awareness and healthy coping mechanisms.

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Leadership: Making the Jump to Leadership, presented by copresenters Debra Sioux Cano Lee and Denise Mino Chinook 3

Women are an essential part of our workforce and are needed to lead teams and organizations - and we need more women of color in positions of influence. How can you make the jump into leadership? We believe everyone is a leader – you lead yourself, your families, and your communities. Now bring those foundational leadership skills and join us as we explore what the modern workforce needs in a leader as we help bridge the gap on understanding some of the core tenets of leadership. You are a leader! You can do this! You already do! This workshop is for anyone – aspiring leaders, leaders in training, and seasoned leaders

Empowerment: Life on my Terms: Ready for Retirement?

Presented by Vickie Oldman Chinook 4 This is informational course only. Presenter cannot provide investment advice. Complimentary workshop – independent from yesterday’s all-day workshop.

“An introduction to investment concepts. Not a new concept to our Indigenous relatives, we have always invested. In our session, you will understand compound interest, the Rule of 72, diversify your assets, and find trusted experts to help you with future planning.”

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon RECOGNITION OF ENDURING SPIRIT HONOREES:

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Dr. Carol Minugh, Gros Ventre Susan Balbas, Cherokee/Yaqui Shana Brown, Yakama/Muckleshoot/Puyallup Shelley Means, White Earth Chippewa/Sioux KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

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SESSION 6 WORKSHOPS

2:30PM – 3:45PM

Choose from Wellness/Leadership/Empowerment

Wellness: Let your Light Shine (Strengthening our mind, body, and spirit through culture), presented by Rebecca Kirk Evergreen Room An in-depth exploration facilitated by Native recording artist Fire Rose, to navigate and celebrate our unique gifts and characteristics that will help further our Indigenous communities to succeed in education, politics, and culture. Without our culture it would be difficult to find our strength during times that we need them the most. This workshop will be an action-packed session filled with knowledge, laughter and traditional music.

This is a safe place, all are welcome.

Leadership: Business Basics – – What You Need to Know about Being in Business and Establishing and building generational wealth through Entrepreneurship, presented by Shana Barehand Chinook 3 Most businesses fail in the first 3 years, find out why and learn how to avoid those pit falls. Most of all find out if you are ready to be in business. From establishing your business with clear intention to running it efficiently this will be a quick overview to help you decide if the time is right to start a business.

Empowerment: A Leadership Mindset – Cultivating Trust and Empower your Team, presented by Melanie Montgomery Chinook 3

Developing a mindset of personal accountability is key for cultivating high performing teams and an organizational culture rooted in trust and empowerment. Explore your thought process when facing a problem or conflict and learn the formula that facilitates development and innovation.

4:15PM – 5PM

Closing Panel and Closing Remarks

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA, is an enrolled member of the Kitkehahki band of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a member of the Upper Athabascan people of Mentasta Village, Alaska. She was born in the heart of Alaska where she was raised in the traditional values of giving, respect for all, and love.

Abigail is the Executive Vice President of Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) and the Director of their data and research division, Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI). She joined SIHB and UIHI in 2016 and has transformed the work they are doing. Her work has focused on decolonizing data and ensuring urban Native people are represented in public health reporting.

Abigail has led the way in bringing the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) to the forefront, leading directly to federal, state and local legislation working to protect Native women.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Abigail’s voice has been front and center on a national level, ensuring that the urban Native community is represented in data collection. When SIHB requested PPE to help protect staff from COVID-19, they received body bags in response to the request. Abigail brought that issue into the national spotlight and highlighted the inequities that the Native community was experiencing in response to the epidemic.

SIHB has been a leader in the COVID response directly because of Abigail’s leadership and vision alongside the CEO, Esther Lucero. She serves on numerous committees locally and nationally including Best Starts for Kids Board, March of Dimes Health Equity Workgroup, Tribal Collaboration Working Group with the NIH All of Us Research Program, Advisory Committee for Health Equity Research at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and many more. In 2021, Abigail received Native Action Network Sister Spirit Award for her work with Urban Indian Communities.

Above all her professional work, she says her greatest accomplishment is her place within her extended family. She is an auntie, a daughter, a granddaughter, a friend and a community member. Abigail strives to serve them with love and to be a small part of ensuring a great future for the next generations.

Nancy Shippentower (Puyallup) Born and raised on the homelands of her ancestors, Nancy had a perfect viewof the fishing wars, as her parents, Don and Janet McCloud, were both fishing rights advocates. She carried that with her into adulthood, and made a lengthy career advocating for natural resources. Her work as Natural Resource Policy Director and on Tribal Council allowed her to represent the Puyallup Tribe in negotiations on the land claims settlement. Early on in her career, she did work in Social Services as a Guardian Ad Litem. And has experience in tribal gaming, serving on the gaming committee. She currently is the Shellfish Department Director at the Puyallup Tribe. Her life has been dedicated to leading her people, standing up for their rights, and shaping the future.

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Vicki Oldman Co-manager of Seven Sisters Community Development Group, Vickie Oldman specializes in culturally relevant approaches to organizational development. She has over 25 years of expertise in strategic planning, board development, leadership training, team building, asset building and executive coaching to Native and rural communities. She is recognized nationally as a skilled facilitator, trainer, and speaker. Vickie is a certified coach, trainer and facilitator for Leadership that Works, Institute of Cultural Affairs’ ToP Strategic Planning and Workshop Methods, True Colors, Nonprofit Management, Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families, and the Grove Team Performance Model.

Vickie has been a lead trainer, technical assistance provider and executive coach in various capacity building initiatives funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI Fund, including YouthBuild USA, NeighborWorks America, Corporation for Enterprise Development and the Native American Indian Housing Council.

Vickie currently sits on the Boards of Rural Community Assistance Corporation Board, New Mexico Resiliency Alliance and is an advisory member for Partnerships with Native American Leadership Program. She has been recognized for her achievements like “2015 Distinguished NMHU Alumna”, “2004 Women of Vision Award and with numerous awards from the National Association of Social Workers, including the “2006 President’s Award” and “2003 Social Worker of the Year” Award.

Vickie has a Master in Social Work with a concentration in Community Planning and Administration from New Mexico Highlands University. She also holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Arizona State University. She is an enrolled member of the Navajo tribe, and her clans are Black Streak of the Forest People, Mud People, One Who Walks Around People, and Folding Arm People.

Clysta Cole (Inuit/YuPik) Clysta Cole is Inuit/YuPik and adopted Crow, She is a mother, sister, auntie and elder in training. She Currently works at United Indians of All Tribes with the Ina Maka family Program as a Parent Partner.

Her Previous work was in Perinatal Peer Support. She has training as a childbirth educator, Full Spectrum Indigenous Doula, Lactation Peer Support, Perinatal Mental Health, and is a Certified Peer Counselor.

Clysta is a Native Action Network Legacy of Leadership Cohort graduate of 20-21 where she and her team did a community project connecting art and self-care for their community of Indigenous care takers.

Clysta spent 3 years working with Senator Claire Wilson on changing the law around Posthumous Diploma for High school students across Washington state after her oldest son Journeyed to the sky world at the age of 19 while in his 6th year of High school as a student with disabilities and an IEP after finding out he was missing high school credits from his 9th grade year causing him to believe he was further away from Graduating than he really was.

Through Clysta’s fight to change the Law she has given families a small piece of honor for their children if they happen to pass away in their high school year, through this work she has forever given honor to her son and his memory with the law change as THE LAW is officially named “Evitan’s Law”.

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Vanessa Lovejoy-Guron (Filipino) LCCE, CD(DONA), IBC Helping birthing people and their families claim their birth story is why I began my journey into this field. My passion for birthwork through an intersectional lens began percolating after the profound connections my wife and I made with each of our doulas for our two kids.

How were we to navigate a colonized western medical approach to birth? I hope that my work as a full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator and lactation peer counselor since 2017 has helped reduce these systemic barriers. I’m grateful to have this opportunity in launching our new program, Hummingbird Indigenous Doulas, to continue to disrupt these systems of oppression by walking alongside families throughout their perinatal period and assist however I can. I aim to create a space of non-judgmental and unbiased information-sharing to better foster joy and excitement into the world of parenthood. I take my Auntie role very seriously! Helping families connect with the greater community is truly a gift! Communitybased doula care is key in providing that support.

Patanjali de la Rocha (Mexicatl, Filipino) MSW, MPH, IBC I live in Occupied Duwamish Territory (Seattle, WA). I specialize in anti-oppressive organizational healing, and decolonizing research by reclaiming evaluation and data through community-engaged practice. I am the founder of Birth Beyond Bars, a community-based reproductive justice 501c3 organization working with carcerally-involved pregnant people. I am a queer Indigenous survivor, doula and perinatal health educator, herbalist, activist, health equity consultant, and parent. Locally, I have worked with several community non-profits: API Chaya, FOCS, Naah Ilahee Fund, MotherNation, Perinatal Support Washington, Open Arms, Alphabet Alliance of Color, Queer the Land, and more. I am currently a program director at Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services overseeing the development and implementation of NEST, the first guaranteed income program to work with Indigenous communities.

Rebecca Lynn Kirk (Klamath Leech Lake Anishinabe) Rebecca Lynn Kirk, is an enrolled member of the Klamath tribes and a descendant of the Leech Lake Anishinabe. Rebecca is currently based in Portland Oregon. Rebecca has 6+ years experience of teaching music from her time with the Red Eagle Soaring Theatre Company as a music teacher and children’s acting mentor. She is the co-founder of the non profit “Native Youth Leading Native Youth,” which is an organization that uplifts and supports up and coming Native youth leaders. Rebecca is the owner of “Resting warrior face clothing and apparel, she is also a talent manager, representing talent from Portland, Chicago, and Canada. Active within Native communities throughout the nation, Rebecca is a mother, certified suicide prevention peer counselor and also a recipient of the National UNITY Organization’s “25 under 25” leadership award. Through music and motivational speeches, Rebecca travels and visits various Native communities throughout the country motivating and inspiring Native American youth.

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Melanie Montgomery (Quinault) Melanie Montgomery is a member of the Quinault Indian Nation and serves as a Board Member for Native Action Network. She works with the Shandel Group, where she guides individuals and organizations on their journey of leadership development, executive coaching and organizational development initiatives.

Melanie began her career in the Hospitality and Gaming industries and gained experience in many different roles including Executive Director of Hospitality at Quinault Beach Resort and Casino and Chairwoman of the Quinault Nation Enterprise Board. She explored her passion of leadership while being able to make a positive impact on the success of her team and the culture of the organization.

Melanie is a lifelong learner and continuously seeks opportunities to grow and develop. She earned a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership, with a concentration in Change Leadership from Gonzaga University and a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Business Management from Washington State University. She has participated in many continuing education programs, including the University of Washington certificate program for Tribal Gaming and Hospitality and Leadership Grays Harbor.

Finding opportunities to give back to her community led to taking on many roles throughout Melanie’s education and career. While pursuing her undergraduate education, she served as the Treasurer of Native Americans at Dartmouth and of AISES. She also served on the Incident Command Team for the Quinault Indian Nation, a team developed to plan for the emergency response to COVID-19. She was raised to positively impact her community and has built her career around making a difference

Shana Greenberg Barehand (Mono) Shana Greenberg Barehand, originally from Los Angeles, is Mono Indian from the Cold Springs Rancheria in California. Shana has a law degree from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s in psychology from Cal State Long Beach. Shana entirely supported herself through college and law school.

Her previous jobs include working at the Southern California Indian Center, Indian education program counselor, waitressing, and bar tending. As an attorney she has worked at the U.S Environmental Protection Agency as an environmental enforcement attorney, the Federal Communications Commission as the senior tribal advisor to the Commissioner, and the Tribal Liaison for the Washington State Department of Revenue. Her expertise in establishing and leading innovative new programs led her to the DES where she established the Procurement, Inclusion and Equity Program, which helps lead the state’s effort to procure more goods and services from small, diverse, veteran owned businesses.

In a volunteer capacity, she coaches soccer, serves on the Tumwater School Districts Equity Committee and is the co-founder of the Wa-Ya Outdoor Institute, the State’s only outdoor camp that teaches outdoor adventure, STEM, and intertwines indigenous culture and knowledge. In the past she has served as the Treasurer of the National Native American Bar Association, Chair of the advisory board for the Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS), Washington DC, and is a founding board member and past Treasurer for the Society of American Indian Government Employees.

Shana is married to actor/filmmaker Jeffrey Barehand and has five children. As a family they participate in a diverse array of experiences such as volunteering for important causes, going to Pow Wows, and snowboarding.

Shana Greenberg Barehand, Esq. CDE, Washington State Department of Enterprise Services Shana.barehand@des.wa.gov

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2022 Native Women’s Leadership Forum and Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon

Weaving Our Future Claiming Our Seat at the Table

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Denise Miño Denise Miño is a Human Resources Learning and Development Professional for the Chehalis Tribe and an active member of the National Native American Human Resources Association (NNHRA). She is an organizational development practitioner, transformational coach, facilitator, diversity consultant, community leader, and change maker. She believes that everyone is a leader, and that leadership can be learned and developed. As a leader, she believes in leading teams with love, compassion, and empathy, considering each individual and their unique skills and perspectives as a valuable part of the whole. She understands the necessity of psychological safety at work, and feels it is imperative that we make a concerted effort to create a safe, supportive, trauma-informed, and inclusive workplace culture where all staff are valued for their unique contributions.

Denise is a consultant and advisor for A Human Workplace, an organization dedicated to transforming workplaces by working with leaders and teams to increase love and decrease fear. She is also part-time faculty at the University of Washington - Tacoma Professional Development Center where she serves as an instructional designer and continuing education instructor in leadership and diversity programs. Denise is a transplant to the Northwest United States, originally from the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. She is currently a graduate student at Walden University where she is majoring in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University Idaho and is certified as a Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt, National Public Manager, and Tribal Human Resource Professional.

Deborah Sioux Lee (Salt River Pima-Maricopa) Deborah is the Program Director for the Nisqually Tribe Early Learning Programs which includes Early Head Start, Head Start, Early Childhood Disabilities, and Healthy Family’s. Deborah has been serving the Nisqually Tribal community since 2004, and prior to that worked for United Indians of All Tribes Foundation Prenatal-to-Five Head Start program in Seattle, Washington.

In addition to serving children and families, Deborah served 12 years as Commissioner for the Washington State Human Rights Commission, the state agency that enforces the Washington State Laws Against Discrimination.

Deborah is the co-founder and Board Chair of the Washington Indian Civil Rights Commission since its founding in 2008. In 2016, Deborah was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Governor’s Early Learning Advisory Council where she continues to serve as the Puget Sound Regional Head Start Representative to the WA State Department of Early Learning. Deborah’s also serves the United States National Representative to the World Forum Foundation, Board Member to the Equity in Education Coalition, and a member of the Board of Trustee’s for the Childcare Action Council.

Deborah was born in Auburn, Washington, and raised in East Los Angeles, California, during the uprising of the farmworker movement, which planted the seeds for women’s empowerment, that continues to fuel her in her current leadership roles. She returned to Auburn, and later met and married her husband. They have two grown children, two dogs, and a cat, and currently reside in Olympia, WA.

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Jeanette Siufanua (Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation) Jeanette Siufanua is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, and is also of Polynesian descent. She has spent the last 8 years working her way up at the Chehalis Tribe and currently serves as the Human Resources Recruitment Coordinator for the Tribe. Part of her journey included obtaining an AA degree from her local community college, and continuing on to earn her BA in Social Science from Washington State University. Jeanette serves on a variety of committees for her Tribe including Tribal Gaming Commission, Housing Authority, and Personnel Committee.

Jeanette’s story began outside of the reservation. She was born in Seattle, Washington, and eventually she and her family moved to the Chehalis Reservation. The culture of the Tribe was something that she resisted for years, until one day she surrendered and realized that these are her people- and her people will be the reason that she fulfills any purpose that she has here on earth. Jeanette stated, “I wouldn’t, nor couldn’t have been where I am today had it not been for each person I have encountered that has spoken life into me. One of my favorite things in the world is to spread love. I love connecting with people I am in full excitement to have the opportunity to experience this time at the Youth Academy and cannot wait to encounter all those who will be present at the Leadership Forum!”

Misha Rodarte (Navajo) Misha Rodarte (Averill) is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation but grew up and attended school in the Pacific Northwest. In 2013, Misha received a Bachelor of Arts in American Indian studies with a Diversity Studies minor from the University of Washington, Seattle. While at the University of Washington, Misha joined Alpha Delta Pi sorority; joined as a student of the Office of Minority and Diversity Affairs (OMDA); and received the Mary Gates Leadership Scholar award in Autumn of 2011. Misha has been employed as a Commercial Real Estate Broker at a firm in Bellevue, Washington. Her duties include serving as real estate broker for the management and asset retention of more than a million square feet of commercial real estate throughout the US and Canada. Prior to her current employment, Misha previously worked as a paralegal for a real estate law firm and escrow office. While there, she helped families reorganize their finances, and many times saved homes from going to foreclosure, and prepare legal case filing in the US Federal Courts.

In 2013, Misha graduated from the NAN Youth Academy and loved everything NAN represented!

In 2014, Misha returned to volunteer with NAN as the Youth Academy Facilitator. Misha enjoys the annual forum and youth academy and loves to engage and give back to her community and encourage native youth to keep pursing educational goals. It is most rewarding to see growth in students in professional settings, improving their public speaking skills, their introductions, and networking with other Native women leaders in their communities!

Patsy Marie Doherty (Makah) My traditional name is O’ĉ’si’ii (oh cha see ee.) In my Qwidiččaɂ-tẋ (qua ditch cha uth) Makah language O’ĉ’si’ii means Lady of the Sea or Protector of the Sea. My Christian or given name is Patsy M. Doherty. I began learning to make my own traditional regalia about 25 years ago which led to my own modern style over the past 15 years where Federal, State, and Tribal Leaders own some of my pieces.

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Maggie Sanders,Fashion Designer at House of Hishka LLC (Makah) Olympia, Washington Reshaping the foundation of the fashion industry! To be inclusive visible and seen as Indigenous Couture Fashion Designer that will soon produce a new generation of fashion professionals who will bring a broader range of experiences, perspectives and practices to the design and business decisions of the fashion industry. My plan is to help remove the systematic cultural and social barriers regarding inspiration and appropriation in fashion. Equity, Inclusion and social awareness campaigns in fashion! Creating nurturing and developing an agency built on the principles of inclusivity and representation! The “House of Hishka” (Makah Chief, my great grandfather).

Transforming modern euro culture by embedding Native American inclusion, decolonization, and sustainability into fashion design using heritage culture and resources of knowledge which that includes social justice to be continuously accountable to these principles.

Beverly F. Owens (Aleut & Athabaskan) I am the oldest of four children. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska to Karen Rae Hopkins. I am Alaskan Native (Aleut & Athabaskan). The first ten years of my life we lived in Cordova, AK, and then we moved back to Anchorage. In 1984 I graduated from West High School, then attended business school, graduating in 1987. I have continued my education here and there, not only to improve my skills, but to role model the importance of learning to my three sons. Twenty-eight years ago I moved to Washington State.

I now live in Onalaska, WA with my husband and youngest son. My two older sons live with their own families now. I have a one-year-old beautiful grandson, who is my pride and joy. For the past twenty plus years, I have worked for the Nisqually Indian Tribe as the Executive Secretary/Public Works Department. I keep up with what is happening with native issues throughout the country because we’re all affected. What happens in Indian country has an impact on all native communities.

Every day is a new day and we as a united gathering need to move forward to improve opportunities for native peoples. We need to push forward towards better schooling, housing, and medical care, as well as any other issues that may arise. We will only have a promising tomorrow for our tribal people if we work together as a whole. Without our unity, strength and wisdom, there will be no tomorrow for us as a people.

We need to look back at our ancestors and thank them for their hard fight. Because of them, we exist as a people today! I never forget to tell my sons where they come from, what they are, and how proud we are of their heritage. Our families are warriors and survivors. We are an honorable people.

As the saying goes, ‘We are the First People of the land. We as a people have to set an example not only for our children, grandchildren, and future generations to come, but we need to show all people that we are warriors and survivors for today and tomorrow.’

I am proud to be an honorable, strong, traditional native woman succeeding in a modern world. I have instilled that pride in each of my sons, too. We are now instilling that pride and tradition in my firstborn grandchild. My sons and I participate in native song and dance every summer during Tribal Journeys here in Washington State. I have taught them how to hunt, gather, grow, prepare and store foods. I have taught them how to tan hides, sew, and weave. These skills were passed on to me by my ancestors and I am passing them on to my children, grandchildren, and members of the native community. I hope to show others that our traditional teachings and skills are not lost. I hope to inspire others to learn and continue sharing the survival skills and strength we have inherited.

Because of the skills learned from our ancestors, we stand tall as warriors, survivors, and teachers with honor, pride, and integrity.

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Pearl Capoeman-Baller (Quinault) At 19 years old, the eyes of a close-knit community were on newly elected tribal councilwoman Pearl Capoeman-Baller. She was proud but worried that she wouldn’t meet the test…keep their faith.

Some 20 years later, when she was elected president of the Quinault Indian Nation, the entire United States took notice. As the first woman to hold the position for the Quinault Nation, and one of the first female tribal leaders nationwide, she blazed trails, built bridges and had her share of characterbuilding moments.

Still a youthful 51, she’s now ready to move on and take a break from tribal politics. “I think we need new ideas and maybe someone stronger than I am,” she told The Daily World earlier this year after she announced she would step down after 12 years of leading her people.

With all due respect to her promising successor – a bright and personable young woman named Fawn Sharp – we believe the Quinaults will be hard-pressed to find anyone stronger. On Pearl’s watch, Taholah has blossomed; the Quinault Nation has grown nearly six times larger and the Quinault Beach Resort & Casino, a first-class tourist destination, opened its doors. Plans are in the works to revitalize the marina, create more jobs and make the tribe an even more formidable economic force on the Harbor.

Countless national committees, exhaustive travel to advocate for her people and prestigious awards – Pearl has done it all. She’s discussed policy with presidents and watched with brimming eyes and a proud heart as traditional canoes returned to the waterways of the reservation for the first time in decades. The welfare of the youth and preserving tribal culture have been closed to her heart.

Though we look forward to reporting the achievements of her successor, Capoeman-Baller will be sorely missed. We have found her to be a person of high integrity, a straight talker – accessible and wise, with a wry sense of humor. Pearl has been a tireless advocate for her people and all of Grays Harbor, building on the foundation the late Joe DeLaCruz established in breaking down barriers and promoting social and economic understanding between the tribe and the rest of the community.

“It was strange for me to sit in the audience,” she said after Sharp was elected president Saturday at a General Council meeting that featured several formidable candidates.

We know we haven’t heard the last from Pearl Capoeman-Baller. In the meantime, we hope she enjoys her family and takes pride in her accomplishments. They are many, and they will not be forgotten any time soon.

In the Quinault language, the word for goodbye is “óxnani,” which also translates to “take care of yourself” and “we are grateful for your presence.” We wish her all that.

Debra Posey (Tulalip) Debra Posey is a Tulalip Tribal member and was elected to the Board of Director in the 2022 election; and was elected as Secretary. Debra has been appointed to be the Service Committee Chair and is the President of the Quil Ceda Village Council.

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SPEAKERBios Julie Johnson (Lummi) Julie Saw’Leit’Sa Johnson (Lummi) is a sole proprietor of Julie Johnson, Inc., a consulting firm which provides college credit training and services to Tribes and organizations in the Northwest.

She is also the President of the National Indian Women Supporting Each Other Foundation which recognizes and honors Indian women leaders throughout the United States.

Julie has dedicated her life to serving her community, supporting Young Native women, and encouraging Tribal and individual participation in the civic process. Her understanding of the government coupled with relationships with local, state, and congressional workers have made Julie a valuable, knowledgeable, and effective trainer and consultant.

Ida Yellowman (Navajo) Ida Yellowman is enrolled Navajo and grew up on the Navajo reservation. While fluent in Navajo, Ida has adapted to the western world and was able to learn English and attend higher education.

Ida went on to graduate from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Spent over 40 years dedicated to nursing and providing care to natives and non-natives on and off the reservations between Washington state and Arizona. Ida is a co-founder of the Women of Bears Ears (national park) group centered around the preservation of native lands and access to those lands by natives. Today, Ida has a strong passion for teaching and continuing to educate our native youth by giving them the ands-on experiences they need to continue traditional teachings.

Ida works to provide the youth with knowledge and experiences through origin storytelling, sharing of her knowledge of forging for traditional plants, foods, and medicines.

The strongest ties we have to place, is where we come from and the land teaches us so much.

We are here to share traditional ways with future generations.

Dr. Shawna Gallagher (Klamath) Dr. Shawna Fay Gallagher is the Seattle Indian Health Board’s (SIHB) Behavioral Health Team as the Behavioral Health Division Director. Dr. Gallagher currently oversees both our Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs.

Dr. Gallagher has over 20+ years of experience working in healthcare systems; and has over 15 years of experience working in both Native and non-Native co-occurring (mental health and substance use disorder) outpatient/residential treatment facilities, both as a direct practitioner and as a program director. Dr. Gallagher is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and was born and raised in Southern Oregon on the recognized reservation boundaries of the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Snake Band Indians.

Dr. Gallagher serves as a key member of SIHB’s multi-disciplinary team, establishing an “Indigenous Trauma Informed Care Model” to ensure “holistic care” (traditional healing and medicines, medical, dental, mental health, substance use, and case management) are being offered to meet the needs of urban Native American population(s). Dr. Gallagher also established SIHB’s MSW Training Program in 2018; and currently serves as the Field Instructor for the University of Washington Advanced Practicum – Clinical Social Work Students.

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Robin Little Wing Sigo (Suquamish) Robin Little Wing Sigo, MSW (Suquamish & Duwamish) leads the Suquamish Foundation and serves as the Director for Suquamish Research & Strategic Development Department. Robin just completed a 9 year tenure on the Suquamish Tribal Council. Her other work includes Tribal research, grant writing, mental health therapy, shellfish revitalization and lobbying for the land. Some of her favorite things are being on the beach with her four children, knitting a new creation and dreaming of new jewelry.

Chloe Schierbeck Igmuthanka Ihanble (formerly Igmuthanka Designs) was created in 2019 by Chloe Schierbeck.

Igmuthanka Ihanble became an LLC in 2022 and in English can mean Mountain Lion Dreams.

Chloe is Hunkapapa Lakota and Ojibwe. She was raised in Seattle and learned sewing at a young age. Chloe graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University in 2019 and is currently attending North Seattle College.

Kady Titus (Koyukon Athabascan) Kady Titus is Koyukon Athabascan from the Native Village of Ruby, Alaska, and the artist behind YellowBeak Beads. Kady strives to create elegant and one-of-a-kind pieces with generations of beadwork mastery and a contemporary twist. The name was inspired by many summers of raising mallard ducks with her family in the interior of Alaska. Kady was taught to bead as a teenager by her great aunt Dolly Titus. In the later years she turned to beadwork as a way of healing from trauma and coping with everyday life. “I create first as medicine for myself; being able to share my medicine is an unexpected gift”

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2022 Native Women’s Leadership Forum and Enduring Spirit Honoring Luncheon

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Kaya Fernandes Kaya is an undergraduate student at Western Washington University, studying Sociology. She plans to pursue a career in social work, working with Native families.

Kaya is also currently one of the youth ambassadors for Native Action Network.

Kaya has worked at the Kumon of West Seattle since she was 16, working with students with Kumon’s math and reading curriculum. Working at Kumon has grown her love for education and has taught her many job skills. In high school, Kaya was a running start student at Highline College. During that time she was a student ambassador for a program called AANAPISI (Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution) which included many opportunities including public speaking and working and mentoring with other students and attending conferences for leadership and diversity.

Erica Mendez A member of the Quinault Indian Nation and direct descendant of the Chehalis Tribe. Erica holds degrees in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Oregon and is currently pursuing her Masters in Indigenous People’s Law through the University of Oklahoma.

Throughout her undergraduate career Erica volunteered for the UO Native American Student Union and the Annual Nike N7 Youth Movement and worked as student advisor. Through these programs she has been able to fulfill her passion for helping youth and fellow students to create a healthy relationship with their culture, education and bodies.

Erica currently works in public health as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator in covid-19 response, and as an Expeditor for Banister Advisors, a lifespan navigation company based in Seattle, WA. Locally, she has worked for the Washington State legislature and various Chehalis Tribal services. Nationally, she has interned for the Democratic National Committee while participating in the Native American Political Leadership Program. She looks forward to continuing to network and create space for Indigenous voices.

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