Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan (D) of Minnesota addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 13, 2024.

Flanagan is a citizen of the White Earth Nation. She is the highest-ranking Native woman in a state-level executive office in the U.S.

Flanagan spoke at NCAI’s executive council winter session in Washington, D.C.

“We trust tribes to know what’s best”: Minnesota Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan (White Earth Nation) on how state respects tribal sovereignty when it comes to protecting tribal communities. @NCAI1944 @LtGovFlanagan @peggyflanagan #ECWS2024 pic.twitter.com/vOEHFK5ya0

— indianz.com (@indianz) February 13, 2024