{"id":3063,"date":"2020-10-15T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2020-10-16T05:45:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T10:45:54","slug":"hundreds-of-tribal-and-indian-country-leaders-endorse-joe-biden-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/10\/15\/hundreds-of-tribal-and-indian-country-leaders-endorse-joe-biden-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of tribal and Indian Country leaders endorse Joe Biden for president"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"3070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/10\/15\/hundreds-of-tribal-and-indian-country-leaders-endorse-joe-biden-for-president\/photo-by-adam-schultz-biden-for-president-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/joebiden-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo by Adam Schultz \/ Biden for President&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1602182392&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Photo by Adam Schultz \/ Biden for President&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo by Adam Schultz \/ Biden for President\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;From left: Chairman Terry Rambler of the San Carlos Apache Tribe; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California), the Democratic nominee for vice president; Chairman Ned Norris, Jr. of the Tohono O\u2019odham Nation;  President Jonathan Nez of the Navajo Nation, Chairman Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma of the Hopi Tribe;  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community pose at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 8, 2020.&lt;br \/&gt;\n Photo by Adam Schultz \/ Biden for President&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/joebiden-2-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/joebiden-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Biden Kamala Harris Tribal Leaders\" class=\"img-fluid wp-image-3070\" \/><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Photo by Adam Schultz \/ Biden for President<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Hundreds of tribal and Indian Country leaders endorse Joe Biden for president<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, October 15, 2020<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/www.joebiden.com\/>Joe Biden campaign<\/a> on Thursday released a list of nearly 200 tribal and Indian leaders who have endorsed the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSexvLM0j1yYDFniuEhpjQvQy2JtYa9CNtPo5bHJlql2e0SaqQ\/viewform\">endorsement pledge<\/a> reads:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n\u201cI\u2019M SUPPORTING JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2020!\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n I am proud to give my support for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.  As Indian Country continues to face enormous challenges to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their nations, we need  a leader who is willing to take bold action and make the investments that are needed to keep our tribal citizens safe. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThroughout his tenure in the political arena, Joe Biden has demonstrated time and time again that he is a leader who understands Indian Country, and is willing to fight for the resources our tribal nations need in order to be successful. We need Joe Biden, a leader who truly understands what Tribal sovereignty is and knows how to support Tribal nations in their nation building efforts. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nI am proud to do everything I can to ensure that Joe Biden is elected this November and am thrilled to work with his administration to ensure Indian Country has a seat at the table of decision making in every matter that affects our people for generations to come.\u201d             \r\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nAccording to the campaign, the pledge so far has been signed by the following individuals.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n \r\n<strong>Elected Officials:<\/strong>  <BR>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRobert Miguel, Chairman, Ak-Chin Indian Community<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMike Williams, Chair, Akiak Native Community<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBryan Newland, President, Bay Mills Indian Community<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRhonda Pitka, First Chief, Beaver Village Council<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nSeth Elsen, Council member, Brothertown Indian Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBarbara Blake, Director Central Council Tlingit &amp; Haida Indian Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nHarold Frazier, Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJefferson Keel, Lt. Gov,\u00a0Chickasaw Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDennis Patch, Chairman, Colorado River Indian Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMichael Hunter, Chairman, Coyote Band<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAlex Smith, Board Member, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nFloyd G. Azure, Chairman, Fort Peck Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nStephen Lewis, Governor, Gila River<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBob Peters, Chairman, Gun Lake Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJodie Palmer, Vice Chairman, Gun Lake Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTommie Williamson, Treasurer, Gun Lake Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJeff Martin, Secretary, Gun Lake Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBen Brenner, Council Member, Gun Lake Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nNicole Overbeck, Council Member, Gun Lake Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTimothy Nuvangyaoma, Chairman, Hopi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nClark Tenakhongva, Vice Chair, Hopi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nChristie Modlin, Tribal Secretary, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nW. Ron Allen, Chairman, Jamestown S\u2019Klallam Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nErica Pinto, Chairwoman, Jamul Indian Village<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nWarren Swartz, Tribal President, Keweenaw Bay<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nWendy Schlater, Vice Chairwoman, La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMichelle Beaudin, Secretary\/Treasurer, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nFaron Jackson, Chairman, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nFrances Charles, Chairwoman, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLawrence Solomon, Chairman, Lummi Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nHenry Cagey, Councilman, Lummi Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nFreddie Lane, Councilman, Lummi Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMargie Mejia, Chairwoman, Lytton Rancheria of California<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMark Fox, Chairman, Mandan Hidatsa Arikara<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRodney Butler, Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCedric Cromwell, President, Mashpee Wampanoag<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPatrick Suarez, Councilman, Meherrin Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nGabe Aguilar, President, Mescalaro Apache Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRichard Silliboy, Vice Chief, Mi&#8217;kmaq<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMelanie Benjamin, Chair, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLynn Malerba, Chief, Mohegan<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJohn Daniels Jr, Treasurer, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJonathan Nez, President, Navajo Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nE. Ken Choke, Chairman, Nisqually Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nWillie Frank III, 7th Council, Nisqually Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLee Spoonhunter, Chairman, Northern Arapaho Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJames Cross, Council Representative, Oglala Lakota<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJulian R.President, President, Oglala Lakota Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBrandon Yellowtail Stevens, Vice Chair, Oneida Wisconsin<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMark Macarro, Chairman, Pechanga<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAlex Wesaw, Council Member, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBrandan Rapp, Council Member, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nGary Morseau, Council Member, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nShelley Buck, President, Prairie Island Indian Community<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBill Sterud, Chairman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAnnette Bryan, Tribal Council member, Puyallup Tribe of Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDavid Bean, Tribal Council Member, Puyallup Tribe of Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAnna Bean, Tribal Council Member, Puyallup Tribe of Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nFawn Sharp, President, Quinault Indian Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDarrell G. Seki, Sr., Chairman, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMichael Conners, Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nThomas Wooten, Chairman, Samish Indian Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTerry Rambler, Chairman, San Carlos Apache<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKenneth Kahn, Chairman, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nNorma Jean, Chairwoman Sauk-Suiattle Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>Aaron A. Payment, Chairman, Sault St. Marie of Chippewa<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRicky Armstrong, President, Seneca Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDevon Boyer, Chairman, Shoshone-Bannock of Fort Hall<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDelbert Hopkins, Chairman, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nGuy Miller, Chairman, Skokomish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCarol Evans, Chairwoman, Spokane Tribe of Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nShannon Holsey, President,\u00a0Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLeonard Forsman, Chairman Suquamish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRobin Sigo, Treasure, Suquamish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nNigel Lawrance, Secretary, Suquamish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nSammy Mabe, Councilman, Suquamish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLuther Mills, Jr., Councilman, Suquamish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRich Purser, Councilman, Suquamish Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLeon John, Senator, Swinomish<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nEdward Thomas, President,\u00a0Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nNed Norris, Chairman, Tohono O&#8217;odham<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTeri Gobin, Chairwoman, Tulalip Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMisty Napeahi, Treasurer, Tulalip Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMelvin Sheldon Jr., Board of Director, Tulalip Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMarshall Pierite, Chairman, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJamie Azure, Chairman, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAmber Torres, Chairwoman, Walker River Paiute Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDelano Saluskin, Chairman, Yakama Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>Jason Cooke, Vice Chairman, Yankton Sioux<\/p><\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDeb Haaland, U.S. Rep. 1st District NM, Laguna Pueblo<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nSharice Davids, U.S. Rep. 3rd District KS, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPeggy Flanagan, Lt Governor Minnesota, White Earth Band of Ojibwe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRuth Buffalo, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation North Dakota State House Representative District 27<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<strong>Prominent Tribal Community Leader Endorsements:\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAnathea Chino, Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director Acoma Pueblo<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\n<S>Nathan Bergerbest, Tribal Citizen Alaska Native Community<\/S> [Erroneously listed by Joe Biden campaign as a tribal citizen. Bergerbest is not Native.]  <\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRose Stasco, Tribal Citizen Alaska Native Tlingit Indian<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nHeather Whitemanrunshim, Citizen, Apsaalooke (Crow) Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nNancy Walls, Tribal Citizen Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMary Ann Andreas, Chair, CA Dem Party, Native American Caucus, Band of Mission Indians<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLeroy Bingham, Tribal Planner Blackfeet<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRobert Black, Former Director Bureau of Indian Affairs<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJudith LeBlanc, Tribal Citizen Caddo of Oklahoma<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>Gwen Carr, Matriarch Cayuga Nation of New York<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p> Keith Harper, Former U.S. Ambassador, DNC Native Caucus Treasure, Cherokee Nation\u00a0 \r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMary Smith, Former Chief Ex., Indian Health Service Cherokee Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLaRenda Morgan, Tribal Citizen Cheyenne Arapaho<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLeon Farve, Tribal Citizen Chickasaw<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDawn Houle, President\/CEO Chippewa Cree<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>Debra Vinson, Ex. Board Member California Democratic Party, Choctaw<\/p><\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nChris Roberts, Councilmember City of Shoreline, Choctaw Nation of OK<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKarina Walters, Professor Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKalyn Free, National Committeewoman Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTeresa Wall, Choctaw\/Pima<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPaulette Jordan, DNC Native Caucus Vice Chair,\u00a0Coeur d\u2019Alene Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nYvette Joseph, MSW 6th Leg. District State Committee Person Colville Confederated Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLaDonna Harris, Founder &amp; President Americans for Indian Opportunity Comanche<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLaura Harris, Executive Director Americans for Indian Opportunity Comanche<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKathryn Tijerina, Board Member Comanche Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAlice Kassanavoid, Commissioner Chair Comanche Nation (Gaming Commission)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nEllen Swaney, Tribal Citizen Confederated Salish &amp; Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nAnna Whiting Sorrell Public Health Advocate Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDebra Call, Former Knik Tribal President Dena&#8217;ina Knik Tribal Council<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nDebbie Nez-Manuel, DNC Committee Woman Din\u00e9 &#8211; Navajo<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRoxanne Fallon, Tribal Citizen Paiute Shoshone Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nManilan Houle, Tribal Citizen Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nNatalie ONeal, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Nevada Native Caucus Treasurer Ft Peck Assiniboine of Montana<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJacqueline Thomay, Tribal Citizen Gila River<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCindy Haida, Tribal Citizen Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPriscilla Hensley, Tribal Citizen I\u00f1upiaq\/Native village of Kotzebue<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJanice Jones, Schroeder Community Member Lumbee<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRose Lowry-Townsend, Lumbee<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJulie Johnson, Chair Native American Caucus, WA State Democrats Lummi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJoseph McGimpsey, WA. St. 24th L.D. State Committeeman Makah<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJames Baker, Community Member Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPatrick Suarez, Citizen Meherrin Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPamala Silas, Community Member Menominee<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nSarah Young Bear-Brown, Vice Chair Native Americans Caucus for Iowa Democratic Party, Meskwaki Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nPrairie Rose Seminole, Program Manager MHA Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>Colin Cash, Co-founder Sober Squad,\u00a0Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nSandi Brewster-Walker, Executive Director &amp; Government Affairs Officer Montaukett Indian Nation (Long Island NY)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLauren King, Attorney and Tribal Court Judge Muscogee (Creek) Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRichard Archambault Muscogee (Creek) Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCynthia Sanders, Professor and Farmer Muscogee Creek Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRichard Archambault, Community Member Muskogee (Creek) &amp; Standing Rock Sioux<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nSylvia Lange, Elder Native Village of Eyak<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nChuck Degnan, Secretary Native Village of Unalakleet<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nEthel Branch, Founder of Navajo &amp; Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund Navajo<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKraynal Alfred, Community Member Navajo<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMiranda Hoskie, Entrepreneur Navajo<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCharles Galbraith, Tribal Citizen Navajo Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJoe Salazar, Community Member Ndee (Jicarilla Apache)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCarrie Brown, Tribal Citizen Nenana Native Village<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLoretta Bullard, Retired Former President of Kawerak Inc. Nome Eskimo Community<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBunny Hatcher, Community Member Northern Cheyenne<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nCrystal Cavalier, President, NCDP Native American Caucus Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nMercedes Krause Clark, County Nevada Native American Caucus Oglala Lakota<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKevin Killer, State Senator Oglala Lakota<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nKatie Fire, Thunder Activist, and Granddaughter to first female president of the Oglala Lakota Sioux, Cecilia Firethunder Oglala Lakota Sioux<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nBrian Garcia, VP Tempe Union HS Board Pascua Yaqui Tribe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nLucille Echohawk, Metro Denver Indian Community Leader Pawnee<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nRaina Thiele, Tribal Citizen Pedro Bay Village<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTeresa Melendez, Vice Chair, Nevada Statewide Native American Caucus Pokagon Band Potawatomi<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nJennifer Wolf, Tribal Citizen Ponca, Ojibwe, Santee<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><p>\r\nTracy Stanhoff, Business Leader &amp; 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