Education:
- Bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1982
- Master's in rural development from Antioch College, Ohio
Professional Experience:
- Farmer with the Native Harvest Project on the White Earth Reservation
- Publishes the journal "Indigenous Women"
- Organized Indigo Girls concert for "Honor the Earth" project, 1998
- Authored "All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life" (1999)
- Authored "Last Standing Woman" (1997)
- Authored "The New Resource Wars : Native and Environmental Struggles Against Multinational Corporations" (1993)
Political Experience:
- Activist for the Chippewa (Anishinaabeg) people of Northern Minnestoa
- Founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, founded to restore 800,000 acres of land oringinally belonging to the Anishinaabe
- Founder of the Indigenous Womens' Network
- Member of the board of directors of GreenPeace USA
- Arrsted during environmental protest, East L.A.
- Named "Woman of the Year" by Ms. Magazine in 1997
- Ran as Green Party Vice Presidential candidate in 1996
- Voted in a Presidential election for the first time in 1996
- Named one of the 50 most promising leaders under age 40 by Time Magazine for 1994
- Addressed the United Nations at age 18 on mining issues on reservations
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Sources:
- Portland Oregonian, 7/12/2000
- Z Magazine, article by David Barsamian, Feb. 1999
- SeatttleTimes.com, 4/23/1998
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