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The executive council winter session of the National Congress of American Indians is a forum for tribal leaders to meet with elected leaders and their staffs to make the case for Native American interests.
In addition to protecting sovereignty, the Trust Responsibility and economic development, what is being done to ensure progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, the Violence Against Women Act, and protecting women against domestic violence?
Tune in to hear from some Native women tribal leaders about what they see as the priorities and strategies for making progress with the federal government in the near future and the long term.
Jennifer Finley, a council member for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, addresses the executive council winter session of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 2025. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Shannon Holsey (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians), president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Wisconsin
Lora Ann Chaisson (United Houma Nation), principal chief of the United Houma Nation in Louisiana
Jennifer Finley (Salish and Chippewa Cree), councilwoman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana
Christie Modlin (Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma), secretary for the business committee of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and former chairwoman of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Cressandra Thibodeaux (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), artist, writer, and educator
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