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August 13, 2008

Focusing In On American Indian Women Leaders

Many of you may have seen the recent article in the Minnesota Women's Press profiling Minnesota American Indian women leaders. Examining the leadership paths of Melanie Benjamin (chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Karen Diver (head of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), the article addresses the challenges of tribal leadership and how these women may lead differently than their male counterparts. While the article does an excellent job of providing a more in-depth look at Indian women leadership, in the words of the leaders themselves, it is not alone in shedding light onto the importance of American Indian women leaders.

WEWIN (Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations) recently held its fourth annual conference, "Power of One is a Strength of Our Nation," at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN. Dedicated to providing ACecelia_firethundermerican Indian women leaders with the necessary resources for positive leadership development, WEWIN has been working for years to empower American Indian women through a mutually supportive network. With the Minnesota Women's Consortium and Community Shares as participants, the conference included workshops on a variety of issues effecting American Indian communities and their leaders, as well as those geared towards practical leadership development. Also featured at the conference (hosted by Melanie Benjamin) was a keynote speech by former Oglala Sioux tribal president and a founding board member of WEWIN, Cecilia Fire Thunder (pictured). Speaking on "Leadership Committed to Positive Change--The Power of One," Thunder touched her audience with her thoughtful commentary, while infusing her speech with a well-honed wit that added a light-hearted touch to her insightful speech.

So what is the point of highlighting this recent advocacy by and for American Indian women leaders? Simply to illustrate that Indian women leaders are here, they are powerful, and they are committed to supporting each other through the challenges and triumphs of tribal leadership.

Posted at 03:00 PM in Textures: Cultural Communities |

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4-15-09 saftey for Women and girls. This would have been great activity to bring young women from our community to as well as my own daughters sorry i did not know about it until now. do you know about the U of M indian list serve? It would be great to get info from your events from te list serve.This way our community could be informed as well. Thank you>

Posted by: Nan DesJarlait | April 15, 2009 at 11:46 AM

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