WEWIN Conference Program 2025

Abby Abinati, Yurok Chief Justice, Yurok Tribe Juanita Ahtone, Kiowa Longtime Member, National Congress of American Indians Melanie Benjamin, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe N. Kathryn Bingam, Umatilla Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Fish and Wildlife Commission Mamie Bohay, Kiowa Longtime Member, National Congress of American Indians Stacy A. Bohlen, Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa CEO, National Indian Health Board Bernadine Burnette, Fort McDowell Yavapai President, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Pearl Capoeman-Ballard, Quinault Former President, Quinault Nation Cathy Chavers, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Chairwoman, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa ElouiseCobell, Blackfeet Native American Bank Sherry Cordova, Cocopah Former Chairwoman Cocopah Indian Tribe Lucy Friedlander Covington, Colville Prominent Tribal Leader and Political Activist Irene Cuch, Ute Indian Former Chairwoman, Ute Indian Tribe Christina Danforth, Oneida Former Chairwoman, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin Julia Davis, Nez Perce Former Councilwoman, Nez Perce Tribe Ada Deer, Menominee Former Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Interior Department Diane Enos, Salt River Pima Former President, Salt River Pima Maricopa Community Former Vice Chairwoman, Colorado River Indian Tribe, Former President of NCAI, WEWIN Co-President and Founding Boardmember Karlene Hunter, Oglala Lakota Co-Founder, Native American Natural Foods JoAnn B. Jayne Navajo Chief Justice, Navajo Nation Supreme Court Jeanne Jerrard, Colville Former Councilwoman, Colville Business Council Julie Johnson, Lummi President, JJ Inc . Lisa Johnson-Billy, Chickasaw Former Oklahoma State Representative Jacqueline Johnson-Pata, Tlingit Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Alaska, WEWIN Board Rachel Joseph, Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone WEWIN Secretary, Past Chairwoman, Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Leona Kakar, Ak-Chin Oral Historian, Ak-Chin Indian Community Hattie Kauffman, Nez Perce Author & Emmy award winning national television correspondent. 2005 - 2025 Warrior Women’s Circle Elaine Fink, North Fork Rancheria Chairwoman, North Fork Rancheria Jamie Becker-Finn, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Minnesota State Representative Cecilia Fire Thunder, Oglala Lakota Former President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Peggy Flanagan, White Earth Band of Ojibwe Minnesota State Lt. Governor Kalyn Free, Choctaw Democratic National Committeewoman, Oklahoma Margo Gray, Osage Councilwoman, Osage Minerals Council, WEWIN Boardmember Debra Haaland, Isleta Pueblo United States Secretary of the Interior Ladonna Harris, Comanche Founder, Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO) Marlene Helgemo, Ho-Chunk Nation Executive Director, Council for American Indian Ministry Terry Henry, Eastern Band of Cherokee Secretary of State, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Veronica Homer, Shasta-Mohave

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