Alayna Eagle Shield, Co-Executive Director
Alayna Eagle Shield is Lakȟóta Húŋkpapȟa and Arikara and a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Alayna is currently a Doctoral Student at the College of Education and a Research Assistant at the Banks Center for Educational Justice at
Tasha Peltier, Co-Executive Director
Tasha is Hunkpapa Lakota and a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. In 2016 she received a Master’s degree in Public Health with a specialization in American Indian Public Health from North Dakota State University. She has been working
Board Members
Anna McLaughlin
Anna McLaughlin is Hunkpapa Lakota citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Anna grew up in the Kenel District and currently resides in the Bear Soldier District on Standing Rock. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Psychology with a minor
Pearl Walker-Swaney
Pearl is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and is also affiliated with White Earth. She is Eagle Clan. Pearl grew up in the Bemidji area where she graduated from high school and went to college. Pearl ran
Sunshine Rose Claymore
Sunshine is a mother from Standing Rock Reservation. A graduate from Sitting Bull College with a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science, there has been a drive to better understand natural processes on our planet. As an Earth Activist she most recently
Tonya Hertel
Tonya Hertel is Anishinaabe and a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota. Tonya grew up on Standing Rock and considers Standing Rock her home. She currently works on Standing Rock with Indigenous youth with disabilities
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