National and Global Recognition
Appointed to a diplomatic position in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2001.
A founding member of the Indigenous Women’s Network (IWN), a coalition of Native American Women whose work includes community-based economic development, social justice, human rights, housing and health.
Provided expert testimony to the U.S. Senate on Hawaiian Homelands.
Appointed in 1983 to the Federal Estate Land Trust Task Force on Hawaiian Homelands.
Has provided policy guidance to indigenous peoples in the Pacific, Asia and mainland U.S.A. and helped create ground breaking economic development models for renewable energy over the past several years.
Worked with many prominent figures in international communities on human rights including spending six years working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India.
Return to About
A founding member of the Indigenous Women’s Network (IWN), a coalition of Native American Women whose work includes community-based economic development, social justice, human rights, housing and health.
Provided expert testimony to the U.S. Senate on Hawaiian Homelands.
Appointed in 1983 to the Federal Estate Land Trust Task Force on Hawaiian Homelands.
Has provided policy guidance to indigenous peoples in the Pacific, Asia and mainland U.S.A. and helped create ground breaking economic development models for renewable energy over the past several years.
Worked with many prominent figures in international communities on human rights including spending six years working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India.
Return to About