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Indigenous self-determination through political advocacy & food sovereignty: Patrick Yawakie
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Patrick Yawakie is on a path to address as many angles that move forward Indigenous self-determination and empowerment as possible.
He lives on the Flathead Reservation in Western Montana. Originally from Minnesota, Patrick is of Zuni-Pueblo, Turtle Mountain Anishinabe, Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux, and White Bear Nakoda Cree descent.
Patrick and his wife, Regina MadPlume founded the People’s Food Sovereignty Program, a Native led, grassroots organization that promotes food sovereignty and self-determination for the tribal members living on the Flathead Reservation. Along with Alissa Snow, he co-founded Red Medicine LLC, which provides professional civic engagement resources to tribal communities everywhere. He also served as a lobbyist for the Blackfeet Nation in the 2021 Montana Legislative session. He is also the Political Director of Indigenous Vote, an organization based in Billings, MT which enhances the level of civic engagement for Native Americans to achieve political and economic empowerment. They conduct this work through community outreach, voter education, and policy advocacy.
Patrick spoke with us about his inspiring work, where he sees the greatest needs, and successful approaches that can apply to other grassroots, community-led work.
People's Food Sovereignty Program: on IG & FB @PeoplesFoodSovereigntyProgram
Red Medicine LLC: FB @RedMedicineLLC
Indigenous Vote: https://www.indigenousvote.org & on FB & IG
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