The National Institutes of Health (NIH) held its inaugural Celebration of Resilience Indigenous Cultural Festival in November. During the event, Sarah EchoHawk, CEO of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, was honored with an award for her efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for Native people.
Several organizations, tribal nations, and notable individuals were also recognized with awards.
The local Piscataway Conoy Tribe was represented by members of the community, including Chief Jesse Swan Jr.’s children, Kyle and Jesse Swan.
Kenneth Shirley of Indigenous Enterprise, LLC captivated the audience with demonstrations of Fancy Dance, Traditional Dance, and Grass Dance.
Sarah EchoHawk, a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, has served as the chief executive officer of AISES since 2013.
Before joining AISES, she held leadership positions at a national nonprofit organization focused on economic development for Indigenous people, a community development financial institution, and the American Indian College Fund, where she raised support for tribal colleges and universities.
EchoHawk was also an adjunct professor of Native American Studies at Metro State University of Denver for nine years.
In addition to teaching introductory Native American studies courses, she co-taught a course on Native Americans with her father, John Echohawk, who co-founded the Native American Rights Fund in 1970.
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