[Voice of anonymous 40 Under 40 awardee]
00:00:00:00 - 00:00:17:07: We're so blessed and honored to be here tonight to receive the 40 Under 40 award.
[Voice of Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss, Tribal Adaptive Organizer for Southern Ute, S. Cheyenne, Caddo]
00:00:18:18 - 00:00:23:05: I'm so grateful to be at this event. It means a lot to my people and my RES.
[Voice of Courtney Davis Souvannasacd, Minogitoon (Growing it Well), Tutle Mountain Band of Chippewa]
00:00:24:21 - 00:00:33:09: Honestly, I think I'm still in shock. I was just so honored to be able to represent my tribal nation and the work that we're doing in our communities.
[IMAGES: b-roll of 40 Under 40 award ceremony, clips of attendees enjoying themselves and networking]
[Voice of Kilyn Rain Parisien, Boys & Girls Club of Turtle Mountain]
00:00:35:00 - 00:00:42:07: At 12 years old, I never anticipated that I'd be at an awards ceremony at 23, you know, with all of these phenomenal recipients.
[Voice of Ashley Christensen, Chugach Government Solutions, LLC]
00:00:43:23 - 00:00:51:00: It's so electrifying. I'm charged by seeing different cultures come together and celebrate our success. It's just really fun.
[Voice of Rani B. Williams, Office of Representative Sharice Davids]
00:00:53:01 - 00:00:57:08: I've always been interested in supporting tribal sovereignty and economic development of Indian country.
[Voice of Calvin Jilot, Chippewa Cree Tribe]
00:00:59:12 - 00:01:02:08: I'm an elected official for the Rocky Boy Indian Chippewa Cree Tribe.
[IMAGES: 40 Under 40 reception attendees networking, greeting one another]
[Voice of Joshua Anderson, Cherokee Nation Entertainment]
00:01:02:21 - 00:01:05:23: I am the director of surveillance and technology for Cherokee Nation Entertainment.
[Voice of Kilyn Rain Parisien, Boys & Girls Club of Turtle Mountain]
00:01:06:19 - 00:01:09:22: I was working as the CEO for the Boys and Girls Club of Turtle Mountain.
[Voice of Lauren B. Decker, PolArctic LLC]
00:01:10:18 - 00:01:16:13: I do artificial intelligence and forecasting. It is the best job.
[Voice of Angelina Casanova, Command Holdings]
00:01:18:16 - 00:01:28:20: I am our national legislative affairs manager and I also serve as the chairperson of Command Holdings. But most importantly, I am a mom to two kids that I love dearly.
[IMAGES: b-roll of 40 Under 40 awardees up on stage with their awards]
[Voice of Calvin Jilot, Chippewa Cree Tribe]
00:01:30:16 - 00:01:37:11: If you're doing good, you're successful. Give as much as you can. When it comes to our future, I strongly believe that I'll come back in 20 different ways.
[Voice of Angelina Casanova, Command Holdings]
00:01:39:07 - 00:01:44:00: We have an obligation to share what we've learned and build up future generations.
[Voice of Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss, Tribal Adaptive Organizer for Southern Ute, S. Cheyenne, Caddo]
00:01:46:07 - 00:01:55:05: I am CEO and founder of Tribal Adaptive. Our mission is to provide adaptive sports to disabled Native Americans to improve their overall health and well-being.
[IMAGES: B-roll of 40 Under 40 attendees at their tables, networking]
00:01:57:23 - 00:02:08:15: You know, I was injured in a car accident in 2009, and I did not know anything about disabled sports. So I really pushed me and ignited a flame inside of me. A dream, a hope to be something more.
[Voice of Lauren B. Decker, PolArctic LLC]
00:02:10:02 - 00:02:19:14: We do deep science and oceanography for the Arctic, where a lot of our ancestry comes from them, dealing with a really bad amount of coastal erosion.
[IMAGES: B-roll clips of 40 Under 40 awardees on stage taking photos]
00:02:20:07 - 00:02:43:07: So there's a lot of houses falling into the sea. We were trying to find ways of using artificial intelligence to be able to understand that and build on that more.
[Voice of Calvin Jilot, Chippewa Cree tribe]
00:02:30:02 - 00:02:36:05: Pursue your dreams. I had a dream. I grew up in boarding school. I'm educated. I'm successful. I don't ever give up.
[Voice of Courtney Davis Couvannasacd, Minogitoon (Grow it Well)]
00:02:37:15 - 00:02:42:16: I have created my own business and I was always very nervous at the audience.
[IMAGES: Clip of 40 Under 40 reception room, attendees sitting at their tables clapping]
00:02:43:07 - 00:02:49:21: Like, are they going to be receptive or are they going to respect what I have to say? I really didn't have anything to be nervous about.
[Voice of Angelina Casanova, Command Holdings]
00:02:51:06 - 00:02:58:11: It's an exciting time for the tribe, for sure. We're kind of moving into the next phase of economic development for the tribe.
[Voice of Kilyn Rain Parisien, Boys & Girls Club of Turtle Mountain]
00:02:59:18 - 00:03:06:00: We have so many talented, intelligent people on our reservation, as well as all of the reservations across the country.
00:03:06:16 - 00:03:08:08: It's all there. It just needs to be fostered.
[Voice of Stacia Morfin, Nez Perce Tribe]
00:03:09:20 - 00:03:19:15: If you're a tribal leader, make sure you support your local entrepreneurs. There are so many things that we can offer to the general population to affect so many more generations down the road.
[Voice of Joshua Anderson, Cherokee Nation Entertainment]
00:03:21:07 - 00:03:25:20: No matter how high you climb, you have to surround yourself with people that are going to challenge you.
[IMAGES: Clips of landscape, clip of Stacia accepting her award, holding it up, Joshua accepting his award on stage]
[Voice of Noah Blue Elk Hotchkiss, Tribal Adaptive Organizer for Southern Ute, S. Cheyenne, Caddo]
00:03:27:00 - 00:03:35:05: Every donation, every like, every follow, every shout out on Twitter, on Facebook. The more we get out there, the more people we can help.
[Voice of Rani B. Williams, Office of Representative Sharice Davids]
00:03:36:07 - 00:03:44:02: Wherever you are in the world. Keep doing what you're doing. You're there for a reason. And all of us working together really advances Indian Country.
[IMAGES: Clips of people laughing and dancing at 40 Under 40 reception, clips of 40 Under 40 awardees doing their interviews]
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