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Recognizing Native American citizens for outstanding leadership and community contributions annually.
The 40 Under 40 is a prestigious award which recognizes 40 emerging American Indians from across Indian Country who have demonstrated leadership, imitative, and dedication and made significant contributions in business and/or in their community.
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The National Center for American Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is pleased to announce this prestigious award bestowed upon individuals under the age of 40, nominated by members of their communities, who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication and made significant contributions in business and their community.
The National Center for American Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is pleased to announce its 2023 class of “Native American 40 Under 40” award recipients. This prestigious award is bestowed upon individuals under the age of 40, nominated by members of their communities, who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication and made significant contributions in business and their community.
(Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) – Senior Director of Business Operations Ho-Chunk, Inc.; Winnebago, NE
(Forest County Potawatomi) – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Inbound Talent Sourcer, Gartner; Wauwatosa, WI
(Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians) – Tribal Chairman, Paskenta Band of Nomlaki; Corning, CA
(Port Gamble S’Klallam) – Associate Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Seattle, WA
(Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) – Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Moorhead, MN
(Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) – Deputy Director, North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs; Raleigh, NC
(Chickasaw Nation) – President/LLC Manager, Chickasaw Alliance Group, LLC; Norman, OK
(Muscogee Creek Nation) – CEO, Muscogee Asset Protection, LLC; Okmulgee, OK
(Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska) – Owner/Co-founder, Trickster Company; Anchorage, AK
(Cherokee Nation) – Production Specialist for Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People; Catoosa, OK
(Nez Perce Tribe) – Associate Attorney and Co-Leader and Co-Founder of the American Indian Law Practice Group at Stokes Lawrence; Yakima, Washington
(Huslia Village) – Founder/CEO, Alaska Native Renewable Industries; Huslia, AK
(Pueblo of Nambe) – Tribal Policy Advisor, White House Domestic Policy Council
(Osage Nation) – Founder & Creative Director, Here’s To You Creative House; Brooklyn, NY
(Muscogee Creek Nation) – CEO, Ofuskie; Santa Fe, NM
(Morongo Band of Mission Indians) – Vice Chairman, Morongo Band of Mission Indians; Banning, CA
(Chickasaw Nation) – Senior Advisor to the Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation; Ada, OK
(Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma) – Vice President of the Pawnee Nation; Tulsa, OK
(Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma) – Treasurer, Eastern Shawnee Tribe; Lawton, OK
(Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska) – Editor-in-Chief, Artful Living Magazine; Minneapolis, MN
(Cherokee Nation) – Vice President of Programs and Research, AISES; Grand Rapids, MI
(Cherokee Nation) – Oil and Gas Manager, Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Edmond OK
(Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) – Senior Program Assistant, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Seattle, WA
(Native Village of Unga) – CEO, Eklutna, Inc.; Anchorage, AK
(Kanaka Maoli Native Hawaiian) – President, Institute for Climate and Peace; Honolulu, HI
(Blackfeet Nation) – Actress; Mountlake Terrace, WA
(Cherokee Nation) – Manager of Government Relations, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; Tulsa, OK
(Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) – Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, US Department of Energy; Wauwatosa, WI
(Bishop Paiute Tribe) – Chairwoman, Bishop Paiute Tribe, Bishop, CA
(Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy) – Actress; Albuquerque, NM
(Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana) – Director, Indigenous and Traditional Peoples Program at Conservation International; Seattle, WA
(Native Village of Barrow) – Executive Director, Native American Contractors Association; Alexandria, VA
(Tolowa Dee-ni‘ Nation of California) – Tribal Staff Attorney for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua, and the Attorney General for the Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana; Roseburg, OR
(La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians) – Co-founder and COO, Oak and Stone Development, La Jolla, CA
(Prairie Band of Potawatomi) – Chef, Pyet’s Plat; Los Angeles, CA
(Pueblo of San Felipe) – Chief Beneficiary Service Officer, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration; Rio Rancho, NM
(Jemez Pueblo) – Owner/Founder, Itality Plant-Based Foods; Jemez Pueblo, NM
(Cherokee Nation) – Business Operations Manager & Co-Chair, Nike’s Native American Network; Beaverton, OR
(Cherokee Nation) – Director of Communications and Policy, Native American Agriculture Fund; Fayetteville, AR
(Navajo Nation) – Owner/Co-founder, Bidii Baby Foods LLC; Gallup, NM
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