Winona LaDuke
Co-Founder, White Earth Land Recovery Project Founder of White Earth Land Recovery Project
Winona's talk broadcasts December 14, 2024, 04:00 PM
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About this speaker
Winona LaDuke is an American economist, environmentalist, writer and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development.[1]
In 1996 and 2000, she ran for Vice President of the United States as the nominee of the Green Party of the United States, on a ticket headed by Ralph Nader.
She is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) member of the White Earth Nation She co-founded Honor the Earth, a platform to raise awareness and support for indigenous environmental issues.
Winona came to understand that the problems besetting native nations were the result of centuries of governmental exploitation. At age 18 she became the youngest person to speak to the United Nations about Native American issues.
In 1989 LaDuke founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project in Minnesota, focusing on the recovery, preservation, and restoration of land on the White Earth Reservation. This includes branding traditional foods through the Native Harvest label.
