As the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's governmental affairs local community coordinator, Elizabeth Scott travels around Minnesota encouraging civic engagement among the state's American Indians.  She also leads tours of the Mille Lacs Reservation in East Central Minnesota for international visitors, teaching them about the Band's unique culture and history and learning about the political backgrounds of different countries.

Elizabeth is also an active participant in Get Out The Vote, ReNEW Minnesota, and the Native Vote Alliance of Minnesota.  As chair of Native Vote Alliance, she organized the first-ever cross-tribal gubernatorial candidate forum leading up to precinct caucuses in 2010.  Candidates discussed several issues important to American Indians, including tribal sovereignty, the environment, and health care.  The forum served as a way for American Indians to be proactive and engaged early in the political process.

Elizabeth is also active in state and national politics and will serve as election director of two legislative districts this fall.  This past year, she co-convened the DFL endorsement committee, was a member of the DFL platform commission, and served as a state delegate for the third time.  Elizabeth attended the 2008 Democratic National Convention as a staffer for the Mille Lacs Band and interned with U.S. Representative Betty McCollum's office in Washington, D.C., in 2007.

A graduate of Hinckley-Finlayson High School, Elizabeth is attending Pine Technical College's business program.  In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys watching roller and demo derbies, fundraising, and traveling.  Elizabeth is proud of her Ojibwe heritage, especially of her ancestors who retained their land and culture despite the challenges they faced.