Last week, over 20 women gathered in Minneapolis for an intensive 1-day training on civic engagement skills. These women, hailing from White Earth, Mille Lacs, Leech Lake, and the twin cities metro area, were inaugural participants in Wellstone Action Fund's new Native American Leadership Program which is set to do 25 trainings next year in tribal communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This new program will provide leadership and civic engagement skills training, culturally-specific training curricula, and highly-skilled Native American trainers to create a pipeline of Native leaders who are ready to step into key leadership positions in their communities.
