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Jodi Gillette

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Interview with  Jodi Gillette former senior policy advisor on Native American affairs for the White House.  Read more:  http://www.powwows.com/2016/04/11/interview-with-jodi-gillette-pow-wow-life-episode-5/#ixzz4HE4msP1c

Interview with <a href="http://www.powwows.com/2012/05/04/jodi-gillette-named-to-white-house-domestic-policy-council/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jodi Gillette</a> former senior policy advisor on Native American affairs for the White House. Read more: <a href="http://www.powwows.com/2016/04/11/interview-with-jodi-gillette-pow-wow-life-episode-5/#ixzz4HE4msP1c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.powwows.com/2016/04/11/interview-with-jodi-gillette-pow-wow-life-episode-5/#ixzz4HE4msP1c</a>

Interview with Jodi Gillette - Pow Wow Life - Episode 5

“I never thought of myself as pitiful”… “but I struggled with the injustice of our history”-- Jodi Gillette Indian Country is humble. It encourages, as discussed on a previous episode, leadership as service. Jodi Gillette is a great example of this leadership style. Jodi Gillette is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She grew up in Kyle, South Dakota. Jodi describes herself as one of the most fortunate people in the country because of where she is from. As a child she was surrounded by family and friends. Sports, ceremonies, and powwows were central to her childhood. Her upbringing provided a solid foundation for her education and career. Jodi became well known throughout Indian Country through her service in the White House under President Obama. She was a policy advisor to President Obama on Native American affairs, and served in other key positions throughout her tenure in the administration. She now serves as a policy advisor at Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson &amp; Perry LLP. In this episode of the Lakota Voices series, we discuss Jodi’s background further and how she ended up in the administration. The episode covers a lot of ground, and we didn’t get to discuss other aspects of Jodi’s life that has also received significant attention. In this episode we discuss:  The role of sports in her life. Shauna Long (Standing Rock Sioux), a professional basketball player in Morocco and daughter of a childhood friend. How Jodi attended a math and science program at Phillips Academy, and eventually attended the boarding school for her high school education. Her experience at Dartmouth (which she was admitted to after an essay made up for her SAT score), including how Jodi almost left school but Dartmouth went “all in” to keep her enrolled. How anyone can make a difference in the lives of others, and it doesn’t need to be a grand gesture.  Jodi’s determination to change the narrative told about Native peoples as part of her work as an assistant on the production How the West was Lost. How hard it is to make change in tribal government...and how that experience was the best preparation for her experience at the White House. Jodi’s book recommendations of The Black Swan and Between the World and Me. Her challenge to NextGen Natives: Learn your language.  ### This is part 2 of a series called Lakota Voices. For more episodes, subscribe to iTunes or Stitcher or visit NextGen Native to get all previous episodes. Join the conversation using #nextgennative and #lakotavoices. Better yet, join the conversation in person with friends, family, teachers, elders and others. *Credit to Jolynne Woodcock for the photo.

“I never thought of myself as pitiful”… “but I struggled with the injustice of our history”-- Jodi Gillette Indian Country is humble. It encourages, as discussed on a previous episode, <a href="http://nextgennative.com/paulettejordan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leadership as service</a>. <a href="http://www.sonosky.com/attorneys-Jodi-Gillette.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodi Gillette</a> is a great example of this leadership style. Jodi Gillette is a member of the <a href="http://standingrock.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Standing Rock Sioux Tribe</a>. She grew up in Kyle, South Dakota. Jodi describes herself as one of the most fortunate people in the country because of where she is from. As a child she was surrounded by family and friends. Sports, ceremonies, and powwows were central to her childhood. Her upbringing provided a solid foundation for her education and career. Jodi became well known throughout Indian Country through her service in the White House under President Obama. She was a policy advisor to President Obama on Native American affairs, and served in other <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/04/27/president-obama-announces-jodi-gillette-senior-policy-advisor-native-ame" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">key positions</a> throughout her tenure in the administration. She now serves as a policy advisor at <a href="http://www.sonosky.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson &amp; Perry LLP</a>. In this episode of the <a href="http://nextgennative.com/lakotavoices/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lakota Voices</a> series, we discuss Jodi’s background further and how she ended up in the administration. The episode covers a lot of ground, and we didn’t get to discuss other aspects of Jodi’s life that has also received <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/arts/design/ravishing-works-too-rarely-seen.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">significant attention</a>. In this episode we discuss: <ul> <li>The role of sports in her life.</li> <li><a href="http://www.ndnsports.com/shauna-long-and-alyssa-looks-twice-participate-in-pro-basketball-combine-over-the-weekend/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shauna Long </a>(Standing Rock Sioux), a professional basketball player in Morocco and daughter of a childhood friend.</li> <li>How Jodi attended a <a href="https://www.andover.edu/summersessionoutreach/mathscience/pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">math and science program</a> at <a href="http://www.andover.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phillips Academy</a>, and eventually attended the boarding school for her high school education.</li> <li>Her experience at <a href="http://dartmouth.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dartmouth</a> (which she was admitted to after an essay made up for her SAT score), including how Jodi almost left school but Dartmouth went “all in” to keep her enrolled.</li> <li>How anyone can make a difference in the lives of others, and it doesn’t need to be a grand gesture. </li> <li>Jodi’s determination to change the narrative told about Native peoples as part of her work as an assistant on the production How the West was Lost.</li> <li>How hard it is to make change in tribal government...and how that experience was the best preparation for her experience at the White House.</li> <li>Jodi’s book recommendations of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness/dp/081297381X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Black Swan</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Between the World and Me</a>.</li> <li>Her challenge to NextGen Natives: Learn your language.</li> </ul> ### This is part 2 of a series called <a href="http://nextgennative.com/lakotavoices/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lakota Voices</a>. For more episodes, subscribe to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nextgen-native-podcast/id915352712?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes </a>or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=59325&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> or visit NextGen Native to <a href="http://nextgennative.com/podcast-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">get all previous episodes</a>. Join the conversation using #nextgennative and #lakotavoices. Better yet, join the conversation in person with friends, family, teachers, elders and others. *Credit to Jolynne Woodcock for the photo.

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