Leadership

Our Staff

Memorie White Mountain - Executive Director

Memorie is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe but resides on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation with her husband, children, & grandchildren. She graduated with a Associates of Science degree in 2018 and a Bachelors of Early Education in 2020 at Sitting Bull College. She is also the Co-founder of Iyuha Acu Youth Services. Her passion is to help create a better place for our youth to succeed in a safe and cultural environment within our community.

Sunshine Rose (Claymore)

Sunshine is a mother from Standing Rock Reservation. A graduate from Sitting Bull College with a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science, there has been a drive to better understand natural processes on our planet. As an Earth Activist she most recently is following the path to better understanding Regenerative Land Management. Environmental Education has also been a long time passion while stepping into a permaculture design focus. She is a current board member of the Mni Wiconi Integrated Health Clinic, that was also seeded by the Standing Rock water protector camp, which is set to open Fall 2021.

Sunshine wants our impact to be one that encourages growth and abundance for future lives to have healthy, loving and harmonizing relationships as we work toward the restoration of our Earth, and ourselves.

Lacey Weishaar

I am Lakota and Dakota, enrolled with Wakpá-Wašté-Oyáŋke Cheyenne River. I was born and raised on the Ȟaŋté Ožú-Wakpá Cedar River on Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ Standing Rock. I was raised in the country learning about the importance of nature conservation from my parents. My mother was raised in the traditional Lakota way of life and passed those values and teachings on to me. I gained knowledge through the way of life we lived: green agricultural practices, plant identification/uses, gardening, canning, fishing, hunting, preserving, and land stewardship.

I have 14 years of experience in the field of education, Associates in Arts from Bismarck State College. I have been working towards my double major in Native American Studies and Education. I am certified with the United Nations Development Programme to advocate on Indigenous issues at the UN. Former Native American Art and Culture instructor for grades K-12. I served as the Indigenous Education Committee Chair for six years at our local school district, advocating for Lakota language and culture, educational rights, and community involvement in our public school.

Our Board

Jennifer Weston