National: Klamath Tribes, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tanikwah is a citizen of the Klamath Tribes located in Southern Oregon. She has previously worked with the Klamath Tribes Ambodat (of the water) department on restoring the population of the sacred C’waam and Koptu (Lost River and Shortnose sucker Fish). She has also interned with the USDA’s Office of Tribal Relations in Washington D.C where she contributed to the Native Fish Initiative. This exploratory initiative looks at ways USDA can support and uplift Indigenous, tribal, and rural communities that depend on fisheries for their sustenance, culture, and economic livelihood. Tanikwah also has experience hosting first food gatherings within her community that emphasize food as nutrition and connection to the land and each other. She has a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences and a minor in sustainability from the Oregon Institute of Technology. Tanikwah is currently in the Agroecology Master’s program where she can bring her passion for Indigenous food sovereignty and environmental sustainability to her research.
