Fawn Sharp

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Fawn Sharp

Template:TOCnestleft Fawn Sharp is President of the Quinault Indian Nation in Taholah, Washington, president of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and area vice president of the National Congress of American Indians.

Tyson Johnston serves as vice president of the Quinault Indian Nation.

Background

Fawn Sharp's past positions "included managing attorney and lead counsel; and staff attorney for the Quinault Indian Nation, administrative law judge for the Washington state Department of Revenue – Tax Appeals Division, Quinault Tribal Court Associate Judge, and Counsel for Phillips, Krause & Brown."

Native Nations March on Washington DC

Fawn Sharp spoke at the Native Nations March in Washington D.C. on March 10, 2017.

Endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president in 2016

Fawn Sharp penned an OpEd supporting then-Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders.

Attendance at 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference

Fawn Sharp (right)

Fawn Sharp attended the 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference in 2015. During an interview, Sharp praised Barack Obama for "advanc[ing] the cause of Native Americans." She was quoted as saying in part:

"As President Obama works to complete his final year in the White House, I wish to commend everything he has done to support the tribes across the country. There is still a lot of work to do to advance the cause of Native Americans, but no other U.S. president in history has ever done what he has done. None has issued a proclamation to his administration instructing the Executive Branch to assure that their rulings be respectful of tribal rights in all actions affecting Native people. None has ever visited as many tribes as he has. He was even adopted into the Crow Nation! None has ever hired as many Native Americans to serve on his immediate staff, and none has ever set aside a time each and every year during which he and his cabinet have met with hundreds of tribal leaders from across the country to learn about and discuss tribal problems, challenges, and ideas.

As I say, there is still much work to do, largely due to the gridlock in Congress. Cuts in federal funding have truly hurt the American Indian people—the people with the lowest life expectancy, the highest disease rate, the lowest average income, and the largest percentage of school dropouts and incarcerations in all of America.

We at Quinault are working hard to change these things, and we are making good progress. But it is imperative that the spirit of President Obama be felt by all in federal government."

Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

Fawn Sharp

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