Bradley Harrington (Nazhike-awaasang; Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) has a powerful vision to pair technology with Anishinaabe culture to reinvigorate traditional knowledge and language. He wants tribal nations to have access to the tools and spaces they
Abdiaziz Ibrahim is passionate about connecting immigrant families and families of color to resources that build economic mobility, especially safe, decent and affordable housing. As founder of Immigrant Housing Solutions, and with deep experience
Rania Johnson is focused on building opportunities for the diverse Deaf community. She grew up with multiple identities: adopted, Korean, and Deaf, raised by white, Deaf parents. Informed by this background, she is keenly aware of the disparities in
ifrah mansour sees art as the way we can heal the world. A child who experienced civil war, famine and refugee camps at an early age, she says her grandmother’s storytelling saved her. A job at a theater during college awakened her own storytelling
Hoang Murphy knows personally that the foster care system narrows imagination and hope for too many young people. He imagines a world without the need for foster care, where families are rarely separated and child welfare systems help children dream
Dr. Rahel Nardos has a bold vision for ending health disparities for women and girls. She believes the fierce urgency and scale of disparities in women's health requires a population-level focus on root causes and systemic barriers that span culture
Shirley Nordrum (Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians) has poured her life’s work into her community. As environmental director for the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, she built programs to protect reservation resources for future generations, and as co
Janice Richards (Winyan Waste Win-Good Woman; Oglala Sioux Tribe) knows that culture is the key to a better future for the children and families of the Pine Ridge Reservation. Raised in a household deeply steeped in Lakota culture, she is passionate
Dr. Artika Tyner is an accomplished educator, civil rights attorney, law professor and award-winning children's book author who beat the odds as a child growing up surrounded by incarcerated family members. She immersed herself in books from an early
Lori Walsh spends each day seeking to transform how we listen to one another. As host to South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s premier talk program, she conducts thought-provoking conversations that advance understanding of issues, identity and
Pahoua Yang, Ph.D., believes in the power of cultural healing. A leader at Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, the largest regional mental health provider for Southeast Asian communities, she understands how valuable culturally based healing can be yet how
Pang Yang is on a mission to close the opportunity gap for Hmong students. She believes that Hmong language reclamation, student-centered learning and student mental health are crucial factors in addressing the gap. Her passion for helping Hmong
