Our External Advisory Board consists of individuals who represent various backgrounds and interests in Indigenous issues, and who provide their perspectives and expertise to help guide CNAIS leadership in accordance with our mission. Members of the External Advisory Board serve for three-year terms and have been appointed due to their notable leadership in and across local, regional, and global Indigenous affairs. As a Board, they are responsible for bringing community voices into the work of the Center, ranging from the support of Indigenous students in higher education to fostering relationships with regional Indigenous nations.
John Echohawk
Executive Director
Native American Rights Fund
James Rattling Leaf Sr.
Consultant
Great Plains Tribal Alliance
Patrita "Ime" Salazar
Editor and Public Relations Contractor, Division of Energy and Mineral Development • CU American Indian Alumni Association Tri-Executive
Department of the Interior
George Taylor
Visiting Fellow Colorado Water Center (CoWC), Colorado State University. • CU Boulder Center for Asian Studies Advisory Board
PaxTerra
Rick Waters
Executive Director
Denver Indian Center