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Edwina Butler-Wolfe is a Shawnee politician. She served as governor of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma from 2013 until 2019, totaling three terms. She is the only woman to serve as Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma governor. She is also the only Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma governor to be elected for a third term.
Early life and education
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Edwina Butler-Wolfe was born in Oklahoma. She attended Dale High School in Dale, Oklahoma . She attended Seminole State College , Rose State College , St. Gregory’s University and Oklahoma Baptist University .[1]
Career
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Butler-Wolfe has worked as a project manager, grant writer, fund development manager, and event planner.[1]
She became governor of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma in 2013. She served three terms.[1] National Congress of American Indians and she opposed the use of Native American stereotypes and images in professional sports.[2] memorandum of understanding between the tribe and the American Red Cross , ensuring the Red Cross would provide emergency response support to the tribe.[3]
John Raymond Johnson was her successor in 2019.[1]
After her governorship, Butler-Wolfe became education director of the Sac and Fox Nation .[4]
Personal life
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She plays basketball. She is married to Leonard Wolfe. She has one son.[1]
Butler-Wolfe credits Wilma Mankiller as an inspiration for her becoming involved politically.[4]
References
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^ "Red Cross and Absentee Shawnee Tribe sign first MOU in Oklahoma" . Norman Transcript . 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2022 .
^ a b Spears, Nancy Marie (26 October 2021). "Female leaders in Oklahoma tribes say Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller was inspiring" . Enid News & Eagle . Retrieved 28 July 2022 .
External links
[ edit ] R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edwina_Butler-Wolfe&oldid=1193488279 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● G o v e r n o r s o f t h e A b s e n t e e S h a w n e e T r i b e o f I n d i a n s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s ● N a t i v e A m e r i c a n w o m e n i n p o l i t i c s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n w o m e n ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n w o m e n ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n s ● O k l a h o m a B a p t i s t U n i v e r s i t y a l u m n i ● L i v i n g p e o p l e H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● Y e a r o f b i r t h m i s s i n g ( l i v i n g p e o p l e )
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
