Wizipan Little Elk
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- Bachelor's of Arts from Yale University
- Juris Doctor in Indian Law from the University of Arizona
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Wizipan Little Elk is a community leader of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe who seeks to improve the wellbeing of Native Americans in the United States through governmental and economic policies.[1]
Wizipan joined then-Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 as a Native American Outreach Coordinator and was promoted to the First Americans Vote director. Once Obama was elected president, Wizipan became part of the transition team, the First Americans Public Liaison. Later, he was named deputy chief of staff to the United States Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs.[2]
Community activism
In 2011, Wizipan returned to Rosebud Indian Reservation, and became CEO of the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO).[2][3]
Wizipan is a board member of the Native American Contractors Association.[4]