Data Sovereignty Gala

Traditional Salmon Dinner provided!

Keep your hands busy during the showing with beading and other activities!

Raffle at the end!

Wear your Indigi-best and please mask when possible

Abigail Echo-Hawk is an enrolled member of the Kitkehahki band of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a member of the Upper Athabascan people of Mentasta Village, Alaska. She was born in the heart of Alaska where she was raised in the traditional values of giving, respect for all, and love. Abigial is the Executive Vice President of Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) and the Director of their data and research division, Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI). She joined SIHB and UIHI in 2016 and has transformed the work they are doing. Her work has focused on decolonizing data and ensuring urban Native people are represented in public health reporting. Abigail has led the way in bringing the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) to the forefront, leading directly to federal, state and local legislation working to protect Native women. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Abigail’s voice has been front and center on a national level, ensuring that the urban Native community is represented in data collection. When SIHB requested PPE to help protect staff from COVID-19, they received body bags in response to the request. Abigail brought that issue into the national spotlight and highlighted the inequities that the Native community was experiencing in response to the epidemic. SIHB has been a leader in the COVID response directly because of Abigail’s leadership and vision alongside the CEO, Esther Lucero. She serves on numerous committees locally and nationally including Best Starts for Kids Board, March of Dimes Health Equity Workgroup, Tribal Collaboration Working Group with the NIH All of Us Research Program, Advisory Committee for Health Equity Research at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and many more. Above all her professional work, she says her greatest accomplishment is her place within her extended family. She is an auntie, a daughter, a granddaughter, a friend and a community member. Abigail strives to serve them with love and to be a small part of ensuring a great future for the next generations.

Host or Publisher Future Generations Collaborative