Edwina Butler-Wolfe
Edwina Butler-Wolfe | |
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| Governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians | |
| In office 2013–2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse | Leonard Wolfe |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma Baptist University |
| Profession | Politician |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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] During her tenure, she was a member of the National Congress of American Indians and she opposed the use of Native American stereotypes and images in professional sports.[2] She also signed the first 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "NASNTI Celebrates Welcome Week" (PDF). Seminole State College. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Florio, Mike (27 November 2013). "Native American leaders speak out against Redskins name". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "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]
- Interview With Candidate Edwina Butler-Wolfe, Former Governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe from the Green Corn Rebellion Show
- Governors of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians
- 21st-century Native American politicians
- 21st-century American politicians
- Native American women in politics
- 21st-century Native American women
- 20th-century Native American women
- 20th-century Native Americans
- Oklahoma Baptist University alumni
- Living people