What did winona laduke do
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Each week, One Earth is proud to feature a Climate Hero from around the globe, working to create a world where humanity and nature can thrive together.
Acclaimed activist, economist, writer, and environmental leader Winona LaDuke has dedicated her life to Indigenous land rights, cultural preservation, and sustainable development. Now, through Winona’s Hemp & Heritage Farm, she is blending traditional knowledge with regenerative agriculture to foster a more sustainable future.
Growing up between cultures and finding her roots
Winona, meaning “first daughter” in the Dakota language, was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Ashland, Oregon. Her father was from the White Earth Ojibwe Nation in Minnesota, while her mother’s family were Jewish immigrants from Europe. Though she was enrolled in the Ojibwe Nation at a young age, she did not grow up on the White Earth Reservation. It was only during her time at Harvard University, where she studied economics, that she became deeply involved in Indigenous activism.
Returning to White Earth and becoming an advocate
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Winona LaDuke
Author and activist
Winona LaDuke (born August 18, 1959) is an American environmentalist, writer, and industrial hemp grower, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development.[1]
In 1996 and 2000, she ran for vice president of the United States as the nominee of the Green Party of the United States, on a ticket headed by Ralph Nader. Until 2023 she was the executive director and a co-founder (along with the Indigo Girls) of Honor the Earth, a Native environmental advocacy organization that played an active role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.[2]
In 2016, she received an electoral vote for vice president. In doing so, she became the first Green Party member to receive an electoral vote.
Early life and education
Winona (meaning "first daughter" in Dakota language) LaDuke was born in 1959 in Los Angeles, California, to Betty Bernstein and Vincent LaDuke (later known as Sun Bear).[3] Her father was from the OjibweWhite Earth Reservation in Minnesota, and her mother of
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Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke is an internationally renowned activist working on issues of sustainable development renewable energy and food systems. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and is a two-time vice presidential candidate with Ralph Nader for the Green Party.
As Program Director of the Honor the Earth, she works nationally and internationally on the issues of climate change, renewable energy, and environmental justice with Indigenous communities. And in her own community, she is the founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, one of the largest reservation based non-profit organizations in the country and a leader in the issues of culturally based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy, and food systems. In this work, she also continues national and international work to protect Indigenous plants and heritage foods from patenting and genetic engineering.
In 2007 LaDuke was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, recognizing her leadership and community commitment. In 1994 LaDuke was nominated by T
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