Alicia Mousseau
Oglala Sioux leader
Alicia Mousseau is the Vice President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, whose lands include the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This is her second term in this position. She is reportedly the first lesbian to hold a position on her tribe's executive council.
Early life and education
Mousseau is from Porcupine, South Dakota, and her parents are Howard Brown and Karen Spoonhunter-Brown from Arapahoe, Wyoming. Mousseau earned a PhD in 2012 from the University of Wyoming in Clinical Psychology. Mousseau went to Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, graduating with a BA in psychology and political science. She has worked with the University of Montana's College of Education at their National Native Children's Trauma Center. She has also worked for the University of Colorado in their research programs.
Political career
In 2020, Mousseau ran for the position of Vice President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. She ran against former Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer and won.
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