Preparing the next generation of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe of Oklahoma leaders
Myaamia Heritage Award Program at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University plays key role

Preparing the next generation of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe of Oklahoma leaders
Myaamia Heritage Award Program at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University plays key role
Several alumni of the Myaamia Heritage Award Program at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University are now in leadership positions with the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe of Oklahoma.
These positions exemplify how the program contributes to the next generation of leaders within the Tribe. Created in 1991, the program provides a tuition waiver and a four-year undergraduate college experience for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe students.
Nate Poyfair ’20 was elected this summer as the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe's second councilperson on the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe of Oklahoma Business Committee.
Lance Theobald ’10 and Mika Leonard ’06 serve as the chief executive officer and vice president of operations, respectively, of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Nation Enterprises, the Tribe’s economic arm. Joshua Sutterfield ’05 MA ’09 is cultural education director.
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