Beverly Little Thunder

Board Member

My name is Beverly Little Thunder. I am a great grandmother, advocate for the empowerment of BIPOC people, women and LBGTQIA, Two Spirit individuals. I believe as an elder it is my responsibility to encourage and support our next generations in any way we can. I currently live in Huntington Vermont and smacurrent member of the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs. I am enrolled at Standing Rock Agency, a Oglala and Hunkpapa band of the Lakota. My life has been that of an activist around Social and Racial injustices, with special attention to Indigenous rights. I worked in the field of medical services as a nurse from 1980 until 2010 when an injury required me to retire. Having served on non profit boards since 1976, I continued to offer my services, most recently with Peace and Justice Center in Burlington. I have published a memoir “One Bead at a Time” and written for several publications. Somewhere out there are films I have been interviewed for and been part of. I have also traveled throughout the USA and Canada speaking on Indigenous issues and Two Spirit identity. I am honored to be a board member for Earth Walk and look forward to working towards providing our youth with skills they can then use to create a better planet for those who come in the future.