User:BlaineTisdale/Lanada Means

Introduction
Lanada Means (Boyer), or Lanada War Jack is a Native American Bannock woman that has been politically active since gradeschool. She has served the Native American cause in several facades. She holds her Ph.D. in Political Science and currently resides in Idaho.

Education
Lanada Boyer received her bachellors degree from the University of California at Berkley. She received her Masters in Public Administration in 1993 from the University of Idaho. From there Dr. War Jack went on to receive her Ph.D. in Political Science in 1999 from the University of Idaho. Her dissertation was titled: Epistemology of a Muted Group: Native American Perceptions of the Natural World with Implications for Political Policy Process.”

Accomplishments
Dr. War Jack was the first Native American student to be accepted at the University of California at Berkley. She is known as if not a leader of the Alcatraz Occupation during the Red Power movement at least a commanding figure.

Recent Activity
Dr. War Jack is currently serving as the President and CEO of Indigenous Visions Network; she has been at this position since November 2008. Indigenous Visions Network is based in Fort Hall, Idaho. Indigenous Visions Network is a Native American female owned business specializing in consulting, education, service training, and culture sensitivity training.

Prior to serving as the President and CEO of the Indigenous Visions Network Dr. War Jack served as the executive director of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes from April 2005 to November 2008. In this position she oversaw and managed 60 tribal departments. This included approval of program budgets, expenditures, daily supervision of program directors. She also advised council members of organizational issues and policy recommendations. In this position she was under direct supervision of tribal council Chairman.

Dr. War Jack continues to give speeches around the country on a collection of topics.

Alcatraz Occupation
Dr. War Jack was part of the original landing group that occupied Alcatraz. She participated in the occupation thoughout its entirety; however, she also maintained her status as a student at the University of California at Berkley. Here is a video of Dr. War Jack, LaNada Boyer at the time, being interviewed at the time of the occupation. (You'll want to go 45 seconds into the video to jump to Dr. War Jack's section.)

Misc.
"Strive for perfection. We may never get there but its a good direction to go." --Dr. War Jack "Balance of culture and education is my goal!" --Dr. War Jack Jane Fonda writes of LaNada Means in her autobiography My Life So Far. Dr. War Jack's daughter is currently studying journalism; she beliefs journalists can "change the world".