Della Warrior

Della Warrior
Born
Della Cheryl Hopper

1946 (age 77–78)
Pawnee, Oklahoma
NationalityOtoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, American
Occupation(s)American Indian education, museum director, tribal chairperson, college president
Known forPresident of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) and chairperson/chief executive officer for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe

Della Warrior (born 1946[1]) is the first and only woman to date to serve as chairperson and chief executive officer for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe. She later served as the president of the Institute of American Indian Arts, finding a permanent home for the institution as well as helping to raise more than one hundred million dollars for the institution over 12 years. Warrior was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]

Since 2021, she has served as President and CEO of the Multi-Indigenous Collaborative for Action (MICA) Group, a Native-led nonprofit.

  1. ^ Abatemarco, Michael (8 March 2019). "Cultural freedom fighter: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture director Della Warrior". Pasatiempo. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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