Shawna Baker


Shawna S. Baker, a Native American lawyer, citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is the third woman and the first out, two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer person (LGBTQ+) to be appointed a justice on the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court. Baker is also on the Chuck Hoskin Jr., Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Domestic Violence Task Force which was launched in 2021,[1] and on the Cherokee Nation Health Services’ Ending the HIV Epidemic Committee. She is an advisor to Indian Health Services and on the Ending the HIV Epidemic Committee in Northwest Portland, Oregon, USA. Other roles include being a distinguished alumna in residence at the University of Tulsa College of Law, managing attorney of Family Legacy and Wealth Counsel, PLLC, and a trustee of Oklahomans for Equality in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Cherokee Nation Launches Task Force on Domestic Violence". Eastern Times. 17 November 2021. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Justice Shawna Baker on Major Lindsey Africa Podcast". natlawreview.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  3. ^ REPORTS, STAFF (2020-09-09). "Baker sworn in as Supreme Court justice". cherokeephoenix.org. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ^ "Bouncing Back". www.mlaglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  5. ^ "Shawna Baker LLM '15 becomes a Supreme Court Justice for the Cherokee Nation | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  6. ^ "Shawna S Baker Esq | Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice | Tulsa OK". Family Legacy and Wealth Counsel. Retrieved 2024-08-22.