Breaking: Fawn Sharp elected president of National Congress of American Indians

Fawn Sharp, Quinault Nation, has been announced as the new President of the National Congress of American Indians. She won by a landslide with 61 percent of the vote. 

Sharp is the third woman to serve as NCAI President.

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‘Far greater’ works ahead at NCAI: NCAI leadership team: Fawn Sharp, Aaron Payment, Clinton Lageson, and Juana Majel-Dixon

The National Congress of American Indians elected its leadership for the next two years and it’s a mix of new and old voices.

Fawn Sharp, president of the Quinault Nation, was elected the organization’s 23rd president.