Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA joins the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) the new Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)

Dear Leaders of Tribes, Tribal Organizations, Native-Serving Organizations, Funders, Government Agencies and our Partners:

I am excited to announce that Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA is the new Director of the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI), at the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB). Ms. Echo-Hawk is an enrolled member of the Kitkehahki band of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; she is also a member of the Upper Athabascan people of Mentasta Village, Alaska. Ms. Echo-Hawk will officially join the UIHI at SIHB on October 17, 2016. She holds a Master of Arts in Policy Studies from the University of Washington in addition to a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Minor in Human Rights.