Winona LaDuke (Native American activist, economist and author) is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe woman) enrolled member of the Mississippi band of Ashinaabeg who lives and works on the White Earth Indian Reservation and is the mother of three children. Winona founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project in 1989 and served as its executive director for 25 years. She also cofounded Honor the Earth, where she worked on a national level to advocate, raise public support, and create funding for frontline Native environmental groups.