The Indigenous Elder Advisory Council helps guide the activities of the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team and includes representatives from all 11 Tribal Nations in the state of Minnesota. This group is led by Rick Smith.

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Rick Smith, Elder in Residence, Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team

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Patty Baker Dupuis, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Representative

 

Linda Tibbetts-Barto, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Representative

 

Lee Staples, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Representative

 

Linda Bedeau, Red Lake Nation Representative

 

Anne O'Keefe, Lower Sioux Indian Community Representative

 

Sharon Pazi Zea, Upper Sioux Community Representative

 

Paul Dressen, Prairie Island Indian Community Representative

 

Patty Winchell-Dahl, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Representative

 

Brent Gish, White Earth Nation Representative

 

Rose Robinson, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Representative

 

Barry Welch, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux (Dakota) Community Representative