Jennifer is a daughter, niece, sister, cousin, and mother. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Jennifer grew up on Missoula’s Northside, spending most of her life in and around the Missoula valley, attending school at Whittier, Hellgate, and the University of Montana. She is the Director of the Native American Natural Resource Program in the Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana. She is a member of the Missoula County Water Quality Advisory Council, All Nations Health Center Board of Directors, Missoula Youth Homes Culture Council, and the Frenchtown Community Advisory Group. Jen knows the Clark Fork River as a relative and would like to work toward protective policy that will give the river the same legal rights as the humans who depend upon her.