Kimberly Teehee
Kimberly Teehee (born October 13, 1968) is a Cherokee attorney, politician, and activist on Native American issues. She is a Delegate-designate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Cherokee Nation. She served as senior policy advisor for Native American affairs in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2012.[1] In February 2020, she was named by Time as one of 16 activists fighting for a "More Equal America."[2]
Kimberly Teehee
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Early life and education[edit]
A member of the Cherokee Nation, she was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Claremore, Oklahoma, where she and her family were fluent Cherokee language speakers.[3][4]
Teehee is a graduate of Rogers State University, where she received an associate's degree,[5] and of Northeastern State University, where she was graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1991. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1995.[6] She was awarded a Bureau of National Affairs Award.[4]