Council of Elders

The AISES Council of Elders share their wisdom and guidance with AISES students and with the organization as a whole. The AISES Council of Elders represents an integral aspect of the AISES philosophy of passing on knowledge to the next generation.
Team Member

Antoinelle Benally Thompson

Navajo

Team Member

Dr. Bret R. Benally Thompson

White Earth Band of Ojibwe 

Team Member

Rose Darden

Ute

Team Member

Steve Darden

Navajo, Cheyenne, Swedish

Team Member

Norbert Hill, Jr.

Oneida

Team Member

Phil Lane, Jr.

Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw

Team Member

Cecelia Lucero

Acoma Pueblo

Team Member

Dr. Artley M. Skenandore

Oneida Nation

Team Member

Faith Spotted Eagle

Ihanktonwan Band of the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota Nation of South Dakota

 
Council of Elders Emeritus
Team Member

Dr. Henrietta Mann

Southern Cheyenne

In Memoriam

Eddie Box Sr.
Southern Ute  

Andrea & Horace Axtell
Nez Perce
 

Franklin Kahn 
Navajo

Mary Kahn
Navajo

Phil Lane, Sr.  &   Bow Lane
Yankton Sioux       Chickasaw

Lee Piper, Ph.D.
Cherokee

Dr. James May
United Keetoowah Band

Stan Lucero
Laguna Pueblo

Lydia Black Elk Ice
Lakota