Brave Heart Fellowship
Champions for Change
CA Native Youth Collective
Remembering Our Sisters
Building Communities of Hope
Creative Native
Democracy is Indigenous
Halito! Hello! I am Autumn McMillan, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. I currently work as the Native American Liaison & Enrollment Specialist at East Central Community College. I am also a Community Health Representative with Tulane University’s Weaving Healthy Families Program and apart of my community’s non-profit organization.
During my spare time, I love to read, sew, do traditional beadwork and improve my photography skills. I am ecstatic to be part of the Remembering Our Sisters Fellowship and look forward to working and creating memories with the rest of the Fellows.
Yakoki. Thank You.
About Autumn’s Remembering Our Sisters Project
Autumn developed The Picture Project – a beautiful photographic booklet with images of Choctaw women wearing traditional outfits at the base of Nanih Waiya, a platform mound in Mississippi that holds cultural significance to the Choctaw people. By choosing Nanih Waiya as the location of the photoshoot, Autumn drew attention to the strength, resilience and legacy of the Choctaw people. The research booklet includes information about the MMIWG2S+ epidemic and provides resources to learn more and take action.
About Autumn’s Democracy is Indigenous Project
Autumn worked with students to host a stickball tournament on the East Central Community College campus to spread awareness and increase representation of Native culture. Voting materials were provided at the tournament and discussions were had about the importance of registering to vote.
More than 30 students participated in the tournament and several registered to vote.
