Jade Begay
Jade Begay, (Tesuque Pueblo and Diné), works at the intersections of Indigenous rights and climate and environmental justice, shaping national and international policy. Jade has worked with Indigenous-led organizations and Tribes from the Amazon to the Arctic to advance Indigenous-led solutions and self-determination through advocacy campaigns, research, storytelling and narrative strategies. In 2021, Jade was appointed by President Biden to serve on the first ever White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and in 2024 served as the National Engagement Native American Director for the Harris Walz Campaign. Jade is the director of Mi Mamá (Mountainfilm 2019) and an Impact Producer for the Oscar-nominated film Sugarcane (Mountainfilm 2024).