Konwanahktotha Alvera Sargent

Konwanahktotha Alvera Sargent (Snipe clan member of the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne) is a mother, grandmother and the executive director of the Friends of the Akwesasne Freedom School, an independent school that has immersed its students in the Mohawk language and culture for the past 41 years. She is passionate about Mohawk language and culture and strongly believes that all Indigenous languages are the key to the survival of Onkwehonwe (First Peoples) and their identities. Sargent serves on several local and national Native American organization boards and advisory committees.