Carrie Manning
Candidate
Fort Peck Tribes Tribal Executive Board “I will commit my term to empower our youth, protect our elders and build opportunity for our people.”
Background
Status: Married 23 years, 6 Children, 5 Grandchildren, Born Again Christian with 14 years of sobriety, Homeowner, Invested in the community Currently employed with the Fort Peck Tribes – Spotted Bull Recovery Resource Center- Project Coordinator – Meth Suicide Prevention Initiative Generation Indigenous (MSPI GEN-I) Education: AA Liberal Arts, AA Education, toward AA Chemical Addictions and BA Community Leadership Genealogy: Dakota/Paiute/Washoe Mother, Sharon Shields from Bad Temper Bear Clan; Great-Grandfather, Andrew Shields, the last Chief of Fort Kipp, MT; Grandfather Fred Shields; Great-Grandmother Florence Lambert; Grandmother Frances Smith-Shields. Father, Ted James Jr. from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; Grandfather Ted James Sr.; and Grandmother Amy Washoe-James from the Washoe tribe of Nevada and California.
Experience
Level: Substitute teacher, Basketball Coach, District Secretary, JOM Indian Education, Youth Advocate, Community Leadership, MYCA mentor, SafeTALK trainer, ASIST trained, QPR trained, Father Motherhood is Sacred trained, Native American Family Foundation board member, Chaplain, Technology Competency, Communication Skills Completed Projects: Meth Symposium, Creators Game, NDO youth council, advisor for Wolf People, American Indigenous Business Leader(AIBL) national youth winners, Reservation Economic Summit - (RES) national youth winners
Some Ideas:
• Honesty & Empathy Leadership
• Elder & Veterans Departments full of support and resources
• Halfway houses for recovering addicts and children
• Sober living homes - aftercare
• Education Opportunities and Technology Resources in all communities
• Community safety officers
