Welcome back! In the N8V-T Youth Podcast Series, we interview and learn from women who are at the forefront of innovation and community care. N8V-T [pronounced Native Tea] is a youth-led Podcast series by our daughters who have participated in our Daughters of Tradition [DOT] mentorship group. This is a Social Justice-focused Podcast Series collaborating with local women leaders. We are publishing this series during the month of March to commemorate Women's History Month. We recognize and celebrate that women and the feminine should, and must, be celebrated and uplifted all year. In this episode, we learn from and connect with Cheryl Stevens about her lifelong work for the Oneida Nation community, and journey as a mother and grandmother.
To learn more about Cheryl, continue reading below.
Hosts: Daughters of Tradition [DOT] Ella S. and Ella R.
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Cheryl Stevens is a member of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin. She has worked for the Oneida Nation for the past 31 years. For 30 of those years, she worked within the Oneida Grants Office, writing and obtaining Federal, State, and private external funding for the Nation. She was promoted to the Grants Office Director position in 1993 and currently holds that job title today (28 years). She oversees the operations of the Oneida Nation's Grants Office in the development of grant applications, including grant compliance for the pursuit of external funding for all programs within the tribe.
Cheryl also carries the responsibilities as Executive Manager of the Oneida Youth Leadership Institute, a tribal mechanism for fundraising utilizing the tribe’s 7871 tax-exempt status. The purpose of Oneida Youth Leadership Institute is to operate and support programs and activities which promote leadership qualities in Oneida youth.
Cheryl graduated High School from the Institute for American Indian Arts in 1977. She further earned a Certification of Accounting from Haskell Junior College in 1983 and aBachelor’s in Business Economics from Mt. Senario College in 1991. She is married to Ernie Stevens, Jr. Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. Together they have 5 children and 17 grandchildren! She was a 3-sport Collegiate athlete, High School volleyball and basketball Coach, volunteer Badger State Games Coach, and a volunteer Pom Pon Coach to a group of 50 young girls. She continues to be an avid volleyball player, and her and her family are active volunteers in their Oneida Nation community.
