Brenda Robichaux, Principal Chief of the United Houma Nation

Brenda Robichaux has been the Principal Chief of the Houma Nation since 2002. The 16,000 member nation is centered in Southern Louisiana and was severely impacted by Katrina, with thousands of tribal members left homeless or displaced. Brenda Robichaux’s willingness to confront the injustices against Indian people from the classroom to the state capitol is well established and she has gained a reputation as being an outspoken and dauntless advocate for minority issues. She is a board member of the Inter-Tribal Council of LA and initiated the development of the LA Indian Education Advocacy Committee.  bdr@unitedhoumanation.org or 985-475-6640