Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA, is an enrolled citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. She was born in the heart of Alaska where she was raised in the traditional values of giving, respect for all, and love.

Abigail is an auntie, sister, mother, daughter, granddaughter, and a community member who works toward building a great future for the next generations. She serves her community as the Director of Urban Indian Health Institute and Executive Vice President of Seattle Indian Health Board where she works locally to provide public health services to the Seattle Urban Native community and nationally  to engage community partners, conduct research and evaluation, and build capacity for Native organizations.

Resources from the episode 

UIHI Indigenous Evaluation Resources: https://www.uihi.org/projects/indigenous-evaluation/ 

Measuring Love in the Journey for Justice: A Brown Paper (Shiree Teng & Sammy Nuñez) https://latinocf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Shiree-Teng-Measuring-Love.pdf 

Malia Villegas: #lovemore

Malia Villegas: A roadmap for collaborative and effective evaluation in Tribal communities

Building the Sacred: An Indigenous Evaluation Framework for Programs Serving Native Survivors of Violence