AmeriCorps CEO Presents President's Volunteer Service Award to Maka Monture Päki, Leader in Global Climate Movement and Native Forward Alum
Retrieved on:
Friday, September 8, 2023
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP25, Maka, Tlingit, University, National Parks Conservation Association, Education, President's Volunteer Service Award, National Humanities Medal, Woman, Climate change, Multimedia, History, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change, Movement, Indigenous peoples, Student, Public health, Pulitzer Prize, Forward, COP26, The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and Restasis patent, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona, National Museum of the American Indian, University of Alaska Anchorage, Management, Agriculture, Nursing, Film industry, Native, Indigenous, Smithsonian Institution, Arctic, AmeriCorps
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A recognized Indigenous leader within the global climate movement who has joined delegations at major meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including COP25 in Madrid and COP26 in Glasgow, Maka Monture Päki (Tlingit and Mohawk Tribes) on August 21 received the President's Volunteer Service Award from Americorps. AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and Native Forward Scholars Fund CEO Angelique Albert visited Monture Päki in her home base of Anchorage, Alaska to present the award, which honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires others to act.
Key Points:
- An Alaska Native, Monture Päki studied Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University.
- "We are thrilled to see Maka's significant contributions to the global conversation on our climate crisis recognized by leading service organizations like AmeriCorps," said Albert.
- "The President's Volunteer Service Award highlights the enduring spirit of service that unites Americans and transforms lives," said Smith.
- Monture Päki joins a long list of highly accomplished and influential Native people whose academic careers were empowered by Native Forward.