Reclaiming Indigenous Health with Public Health Researcher Wyatt Pickner

Wyatt Pickner is Hunkpati Dakota from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. He is currently the Research Manager at the American Indian Cancer Foundation whose focus is Healing with Culture and Reclaiming Indigenous Health. Wyatt grew up on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, and now lives and works in Minneapolis, MN.

He uses his masters in Public Health to improve the well-being of Native communities across the United States. For the past 10 years he has worked with tribes, tribal organizations, and Native-serving organizations at local, regional, and national levels on research projects, capacity building, training, and community engagement.

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