Winnebago tribe member overcomes, returns to help reservation

Single mother of three....coming from poverty on the Winnebago Reservation....who refused to be kept down, and is now a lawyer working on behalf of her tribe.

"The stress of family and work put a dent in her grades, but what mattered was getting the law degree and bringing it back to Winnebago, which she did in 2003 with a general counsel position at Ho-Chunk Inc., the tribe's economic development corporation.

"She could be a highfalutin' lawyer in California or New York, but she chose to raise her family here," said adopted sister Martin. "She's one of the few people who got out and got an education and came back to the tribe."

So this CAN be done.

This particular story was published over a year ago.....sorry I didn't spot it and spread it around sooner.

To Ms. Danelle Smith:  Well done.

You can find the whole story HERE.

twp