Episode 47: Indigenous Speaker Series: Episode 4 – Tela Troge

Tela Loretta Troge, Esq. is a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and a member of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Tribe. Tela is the director of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers and the Niamuck Land Trust. She recently organized the Warriors of the Sunrise Sovereignty Camp 2020 in an attempt to raise awareness about the plight of the Shinnecock people. Tela graduated from Michigan State University College of Law with a Juris Doctor and certification in Indigenous Law and Policy from the Indigenous Law Program. She has been fighting for tribal sovereignty for the past 11 years as the attorney with the Law Offices of Tela L. Troge, PLLC. Show Notes Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Mongabay video interview with Tela Troge and the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Watch the Speaker Series on YouTube  Watch the Speaker Series on the Coalition to Dismantle website