Supporting The Native Homeless

Colleen Echohawk is the founder of the Coalition to End Urban Native Homelessness and the director of an organization called Native Works which aims to better Seattle’s homeless Native American community. By crafting authentic artwork and in partnership with it’s parent organization, The Chief Seattle Club, Native Works aims to honor Native tradition while fostering a healthier native future. Named as one of Seattle’s most influential people by Seattle Magazine in 2019 and one of Seattle Met Magazine’s 50 most influential women in 2018, Colleen Echohawk is the recipient of multiple public service awards for her leadership and dedication to homeless advocacy. In this interview Colleen shares with us what drives her passion for this work and all the ways that her organization is working to support the native homeless community. To learn more about Native Works please visit: https://nativeworkscsc.org To learn more about The Chief Seattle Club please visit: https://www.chiefseattleclub.org To learn more about host, Christy McCaffrey, please visit: https://www.christymccaffrey.com/about