Ash Nicole LaMont

Co-Director, Department of Sovereignty and Self-Determination

Ashley comes from the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the Oglala & Sicangu Lakota nations. She is a lifelong Oklahoman living on the frontline of the climate crisis and fossil fuel extraction. Before joining Honor the Earth, Ash organized various frontline fights in her community in addition to working with national and international environmental justice and Indigenous justice organizations, where she supported Indigenous-led initiatives and fights across Turtle Island. She received a BA from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2010, an MA from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2012, and an MA from the University of Oklahoma in 2014.

Her expertise is the intersection between political economy, environment, & race with a keen interest in Indigenous rights and sovereignty and following the money trail. She has received numerous awards for her work in Indian Country, including the Obama Administration’s Young Women Empowering Communities, and her work has been featured in various documentaries, such as VICE’s United States of Oil and Gas.