Se-ah-dom Edmo: Social Justice
Community organizer and justice leader Se-ah-dom Edmo advances tribal sovereignty, racial equity, and social justice through policy reform, coalition-building, and Indigenous-centered leadership.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Indigenous community organizer with national experience in racial, social, and tribal justice
- Former Sovereignty Program Director at Western States Center
- Coalition convener of Tribal History: Shared History, leading to Oregon Senate Bill 13 (2017)
- Key contributor to statewide K–12 Indian history and tribal sovereignty education reform
- Formats: Community Organizer, Policy Advocate, and Indigenous Justice Leader
- Audiences: Foundations, nonprofits, policymakers, educators, tribal leaders, social justice organizations, and institutions committed to equity, sovereignty, and systemic change.
- Outcomes:
- Stronger understanding of tribal sovereignty and Indigenous justice
- Effective coalition-building across movements and communities
- Practical pathways for policy change grounded in equity and accountability
- Travels from: Gresham, OR
- **Fee range: On Request
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Se-ah-dom Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, and Yakama) is a nationally respected community organizer and justice advocate with deep experience advancing racial, social, and tribal justice across the United States. Her work centers on strengthening tribal sovereignty while building meaningful collaboration between tribes and organizations engaged in social, environmental, and economic justice.
Prior to joining Seeding Justice, Se-ah-dom served as Sovereignty Program Director at the Western States Center, where she convened the Tribal History: Shared History coalition. This work led to the passage of Oregon Senate Bill 13 in 2017, establishing and funding the teaching of Indian history and tribal sovereignty in K–12 public schools statewide.
Se-ah-dom is also a co-editor of the Tribal Equity Toolkit 3.0: Tribal Resolutions and Codes for Two Spirit and LGBT Justice in Indian Country and American Indian Identity: Citizenship, Membership and Blood. She is an ALF Senior Fellow, serves on the Steering Committee of Oregon Recovers, and is Chair of the Board of Oregon Consumer Justice.
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Se-ah-dom Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce and Yakama) brings deep experience in community organizing for racial and social justice work across the nation.
Prior to joining Seeding Justice, Se-ah-dom served as the Sovereignty Program Director at Western States Center where she was the coalition convener of Tribal History: Shared History (Senate Bill 13, 2017) in Oregon, which established and funded the teaching of Indian History and Sovereignty in K – 12 schools across the state.
Se-ah-dom Edmo is also the co-editor of the Tribal Equity Toolkit 3.0: Tribal Resolutions and Codes for Two Spirit and LGBT Justice in Indian Country and American Indian Identity: Citizenship, Membership & Blood. A hallmark of her career has been fostering relationships and collaborations between tribes and organizations doing social, racial, environmental, and economic justice work across the region.
She is an ALF Senior Fellow and a member of the Steering Committee of Oregon Recovers and the chair of the board of Oregon Consumer Justice.
Se-ah-dom Edmo’s ancestors are from Celilo, a fishing village along the Columbia River and one of the oldest known settlements in the West. She lives in Gresham with her husband James and their children Siale, Imasees and Miyosiwin, as well as her parents, Ed and Carol Edmo.
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