Manape LaMere joins Title Track Board of Directors!
As we enter our sixth year as an organization, we are honored to welcome two new Board of Directors into our family. We are grateful for their many gifts and generosity in sharing them in support of our efforts. Please join us in welcoming one of our new directors, Manape LaMere.
Manape LaMere is Isanti Dakota, Ihanktowan Dakota, and Winnebago Hochunk. His name, Manape Hocinci Ga means “Soldier Boy.” He is the son of Frank and Cynthia LaMere. Manape is a government representative for the Sioux Nation at the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSCOC). Manape also carries the responsibility of being a headsman for the White Buffalo Horn Society of the Oceti Sakowin (Sioux Nation). Manape has also served as the Traditional Wellness Court Case manager for the Winnebago Nation, and has over 18 years of active recovery. He advocates for the protection of his nation’s spiritual ways, social justice reform, environmental justice, and hemp and food sovereignty. He currently resides in occupied Dakota and Ioway territory called Sioux City, Iowa with his family.