Skoden Talks w/ The Homie Courtney Peyketewa

Join us Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 at 2pm CST as Indigenous People’s Power Project presents Skoden Talks w/ The Homie Courtney Peyketewa live on Instagram!

Courtney Peyketewa (She/Her) is an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Tusekia Harjo band, katcv (Tiger) clan and is a descendent of Creek, Euchee and Zuni Pueblo people. She is a mother and currently resides in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area (Edmond) with her fiancé Isaiah and two daughters Carmen (7) and Camille (1).

Courtney is breast/chestfeeding advocate and community lactivist who is supportive of causes that raise awareness about breast/chestfeeding topics and issues and the need for support circles and resources for mothers and caregivers throughout the milk journey experience. She is a member of the Indigenous Milk Medicine Collective and helps with the planning efforts for Indigenous Milk Medicine Week held annually in the month of August.

In addition to her community work with IMMW, she works in higher education as the Coordinator of Diversity & Outreach for Rose State College where she helps with the planning and implementation of diversity programs on campus and in the community. She especially loves to give back to the community and enjoys working on initiatives that help advance college and career readiness for Indigenous students across the state.