Bobbi Frederick

Bobbi Lynn Frederick comes from the Hunkpati Dakota, also known as the Crow Creek Sioux Nation of Fort Thompson, South Dakota. Bobbi has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada, dancing competitively on the pow-wow circuit, which is where she was influenced to pursue artwork. Bobbi is an EdD Candidate at Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College-Online through Arizona State University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Haskell Indian Nations University in Indigenous and American Indian Studies with an emphasis in Social Welfare, and her master’s degree in Indigenous Education from Arizona State University. Bobbi does contract work with Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), K-12 institutions, and other Universities to educate on Indigenous peoples in the United States. She is also a self-employed artist and a stay-at-home mother. She also volunteers as a cultural arts mentor and performer.

Bobbi places a high value on her students, family, education, and the teachings she was raised with. She is committed to her family, her career goals, and advocacy for Indigenous students. She continues to travel and dance, pursue artwork, and raise her daughter with the same values, teachings, and education system with Indigenous knowledge and the necessary education to survive and thrive.