Elaine Devary Willman

Elaine Devary Willman, MPA, authored her first book, "Going To Pieces…the dismantling the United States of America," in 2005. Her latest book, "Slumbering Thunder" is a compilation of Willman’s reference work reflecting experience, projects and commentaries over 25 years of research specific to federal Indian policy government decisions.

Following two years attendance at Ventura College of Law, Ms. Willman received a MPA from Cal State University in 1991, and has obtained 96 credits towards doctoral work in public policy. Willman has lived on three Indian reservations for more than twenty-five years, and has extensive knowledge about federal and tribal government decisions, land use status within Indian reservations, dual-jurisdictions and Constitutional conflicts that impact the rights and lives of tribal members as well as other American citizens.

Willman’s mother and grandmother were enrolled Cherokee members; her spouse is of Shoshone ancestry and a direct descendant of Sacajawea. Willman is engaged with numerous national and local educational organizations providing sunshine on the little known subject of federal Indian policy to inform the general public.

From 2008 until 2015, Ms. Willman served the Village of Hobart, Wisconsin, as their Director of Community Development and Tribal Affairs. After several trips to Montana to study and oppose the CSKT Water Compact, Ms. Willman moved to Montana in 2015 to address long-term impacts of federal and tribal government overreach.

Contact the author at: toppin@aol.com