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Khia Grinnell `08

Hometown: 
Sequim, WA
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At St. Lawrence

Major: 
Government
Minor: 
Native American Studies and Communications
Activities: 
Native American Student Organization/First Peoples Student Alliance (Activity Coordinator & Budgeter), Native Amercian Studies Board (Student Representative), Academic Honor Council, Multi-Cultural University Committee, Presidential Diversity Scholar

Khia Grinnell is Jamestown S'Klallam and Lummi. She grew up in Washington commercial fishing before attending St. Lawrence University. At St. Lawrence, Khia was a Government major and minored in Native American Studies and Communications.  During her time at St. Lawrence Khia attended the opening of the American Indian Smithsonian, numerous National Congress of American Indian conferences, Northwest Native American Basketweaving Association gatherings as a youth teacher and represented Northwest Tribes at the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival in Washington DC Summer 2006 and was the speaker for her canoe during Tribal Journey 2007. 

After Graduation

Khia is currently attending Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, focusing on Federal Indian Law, Vice-President of the Native American Law Student Association, National Native American Law Student Association First Year Student of the Year 2009