Twa-le Abrahamson

Twa-le Abrahamson is enrolled Spokane and a descendant of the Colville, Coeur d’Alene and Navajo Nations. She has two daughters who are her strength, motivation and inspiration. Twa-le is a graduate from the University of Washington with a degree in environmental studies and a minor in restoration ecology. She has been a social, health and environmental justice organizer for over 20 years. She and her late mother Deb Abrahamson founded SHAWL (Sovereignty, Health, Air, Water, Land) Society, a grassroots organization on the Spokane Reservation which focused on empowering and educating the community to participate in the oversight of toxic uranium mine and nuclear waste sites on the Spokane Reservation. She worked for several years in Natural Resource management for the Spokane Tribe, during which time was recognized by the USEPA for outstanding community education and outreach along with Jeff Ferguson, Rachel Crow-Spreading Wings and Yvonne Abrahamson for their production of “InnerTribal Beat,” a Native American news and music show focused on environmental news in the northwest region. 

Twa-le recently worked for the Washington State Human Rights Commission as a Civil Rights Investigator and serves on the Washington State Office of Equity Community Advisory Board and the Indigenous Environmental Network Board of Directors.

email: twa-le@indigenousrrf.org     

phone: 509.393.2570