Kolby KickingWoman Profiles Isabel Coronado in Indian Country Today
For Indian Country Today, reporter Kolby KickingWoman talked with Isabel Coronado and Emma Vadehra about Isabel’s childhood, her work to break the generational cycle of incarceration among Native communities in Oklahoma, and what she will be working on at Next100.
For Indian Country Today, reporter Kolby KickingWoman talked with Isabel Coronado and Emma Vadehra about Isabel’s childhood, her work to break the generational cycle of incarceration among Native communities in Oklahoma, and what she will be working on at Next100.
“When Coronado was 7 years old, her mom was sentenced to and served a multiple-year prison sentence for drug-related charges. After her release, she would go on to law school and become a civil rights attorney for their tribe, the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation. Seeing her mother’s journey inspired Coronado’s passion for the work she will be doing at Next100, researching and creating policy aimed at reducing the generational cycle of incarceration in Native communities.”