Lori Pourier

Lori Pourier (Oglala Lakota) is the President of the First Peoples Fund (FPF). FPF takes a holistic approach to provide support to Indigenous culture bearers, artists, youth, and community-based organizations located in tribal Nations. Under Ms. Pourier’s leadership since 1999, FPF has directly supported nearly 5,000 Native cultural bearers and artists as deeply rooted community leaders and entrepreneurs, recognizing their unique role in bringing about social and economic change and in inspiring next-generation leaders. Lori has been involved in the arts, social justice, and community development fields for 28 years. She has dedicated much of her efforts on reconnecting Native communities to their cultural assets and bringing new philanthropic resources to Indigenous artists and culture bearers directly.