Lakota Beatty— Professional Basketball Player

enrolled member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. She is also Dakota of Spirit Lake and Standing Rock, North Dakota and the Assiniboine and Gros-Ventre tribes of Fort Belknap, Montana. As an award winning high school All-American, Lakota went on to play Division I basketball while earning her degree. As a mental wellness advocate and Licensed Professional Counselor in-training, Lakota travels to different communities speaking, hosting basketball camps, and bringing light to mental health. She plans to open up her own practice that will serve Indigenous people with a blend of western, holistic, and traditional medicine.

Her documentary “LAKOTA” is out now.