Chrissie Castro

Chrissie Castro, Diné and Chicana, is the Chairperson of the Los Angeles City and County Native American Indian Commission, and co-led the change to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in the City and County of Los Angeles, as well as removing the Columbus Statue in Grand Park. She is the Network Weaver of the Native Voice Network, a national network of 35+ Native-led organizations that mobilize through indigenous cultural values; and recently co launched two organizations to build power within Native communities – in her local state, the California Native Vote Project and nationally, Advance Native Political Leadership.