William Harjo LoneFight

Dr. William Harjo LoneFight, (born 1966), is President and CEO of American Native Services, a consulting firm in Bismarck, North Dakota. An alumnus of Dartmouth College, Oklahoma City University, and Stanford University, LoneFight has served on the Board of Directors of the American Indian College Fund, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, and The Jacobson Foundation among others. An enrolled citizen of the Creek Nation of Oklahoma, he was raised in a traditional Muscogee (Creek) Indian community. LoneFight authored a book, "" (1999), to help social workers develop new approaches to substance abuse prevention. He is an accomplished creative writer and was anthologized in the milestone "Returning the Gift" Anthology of Native American poets. He also developed a theory of culturally effective systemic reform in the disciplines of math, science, and technology to capitalize on students’ cultural backgrounds and enhance their learning process.

elected Boards and Service

*American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Board of Directors, 2002–2006. Chair, Federal Relations Committee 2003–2006
*North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges, Board of Directors, 2002-2005
*American Indian College Fund, Board of Directors, 2004–2006
*Sisseton, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce 2003-2005
*Coalition for the Advancement of Mathematics and Science Education in Oklahoma (CASMEO) Board of Directors and Executive Committee
*Oklahoma State Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of Child Abuse 1994
*Dartmouth College Alumni Council, 1999
*Jacobsen Foundation, Norman, OK. Board of Directors

Name

Lone Fight is a broad family name related exclusively to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. The original spelling of "Lone Fight" consists of two words but, with the advent of computers compounding the name, "LoneFight" is becoming common.

External links

* [http://www.collegefund.org American Indian College Fund Homepage]

* [http://minneapolisfed.org/pubs/fedgaz/06-03/degrees.cfm Tribal Colleges Develop Economy]