Tori Holland | |
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Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians | |
Not seated | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Born | Tahlequah,Oklahoma,U.S. |
Education | Northeastern State University (BA) University of Oklahoma (JD) |
Victoria "Tori" Holland is a Native American attorney,politician,and activist. She is delegate-designate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. [1] [2]
Holland was born in Tahlequah,Oklahoma. [3]
She attended Northeastern State University and graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. [3]
In her work as an attorney with Devol &Associates,she has advocated for various Oklahoma tribes,including the Comanche Nation. [4] [3]
In 2021,she was selected by the UKB as a congressional delegate,arguing they hold the same rights as the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to do so. [5]
Holland has a husband and children who are Cherokee Nation citizens. [6]