SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — The Sioux City School District has a new candidate vying for a seat on the school board. 

Trisha Rivers, of Sioux City, announced her candidacy for the Sioux City School Board on Sunday, according to a release.

The release noted that Rivers is a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and has ancestral ties to the Meskwaki, Pima, and Ojibwa nations. Additionally, Rivers currently serves as Siouxland Project Director for the Great Plains Action Society.  

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Rivers’ other contributions to the community include serving on the boards for the Sioux City Warming Shelter, the Native American Advisory Board for the Sioux City Police Department, and the Native Representative for Sioux City’s first Inclusive Committee.  

Rivers also received the 2022 Young Women of Excellence Award and the Human Rights Commission War Eagle Award.

“I am proud and excited to announce my candidacy for the Sioux City School Board,” Rivers said, “Every public school student should have equal access to the best teachers, resources, and connections that prepare students for the real challenges of global society.”

Rivers will formally announce her candidacy at the second-annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Pow Wow on Saturday, July 15, at Riverside Park.