iisaaksiichaa (Good Ladd) ross braine is the Tribal Relations Liaison for the Washington State’s Office of Equity. He is a citizen of the Apsaalooke (Crow) Nation and descendant of the Tsitsistas (Northern Cheyenne), both located in the state of Montana. iisaaksiichaa is also a member of the Biglodge Clan and Nighthawk Society.

iisaaksiichaa holds a BS in Forest Management, an MS in Information Management, and an MS in Information Science, all from the University of Washington. He has also embarked on his professional educational journey at the UW Information School (iSchool) and is pursuing a PhD in Information Science. His research and focus area centers on Tribal Data Sovereignty.

Committed to social justice, equity, and tribal sovereignty, iisaaksiichaa’s primary mission in this role is to remind colleagues and offices across the state that tribal sovereignty and history persist in a system originally designed to terminate traditional ways of life, culture, language, history, and ways of knowing. He believes that understanding tribal sovereignty and confronting historical realities are shared responsibilities for all departments and team members.

iisaaksiichaa looks forward to the meaningful that can be achieved together and acknowledges the foundation you and our ancestors laid before us.