Tallie is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation and a resident of Cass Lake, MN. Tallie earned her Master’s degree in Tribal Resources and Environmental Stewardship from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2022. She earned a Bachelor’s of Art in Indigenous Studies at Bemidji State University in 2018 and an Associate’s degree in Liberal Education from Leech Lake Tribal College in 2009. Prior to joining the team at Red Lake Nation College, Tallie worked for the Department of Resource Management for the Leech Lake Band in the plants department. Tallie is a member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and a member of Mewinzha, women building community around healthy birthing practices.