Tori Holland | |
Office: | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians |
Status: | Designate |
Term Start: | TBD |
Succeeding: | Constituency established |
Predecessor: | Constituency established |
Birth Place: | 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.
In her work as an attorney with Devol & Associates, she has advocated for various Oklahoma tribes, including the Comanche Nation.[4]
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]