| Edwina Butler-Wolfe | |
| Office: | Governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians |
| Term Start: | 2013 |
| Term End: | 2019 |
| Birth Place: | Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Leonard Wolfe |
| Children: | 1 |
| Alma Mater: | Oklahoma Baptist University |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Edwina Butler-Wolfe is a Shawnee politician. She served as governor of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma from 2013 until 2019, totaling three terms. She is the only woman to serve as Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma governor. She is also the only Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma governor to be elected for a third term.
Edwina Butler-Wolfe was born in Oklahoma. She attended Dale High School in Dale, Oklahoma. She attended Seminole State College, Rose State College, St. Gregory’s University and Oklahoma Baptist University.[1]
Butler-Wolfe has worked as a project manager, grant writer, fund development manager, and event planner.[1]
She became governor of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma in 2013. She served three terms.[1] During her tenure, she was a member of the National Congress of American Indians and she opposed the use of Native American stereotypes and images in professional sports.[2] She also signed the first memorandum of understanding between the tribe and the American Red Cross, ensuring the Red Cross would provide emergency response support to the tribe.[3]
John Raymond Johnson was her successor in 2019.[1]
After her governorship, Butler-Wolfe became education director of the Sac and Fox Nation.[4]
She plays basketball. She is married to Leonard Wolfe. She has one son.[1]
Butler-Wolfe credits Wilma Mankiller as an inspiration for her becoming involved politically.[4]