Carly Griffith Hotvedt, JD, MPA is a citizen of Cherokee Nation living on the Muscogee Reservation in Tulsa, OK. She is a seasoned legal professional, admitted to practice in Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation and Muscogee Nation, with an affinity for government law, agriculture, tribal policy and public administration. In her current role as Executive Director with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, she regularly interfaces with tribes and tribal organizations to advance tribal food sovereignty by empowering tribes to engage in regulatory efforts, economic development, programmatic service, outreach, and investment into Tribal food economies. Carly also assists in developing policy based on research, stakeholder feedback and analysis of issues critical to Indian Country agriculture for both tribal and federal adoption and application.

Carly clerked for the late Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Marion Opala while in law school. She maintains a perfect success record in the Courts of the Cherokee Nation. She holds Bachelors degrees in Agribusiness and Political Science from Oklahoma State University, a JD from the University of Oklahoma, and a Masters of Public Administration from OU-Tulsa. In her spare time, Carly wrangles her small pack of dogs and occasionally hikes and travels with her husband.