Seafha Blount, 24 years old, is a member of the Yurok Tribe of California and comes from the Frye family of Ah-pah-Blue Creek village. She is the granddaughter of the late Donna Frye (Martin) and daughter of Marion Frye (Blount).
Contact Seafha Blount:
cemewehl@email.arizona.edu
Seafha graduated Summa Cum Laude from Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) in Joplin, Missouri in May 2005. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Spanish and was honored as MSSU's Outstanding Graduate in the Biology Department.
She attended Missouri Southern as part of the university's prestigious Honors Program, which requires a Senior Thesis. Her thesis was titled, "The Klamath River Water War: Demands on the River, Water Quality, and the Role of Salmon in Yurok Culture". During her time at MSSU, she studied abroad to Europe, South America and Cuba as part of MSSU's International Mission.
She served as president of MSSU's Native American Student Association (NASA) from 2002-05 and was voted the 2002 MSSU Homecoming Queen, representing NASA.
During the summer of 2005, Seafha worked in King Salmon, Alaska, for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in conjunction with the Environmental Careers Organization. She began pursuing a Master of Science degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management at the University of Arizona in January 2006. Her research title is, "Endangered Mount Graham red squirrels in Burned Forest: Long-term Survival and Response after Fire".
She was treasurer of the 2008 UA Wildcat Pow Wow Society. She currently serves as a board member of The Wildlife Society's Native Peoples' Wildlife Management Working Group and was featured in the article, “Exploring Diversity” in the December 2007 issue of the Wildlife Professional, The Wildlife Society magazine. Additionally, her scholarship has been awarded support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation/American Indian Partnership. For her commitments, she was recognized for leadership by the UA School of Natural Resources.
UA School of Natural Resources: http://www.snr.arizona.edu/
Yurok Tribe: http://www.yuroktribe.org/