Raised at the foothills of Iisaxpúatahchee Isawaxaawúua/Big Horn Mountains, JoRee grew up with a twin sister on a gravel road next to the Little Bighorn River spending most of their time swimming, riding horses, gardening, and lacing up their Nike N7’s to play basketball on a dirt court with a rim that had a plywood backboard. Iichiinmáatchileesh/Fortunate with Horses was the name given to her by Sue Takes Horse. She left home to attend Dartmouth College where she received a B.A. in Earth Sciences and B.A. in Native American Studies. She is now an aspiring water scientist studying surface water quality in the Little Bighorn River watershed as a PhD candidate in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona. She recently co-founded and now serves as the executive director of Apsaalooke Immiio. JoRee focuses on the Apsáalooke landscape ranging from water quality, energy justice, to women empowerment. She enjoys being a community organizer/advocate, hanging out with the elders and youth in her family, riding horses, playing with her two dogs, and beading.