(Dr.) Rita Pitka Blumenstein, TH

Rita Pitka Blumenstein is a Yup'ik Elder who has become the first certified traditional doctor in Alaska. Rita is also an artist, a teacher, speaker and storyteller. In her presentations around the world, Rita has focused on the health and social development of people.  She is an able emissary for promoting international goodwill as well as the status of women. She is a learned voice for passing on knowledge of the environment and ways of the land. (Dr.) Rita has made outstanding contributions in health, social development, education, environment, human rights, and international goodwill. She teaches by just "being" and is an outstanding role model for other women and for all those who encounter her.