Keshia DeFreece Lawrence is a Ramapough Lenape Indigenous American from Rhode Island, U.S.A. Ms. DeFreece Lawrence holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Global Politics from the American University of Rome, and a Masters degree in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes from the United Nations Mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica, her most recent educational victory. Ms. DeFreece Lawrence’s undergraduate academic work has focused on hard-reconciliation and sovereignty methods for indigenous nations, while her graduate academic work is expanding to include climate policy and action in Indigenous realities. Among Ms. DeFreece Lawrence’s recent achievements is holding awards for Model United Nations Best Delegate (UPMUNC 2019), in addition to being an invited presenter at the University of California Berkeley 10th Annual International Conference on The Constructed Environment (May, 2020). Currently, Ms. DeFreece Lawrence is a Program Coordinator for an international environmental nonprofit Earthwatch Institute, and is working on publishing her Masters Dissertation, “The Arctic Circle: Climate Change, International Law and Indigenous Heritage."