Taylor Broadbent

Taylor is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Letters. She is pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management at the University of Melbourne to conduct comparative analysis research on writing and utilising indigenous knowledge in public policy. Previously, Taylor has worked for the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs at the US Department of Interior and in US Congress for Senator Markwayne Mullin.

Taylor intends to use her knowledge gained during her Master’s program to compare US and Australian policies on indigenous knowledge and develop creative policy solutions that utilise indigenous knowledge in combatting environmental crises.