Shawna S. Baker is a former Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice and is recognized internationally for her empowering representation of women and minorities. She is the first 2SLGBT+ person and only the third woman ever confirmed to the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court. Justice Baker’s first written opinion was In re: Effect of Cherokee Nation v. Nash & Vann v. Zinke, CNSC-2017-07, published on February 22, 2021, wherein the Supreme Court unanimously held that any “by blood” citizenship references found in the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution, Cherokee Nation Tribal Code, and or accompanying rules, regulations, policies or procedures are void ab initio per the 1866 Treaty between the United States and the Cherokee Nation. This groundbreaking decision grants full rights of citizenship to Cherokee Freedman descendants. In addition to her service on the Supreme Court, Justice Baker serves on Chief Hoskin’s Domestic Violence Task Force and Cherokee Nation Health Services’ Ending the HIV Epidemic Committee. She serves as an Advisor to Indian Health Services and is aiding the Ending the HIV Epidemic Committee in the Northwest Portland (Oregon) Area. Outside of Indian Country, Justice Baker serves as a Trustee for Oklahomans for Equality in Tulsa, Oklahoma.