Indigenous Designer

Director of Marketing at Mni Sota Fund and Indigenous Designer, Mentor, and Educator

Lucie Skjefte is an experienced Indigenous designer with over 11 years of expertise. Her specialty lies in creating impactful designs, marketing materials, and communications that support and raise awareness in the American Indian community. Lucie excels in maintaining brand standards, designing layouts for both print and digital media, creating illustrations, and crafting compelling storytelling across multiple channels, including social media and online platforms.

As the Director of Marketing at Mni Sota Fund, Lucie combines her design skills and her deep understanding of empowering and engaging the American Indian community, rooted in her Anishinaabe heritage. This makes her an invaluable member of the team. Lucie values community, education, creativity, collaboration, and relationship building, and she leads with passion and expertise. Her primary focus is driving brand awareness and development while empowering her community. At Mni Sota Fund, Lucie is dedicated to supporting American Indian prosperity through community development, utilizing both her design skills and her commitment to the cause.

Lucie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She also obtained dual degrees with honors from Minneapolis Community and Technical College, majoring in Graphic Design for Print Media and Web Interactive Media.