Morning Star Gali is a proud member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe in Northeastern California. She serves as the Director of Indigenous Justice and has served for 16 years as the California Tribal and Community Liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council, dedicated to advancing the sovereignty and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. Her work focuses on the recognition and protection of Indigenous rights, treaties, traditional cultures, and sacred lands.
Passionate about uplifting California’s urban and rural Native communities, Gali supports Indigenous-led organizing efforts, coordinating cultural, spiritual, academic, and political gatherings across the state. She is a leader in advocating for critical issues such as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), climate justice, gender justice, and the preservation of sacred sites. Her work reflects her lifelong dedication to the tribal and inter-tribal communities in which she was raised.
Before returning to her ancestral homelands to work for her Tribe, Gali spent over two decades in the Bay Area, volunteering and advocating on behalf of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Indigenous people through grassroots, Indigenous-led organizations. Her commitment to Indigenous Justice continues to shape her leadership and activism.
In addition to her professional roles, Gali serves on several advisory committees advocating for the sovereignty and self-determination of California’s Indigenous peoples and the protection of sacred landscapes. Since 2008, she has been a rotating host of Bay Native Circle on KPFA 94.1. She is also a proud mother of four children.