Wayne Ducheneaux
Cheyenne River Sioux
Former Vice Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe & Executive Director, Native Governance Center
Cheyenne River Sioux
Former Vice Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe & Executive Director, Native Governance Center
Wayne is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. He grew up on his parents’ cattle ranch on the east end of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. His work with his Tribe included running the Cheyenne River Motel, a tribal enterprise, serving two years as Tribal Administrative Officer and serving the people of Cheyenne River as a District 4 Council Representative. He was also selected for a two-year term as Vice-Chairman of the Tribe from 2012-2014.