Leadership Summit Keynote Urges Hope, Resolve In Native Community
![Jorie Ayyu Paoli receives a standing ovation after her keynote speech (Photo: Gabe Colombo, KNOM, 2017)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1122-1-e1507244385327-1200x900.jpg)
Jorie Ayyu Paoli delivered the keynote address at the Kawerak Leadership Summit in Nome. “Our community — we’re like the willow,” she said. “You can cut the willow down, you can cut it back, to try and get rid of it, but if there’s even a shred of root, it will re-grow and thrive.”