Owner and Director

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Owner and Director of the Miss Indigenous Pageant, Tana Aguirre

created a platform dedicated to empowering Native youth, honoring Indigenous cultures, and celebrating the strength, beauty, and leadership of Indigenous women. Through her vision, passion, and commitment to future generations, the pageant has become more than a competition.  It is a movement that promotes identity, unity, cultural pride, and Indigenous excellence.

  Tana Aguirre ( Yako?neka'kw^, meaning, She picks up water) is a citizen of the Oneida Nation Wisconsin who brings a lifetime of leadership, advocacy, and community service to the Miss Indigenous Pageant Wisconsin & USA. Crowned Miss Oneida in 2000, Tana’s journey in cultural representation began early and has since evolved into a career dedicated to uplifting Native voices at every level.

She has served as a Committee Member on the Oneida Nation’s Royalty Committee and has worked for the Oneida Nation for over 25 years, currently serving as a lobbyist in the Intergovernmental Affairs Department. Her commitment to education and youth empowerment is reflected in her volunteer service with the Green Bay Public School District’s Title VI Parent Advisory Committee, supporting Native students and families.

Beyond her public service, Tana is also an entrepreneur. Together with her husband, she co-owns Standing Stone Realty, a Native-owned business committed to helping families find home and stability. For 15 years, she also served on the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce’s Public Policy Council, ensuring Indigenous perspectives had a seat at the table in shaping local policy.

Tana’s work is rooted in culture, community, and connection, values that are at the heart of this pageant and the young women it seeks to uplift.