Founder-Director

Federal trust relationship with American Indians

Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

English

Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

<html><head></head><body><p> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter max-w-golden mx-auto text-center"><img decoding="async" src="/api/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grandforksherald.com%2Fmedia%2Fstory%2Fjpg%2F2013%2F03%2F17%2F0317.n.ad.taranto2.jpg" class="next-image object-cover"></figure>Taranto, 69, drove taxis in Alaska for 27 years before she moved to Williston last fall to launch a new business. The demand for transportation in the Oil Patch is so strong that Taranto encouraged another female taxi driver from Alaska to follow her to North Dakota.  <br><a target="blank" href="http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/259140/">read more</a></p>
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Taranto, 69, drove taxis in Alaska for 27 years before she moved to Williston last fall to launch a new business. The demand for transportation in the Oil Patch is so strong that Taranto encouraged another female taxi driver from Alaska to follow her to North Dakota.  

FACES OF THE BOOM: Two Alaska women launch North Dakota taxi businesses