Hokte Land Relations Consulting, LLC

Agricultural & Conservation Consulting

Desirae Abella is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and of Omaha descent. She is the founder of Hokte Land Relations Consulting LLC and has over eight years of experience in agricultural and natural resource conservation, with the past four years focused on Tribal communities. Her work includes roles with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Desirae lives in North Carolina on the ancestral homelands of the Cherokee and is deeply passionate about tribal sovereignty and empowering Indigenous communities through land-based relationships.