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Summer King

Quapaw Nation

Vice Chair


Summer King is the Environmental Scientist for the Quapaw Nation’s Environmental Department. She has a Master’s Degree in Industrial Management, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management. She primarily works on the Tar Creek Superfund Site in northeast Oklahoma, in partnership with the EPA, State of Oklahoma, and the Quapaw Nation. Summer is charged with conducting sampling activities on active superfund remediation sites, and is involved in the remediation process from planning to final reporting. Summer is also a liaison to Colleges and Universities wanting to do research at Tar Creek. As such, she can be found doing everything from migratory bird point counts to acid mine discharge analysis.

Summer is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and enjoys spending time with her family, her five dogs, and traveling.

Summer can be reached by e-mail at sking@quapawnation.com.


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