Melissa Isaac, Gizhwaaasod (Protector of the Young): Living and Learning in Relationship APPROVED INT 100/201

Thursday, October 12, 2023
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Living and Learning in Relationship. Melissa Isaac, Gizhwaaasod (Protector of the Young). Acknowledging ancestral call for education access, historical impact of boarding schools, Isaac's advocacy for indigenous youth. INT 100/201 Approved.

Our ancestors, in their hundreds of treaties, have always demanded access to education for our children. For a long period of time, this education took the form of Boarding Schools; government ran systems of oppression, trauma, and violence that has had a long hard impact to our community and will continue to have an impact as we begin the healing journey. Part of the healing journey, is sharing and learning history from the perspectives of Turtle Island's first stewards. Melissa Isaac, MSA, citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has forged her path advocating and fighting for our youth to be able to thrive within the colonial education structures. She is now a State of Michigan employee as the Gizhwaasod: Protector of the Young for the Department of Education. Prior to that, she advocated as President of the Confederated Michigan Tribal Education Departments (CMTED) while she served her community as the tribal education director.

INT 100/201 Approved!

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2263 Kirkhof Center

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Contact Information

Lin Bardwell

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This event was added to the calendar by Annie Meilink (meilinka@mail.gvsu.edu) on Thursday, September 14, 2023 and was last updated on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 1:06 p.m.

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