Waapishki Kiisis Ikwe (Mindy Meyers)

CO-FOUNDER & COO

Mindy is a beginning level Ojibwe Language Teacher. She co-developed and co-teaches two levels of Ojibwe Immersion with an Elder from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, and has worked on the Anishinaabemowin Facilitator Program (supporting first language speakers in developing their teaching methodologies) through the Seven Generations Education Institute in Ontario.

Through her work, she has provided curriculum and course development support for the Ojibwe Language Program through the Minneapolis American Indian Center - Culture Language Arts Network, where she also taught beginner level language classes, led language tables, and substitute taught intermediate classes. Mindy has been a consultant, providing curriculum and program support for the Wicoie Nandagikendan Immersion Preschool and working with Ojibwemotaadidaa Omaa Gidakiiminaang on various curriculum projects and most recently as the Parent Advocate, Media Specialist, and Program Support for Gookonaanig Endaawaad, their tri-generational Ojibwe Family Language Immersion Nest.

Mindy graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, and a Minor in American Indian Studies. Mindy holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. After 10 years as an Indian Education Advisor, Mindy has taken on the role of Indian Education Program Coordinator for Anoka-Hennepin Schools.