A mother, wife and educator from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, Lisa Michano-Courchene (Ziigwan-kwe) from the Bear Clan has spent the last 22 years in the field of education. She has spent most of her life in the community and along the north shore of Lake Superior spending time on the land and embracing the teachings from her parents/grandparents and community members. After leaving the community to attain Western education she was welcomed home into the role of an educator in the local community school. Through the years she has taught various grades, has been a principal and now serves as the Director of Education. She also sits as one of the Board of Directors for the Anishnabek Education system as well as regional education council member for her community in the AES structure. One of the main priorities of her work is developing and implementing community- based curriculum enriched with culture, language, traditions, and philosophy of the Anishinaabe people.
