Hunter Genia is a member of the Saginaw Swan Creek Black River Band of Chippewa. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and holds degrees in criminal justice and social work. In this interview, he discusses his family history, the Grand Rapids Native…

James Wagner "Wag" Wheeler was born in eastern Oklahoma to Cherokee parents in 1935. In his life in Salisaw, Oklahoma, Wheeler worked as an accountant and administrator until becoming the Executive Director of Oklahoma Indian Opportunity. After the…

Leroy Hall is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa tribe, who resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Leroy grew up in a number of Michigan communities, including Merritt, Mount Pleasant, and Grand Rapids. He attended college at Bay de Noc Community Collee…

June Mamagona Fletcher is a member of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake). She was born in Detroit, Michigan and has lived in Dorr and Grand Rapids, Michigan. She holds an MBA from Grand Valley State Unviersity as…

Jeffrey Chivis is a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, and is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Chivis graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Grand Valley State University (GVSU), and obtained his master’s…

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: What should people of the future know about being a student in a pandemic? Response: IT'S HARD BUT DOABLE. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! :) CH…

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: What have you learned about yourself, your friends, or your family as a result of the pandemic? Response: Relatiionships are the most…

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: Write a 6 word "essay" about your experience of the pandemic (or draw a picture!). Response: It is always changing, or not

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: What should people of the future know about being a student in a pandemic? Response: Make yourself a schedule. It's easy to lose track of…

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: Write a 6 word "essay" about your experience of the pandemic (or draw a picture!). Response: Life is Hard But it's good.

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: What have you learned about yourself, your friends, or your family as a result of the pandemic? Response: People are more willing to help…

COVID-19 Journaling Project card submitted by a student or visitor to the University Libraries in 2021. Prompt: What should people of the future know about being a student in a pandemic? Response: It is one of the hardest things, but you learn just…