Women of Influence
Co-sponsored by American Association of University Women Duluth Branch (AAUW)
Free and open to the public.
"Ondamon"
("leads from there" in Anishinaabe)
Featuring LeAnn Littlewolf
Thursday, February 15, 2024
(Please note event time change)
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Schedule
6:00 Traditional Anishinaabe Opening Ceremony
6:30 Speaker Presentation
7:00 Socialize and Explore Indigenous Culture
The Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center
American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO)
202 West Second Street, Duluth MN 55802
COVID protocols are always present at the AICHO building.
FREE PARKING: 231 W. 2nd STREET PARKING LOT
This event offers an opportunity to show up for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community, hear a powerful community leader, and experience the beauty of the Indigenous culture.
Questions about this event? Call or text Sandy Grandmaison at (218)348-7589.
LeAnn Littlewolf
LeAnn Littlewolf (she/her, Gaazagaskwaajimekaag Band of Ojibwe) is the Executive Director of the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO). LeAnn has worked in community organizing, development, direct services, and community leadership for over 30 years and brings an Indigenous-approach to social justice movement work. LeAnn is the current Board Chair for TakeAction MN and serves on the Lake Superior College Foundation board and the Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation (PBS North and The North 103.3 FM) board. She is also on Mayor’s Taskforce on Child Care, the community advisory board on rural electrification, and serves on campaigns on clean heat and a constitutional amendment for housing funding. LeAnn holds a bachelor’s degree in Education, a Master’s degree in Education, and a Master’s degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership. LeAnn is on a mission to radically advance the real status of equity in our region and believes this will be achieved through the power of relationship.
LeAnn will speak about her journey as an unlikely leader, the impact of traditional Indigenous leadership on her work, and the larger vision for the future as an Indigenous leader.
LeAnn will speak about her journey as an unlikely leader, the impact of traditional Indigenous leadership on her work, and the larger vision for the future as an Indigenous leader.