Charlee Brissette, Niimiida Migizii Kwe (Dancing Eagle Woman) (she/her) is an Anishinaabe Ojibwe and Odawa woman. She is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians from Bawating (The Place of the Rapids/Sault Ste. Marie), Michigan. Charlee is a descendant of a boarding school survivor who attended Holy Childhood of Jesus in Harbor Springs, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a master’s in Health Behavior and Health Education, with a portfolio in Native American and Indigenous Studies. Her master’s thesis was titled: “You heal the spirit: Anishinaabe Adaptations to Historical Loss and Trauma.”

Prior to joining NABS, Charlee worked as a Tribal Education Director and Community Health Educator for the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. She has experience as a health and wellness coach, working with both individuals and small groups. Charlee has done consulting work for local museums, developing permanent and traveling exhibits around the boarding school experience. She also has experience interviewing boarding school survivors and Native American veterans. Her passion centers around bringing about health and well-being to Tribal communities and individuals from an abundance mindset, using education and traditional Indigenous healing practices.