GRANDMOTHER ISABELLE
Traditional Ojibwe Grandmother & Elder Elder of the Serpent River First Nation-Tribal member of the Serpents Band Of Ojibway on the Northshore of Lake Huron. Resided with the Serpents People for the majority of her life. She has spent her lifetime learning and keeping the songs of the land, the stories, medicine ways and sacred ceremonies of the People who raised her, and passed down ancient oral traditions. Whatever life the people of the time were living, she shared that space with them. She provides Elder services to the organizations and agencies in the traditional Aanishnaabek territory and performs age old Rites of Passage for the women, girls and youth.
Spiritual Counselling- Identifies unmet needs of the most vulnerable members of her society, and fulfills them using ancient Indigenous technologies tailored for our modern times. Isabelle works predominently with Sacred Woman, Youth and Two Spirit People..
Co founder of Kii Ga Do Waak Nookimisuk, grassroots Grandmothers Council, whose mandate is to mobilize Indigenous Communities via presentations targeted toward toward the crime of human Trafficking, its underlying causes and repercussions. The Grandmothers Council asserts its sacred role and responsibility by attending gatherings, walks, and rallies as it refers to violence against women, indigenous youth and two spirit people, hosting conferences and educational programs and outreach, as well as implements innovative programming.
