Next fall, Graves will enter the doctor of education program in education administration and leadership at St. I have so many memories there of just so much happiness and so it's been sad, but also it's gearing up for the next chapter of my life and so that's a really joyous moment.” Now that it's kind of coming to an end, it's really sad because I'm not registering for classes at BSU, I'm leaving my BSU family. “Before college I never really envisioned myself being a straight-A student and working as hard as I have in the BSU community. Graves has stacked up awards as well, including the Minnesota Indian Scholarship, the Minnesota Indian Teacher Training Program Scholarship, the Elouise Cobell Scholarship for Indigenous Education, University of Minnesota “Honoring American Indian Women” Reception Honoree, the Bemidji State University Ojibwe and Culture Award, and been named to the dean’s list and president’s list. It helped me look around this area and see like ‘wow this is actually what happened in Bemidji or in Brainerd or in Red Lake.’ l was so much more aware of my surroundings, and it made me feel really empowered as an Ojibwe person to know that history, finally.” “My favorite class of my coursework was learning about treaties and federal Indian law. “I've been able to take all of these experiences and keep putting them into each other to best benefit whoever I'm working with, whether it was at BSU or now the Red Lake School District,” she said. Additionally, blending her studies with her career has helped in both areas, she said. Her studies have cost her sleep and she is constantly working, but she reminds herself that making a difference in her community is truly worth it. “I know I'm at the very end of my undergrad career so it's been kind of like the finishing touches on what I have to do to fulfill my goal areas of my degree and get to work in my community.”
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“It's been probably the most challenging time of my life, because I've never worked full time and taken full-time credits, but I've gotten to a peak of joy, where even on the most stressful days, it is still such a fulfilling work position,” she said. You might’ve also heard her voice speaking Ojibwe words on the Lake Bemidji State Park Interpretive Mobile App.īalancing a full-time job and full-time school has been tough, but rewarding, Graves said. While at BSU, she volunteered as a facilitator for the weekly Ojibwe Language Table, and worked as a teaching assistant, tutor and peer advisor.
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Since August 2020, she’s worked as an Ojibwe Culturist for the Red Lake Public School District where she develops Ojibwe language and culture curriculum and assists with language instruction. One of the greatest experiences of my life was attending BSU just for the purpose of being able to be around them and work with them so closely.”
“Their values of (both) their careers and their cultural lifestyle have always set an example for me, and that's something I wouldn’t have ever gotten anywhere else.
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“Most importantly they taught me how to embody the spirit of a standout Ojibwe academic,” Graves explained. Graves credits these professors with teaching her how to think critically, guiding her academically, and serving as her mentors. “I basically have two family members at BSU, Dr. “I didn't (expect) to love Bemidji State as much as I ended up loving it,” she said. But soon, she found a second family there. Originally, Graves saw her time at BSU as an obstacle she had to overcome on the road to graduate studies. She started her academic journey at a community college in Minneapolis before transferring to Bemidji State to be closer to Red Lake. I came up here for an education and found a home.Through her pain, she found solace in learning more about her own heritage and felt the desire to connect more deeply with her cultural roots by studying the Ojibwe language. This song is a tribute to the experiences I've had as a student at Bemidji State while falling in love with the city. This is M-Hause's "Bemidji State of Mind", featuring country/rapper Meehlstud and off the new album: They Call Me Meehlprez. My tribute to the city of Bemidji to the tune of Jay-Z's and Alicia Keyes' "Empire State of Mind".
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