One of my main achievements is producing and editing an anthology of my students’ writing, compiled over 10 years, on the Hannahville Indian Reservation where I taught high school English classes. There, I was immersed in the reservation community, was invited to and attended ceremonies and learned the importance of storytelling, beadwork and honoring all life. I participated in native language classes for several years out of respect for my great-grandmother. I also served as the school’s oversight person for language instruction.

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I've presented workshops at the national meetings of Creating Sacred Places for Children, the National Indian School Board Association, and the International Reading Association. 

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​Other relevant work includes the publication of "Writing Power: Opening Doors to Self-Expression" in Winds of Change (published by American Indian Science and Engineering Society), lesson plan contributions to Creating Sacred Places for Children, and creating a Language Arts curriculum using Native Authors, grades 9-12, for tribes on the west coast under the direction of Dr. Sandra Fox. I worked with a traditional language instructor (Hannahville) to develop a Native American Literature class which we co-taught for several years and which was broadcast to schools in the UP. I facilitated an interview of Hannahville Poets students and school principal for the Native America Calling radio program and co-taught Rezz Radio, produced at Hannahville Indian School/Nah Tah Wahsh PSA