In concert with Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday the 12th, we’re pleased to welcome the Project Manager of Interfaith Action’s Department of Indian Work, which supports culturally grounded services with an emphasis on American Indian Youth Enrichment (AIYE) and the Economic Mobility Hub. The title of our speaker, Tony McGerr’s, talk will be “From Relocation to Relationship: Culturally Grounded Leadership in Urban Native Communities”. Tony is a first-generation White Earth descendant through his father, an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, plus he also has Red River Métis roots. In addition, his maternal grandfather was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and has heritage from the Otomí people. Originally from the Elk River/Anoka, Minnesota area, Tony participated in American Indian Education programming as a K-12 student and has also spent years volunteering as a youth bowling coach, supporting student-athletes from elementary through high school. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business administration from Fort Lewis College and an MBA with a concentration in Native American Leadership from Southeastern State University in Oklahoma.