WOMEN'S GATHERING at miigam'agan's Place. September 1 - 3, 2023, in Esgenoopetitj

miigam’agan is Mi'kmaw grandmother. Her clan is Jagej from Esgenoôpetitj. She is a mother to three wonderful adults and a grandmother to four beautiful little grandchildren. Miigam'agan has devoted her life in cultural revitalization, and in the rekindling of women ceremonies, and more recently, the rematriation of her Mi’kmaq language. She holds a position as the Elder-in-Residence at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB, a role in which she provides support for Indigenous students and offers opportunities for the students and faculty to learn from Wabanaki Elders and Knowledge keepers. miigam’agan is also one of the thirteen member Circle of Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Clan Mothers at the Turtle Island Institute, a global indigenous social innovation “think and do tank” - a teaching lodge supported, in part, by the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR). She is a co-chair for the Wapna'kikewi'skwaq/Women of First Light, an indigenous women-led initiative on adult education for radical social change. miigam’agan is a traditional sub-chief with the 7th District Gespegawagi Mi’kmaq Tribal Council.