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treasurer Lisa Martin

Lisa (Tiger) Martin, MA is an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma (Bird Clan). She is a Research Specialist/Section 106 Researcher for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) in Shelbyville, Michigan.
 
In 1992, Lisa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and in 1999 a Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology with a concentration in Medical Anthropology at the University of Arizona.
 
Lisa’s work with Native Nations, universities, local and state governments, and non-profit organizations spans over 30 years. Her work includes administration, community engagement, grant writing, policy, research, and teaching at the University level.
 
A skilled presenter, she has provided numerous cultural education presentations on topics including community engagement, culture, health,  and Two Spirit identity. Her community engagement presentations include: "Moon Time: Native American Women and Reproductive Health" and "Porcupine Quill Art for Children." Her work with youth as health messengers is close to her heart and she believes in supporting the next generation of Native leaders.
 
She is a contributing author to: 
  • Partnering with American Indian Youth in the Development of an Intergenerational Youth Health Messenger Program Promoting Breast Cancer Screening
  • Patient Navigation and Cultural Competency in Cancer Care
  • A New Trail of Tears: HIV in Indian Country
  • Changing American Indian Marriage Patterns: Examples from Contemporary Western Apache
  • Family Coping Strategies: Case Studies of Western Apache Families with Developmentally Disabled Children

​She served as a Board Member of the Isabella County Council on AIDS, a Board Member of the Wisconsin Women of Color Network and Native representative for the State of Wisconsin on the National Partnership for Action, Region V Health Equity Council. She has served as a volunteer with multiple organizations over the past 23 years.
 
Lisa finds healing and meaning in ceremony, having Sun Danced for 16 consecutive years and actively supports traditional lifeways. Lisa lives in western Michigan in the Ancestral homelands of her wife, Shannon Martin, with their extended family.
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