Right-Wing Takes Wrong Turn in Targeting Michigan Department of Education's Indigenous Education Initiative Head Melissa Isaac

This past Tuesday afternoon, March 1, 2022, the White House sent out a press release announcing the First Lady Jill Biden's special guests in her viewing box at President Biden's first State of the Union, which also included a visit to the White House. Among the eight names was Melissa Isaac, who heads the Michigan Department of Education's Indigenous Education Initiative.

Issac met First Lady Biden last October 24, 2021, when the first lady and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visited the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe on the Isabella Indian Reservation in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. where they learned about Project AWARE.

At the time, Isaac was the director of education for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Isaac applied for the Project AWARE grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant allowed Isaac to expand mental health services and work with two public school districts in close proximity to the tribe.

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