


Naawakwe is Eagle clan. He grew up in the place where he was born, the Bald-headed Island village (Fond du Lac Indian Reservation). He is Ojibwe and currently works for the Fond du Lac Band in the Language and Culture Program as the Ojibwemowin Project Manager where he is fully enjoying himself. He has served as an educator for over 20 years in several different capacities. Naawakwe’s first love is skateboarding, and it still brings him joy after 33 years!


Aaniin!
Baabiitaw indizhi-gikenimigoo. Nisowag niniijaanisag eyaawagig. Mii omaa Misizaaga’iganiiing indaa noongom miinawaa omaa endananokiiyaan naadamaageyaan omaa Neyaashiing Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamigong. Niwenda-minwendaan-sa wiidookawagwaa niwiiji-gikinoo’amaaganimag ani-nitaa-ojibwemowaad, wenji-naadamaageyaan omaa MIIN.



He grew up on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservation and spent his high school years with the Red Lake Warriors. He is the Commissioner of Corporate Affairs for the Mille Lacs Band, and the CEO of Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, a tribal corporation which manages the entire business portfolio of the Mille Lacs Band including Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Grand Casino Hinckley, FoxTrot Marketing Group; Maadaadizi Holdings; Wewinabi Inc., Makwa Global, and SLOTCO.
In his spare time, Joe enjoys running marathons, studying the Ojibwe language, reading, and playing basketball.
