The following list of contacts below are the directors of the Head Start and/or early childhood programs for each of the eleven federally recognized Tribal Nations of Wisconsin. These individuals oversee the administration and implementation of early learning initiatives within their Tribal Nations and communities and serve as key points of contact for programming, information, collaboration, and support related to Indigenous education and language preservation in early childhood settings.
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Head Start Director
Bad River Tribal Head Start & Early Head Start
53552 Abinoojiiyag Road
Ashland, WI 54806
Telephone: (715) 682-7144
Email: b.cody@badriver-nsn.gov
Website: www.badriver-nsn.gov
Forest County Potawatomi
Early Childhood Program Director
Gte Ga Nes Preschool
5416 Everybody's Road
P.O. Box 340
Crandon, WI 54520
Telephone: (715) 478-7359
Email: debra.tetting@fcp-nsn.gov
Website: www.fcpotawatomi.com
Ho-Chunk Nation
Head Start Director
Ho-Chunk Nation Head Start Program
Ho Chunk Gra
W8802 Mission Road
Black River Falls, WI 54615-6412
Telephone: (715) 284-4915
E-mail: laurel.meek@ho-chunk.com
Website: www.ho-chunknation.com
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Head Start Director
Lac Courte Oreilles Head Start & Early Head Start
8837 N Trepania Road
Hayward, WI 54843
Telephone: (715) 634-8560
E-mail: bbiller@lcohs-ehs.org
Website: www.lcotribe.com/
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Program Director
Zaasijiwan Head Start
2899 Hwy 47 South
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Telephone: (715) 588-9291
E-mail: twolfe@ldftribe.com
Website: www.ldftribe.com
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Early Childhood Services Administrator
Menominee Early Childhood Services
N733 Headstart Road
Keshena, WI 54135
Telephone: (715) 799-3384
Email: mrjames@mitw.org
Website: www.menominee-nsn.gov
Oneida Nation
Head Start / Early Head Start Director
Oneida Nation Head/Early Head Start Program
N7210 Seminary Road
Oneida, WI 54155
Telephone: (920) 496-5205
Email: jmartin3@oneidanation.org
Website: www.oneida-nsn.gov/
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Interim Early Childhood Center Director
Red Cliff Early Childhood Center
89830 Tiny Tot Drive
Bayfield, WI 54814
Telephone: (715) 779-5030
E-mail: cindy.garrity@redcliff-nsn.gov
Website: www.redcliff-nsn.gov
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
Child Development Center Director
A-Binoojii Daycare Child Development Center
3051 Sand Lake Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Telephone: 715-478-6444
Email: tonya.smith@scc-nsn.gov
Website: www.sokaogonchippewa.com
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Head Start Director
St. Croix Tribal Head Start
3792 WI-70
Hertel, WI 54845
Telephone: 715-349-8238
Email: meghanb@stcroixojibwe-nsn.gov
Website: wwww.stcroixojibwe-nsn.gov/
Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican
Head Start Manager
Stockbridge-Munsee Head Start Program
W13429 Cherry Street
Bowler, WI 54416
Phone: (715) 793-3507
E-mail: Candace.Waupekenay@mohican-nsn.gov
Website: www.mohican.com