Aquy! Greetings. I’m Renee Gralewicz, the daughter of Theresa and Leonard, the granddaughter of Henrietta and Howard, and the great granddaughter of Tressy (nee Quinney) and Samuel Brushel. We are members of the Turtle Clan. I’m an enrolled member of the Brothertown Nation and descendant of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans. Like many, I hold several titles such as US Army Major (Retired) and Fulbright Scholar, but none more honorable and humbling than Elder and Peacemaker for Brothertown. I proudly served on tribal council for several years.
My passion for learning sustained me throughout my years of teaching. My research interests always focused on helping make my communities healthier and welcoming to all. The past decade or two I’ve more closely attended to indigenous communities. Since retirement, my energies have been put into understanding, teaching, and sharing information about missing and murdered indigenous peoples. I currently am a member of the Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit Task Force.
My passion for learning sustained me throughout my years of teaching. My research interests always focused on helping make my communities healthier and welcoming to all. The past decade or two I’ve more closely attended to indigenous communities. Since retirement, my energies have been put into understanding, teaching, and sharing information about missing and murdered indigenous peoples. I currently am a member of the Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit Task Force.
Courtney Cottrell Gerzetich is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) for the Brothertown Indian Nation. She has held this position for 16 years. She received her PhD from the University of Michigan in Anthropology and has put her degree to good use as a museum professional. She works mainly with tribal museums across the Midwest, aiding in collections concerns, archival questions, and digitization projects. She currently is the Museum Registrar for the Oneida Nation and a Lecturer for Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
