Audrey Thayer
Arts & Humanities Department Chair and Arts & Humanities Instructor
(They/Them) | audrey.thayer@lltc.edu | (218) 335-4215 | Oak Hall 101 A
Tribal Affiliation
Gaa-Waabaabiganikaag (White Earth Nation), Gull Band
Start Date
August 10, 2011
Biography
My spirit name is Ogimaamiigizikwe. I am an enrolled member of the White Earth Tribal Nation in northwest Minnesota. For some years, I have worked for the U.S. Indian Health Service (Federally) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (non-profit) as the Coordinator/Community Organizer of the Greater MN Racial Justice Project that served a seven-county area encircling Minnesota’s three most significant reservations. Beltrami County, Minnesota employed me as a family therapist and served as an adjunct faculty for Bemidji State University (19 years). Today, I instructed Leech Lake Tribal College and currently serve as the Councilor at Large on the Bemidji City Council. Audrey is the first Indigenous-American woman on the Bemidji City Council. I received the 2023 Women United Tribute Award. Leech Lake Tribal College presented as Faculty of the Year, 2013-14. Over my career, I received numerous awards for my commitment to community work.
Education
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Doctorate
Leadership in Organization and Educational Administration
University of St. Thomas
0000
Masters
Counseling/Psychology
Cambridge College
1986
Bachelors
Native American Studies/Sociology
University of Minnesota
1976
Associates
Social Work
Mt. Senario College
1979
Associates
Secretarial Science
West Bend Technical College
1974
