Mino-bimose-idiwag | Walking the Path Together
The Mino-bimose’idiwag project, led by the Social Work Department and the Center of Native American Studies, addresses barriers and advances higher education for Native students by providing support, fostering connections, creating internships, and facilitating trainings in rural tribal communities. Additionally, it emphasizes the needs of crime victims in Indigenous communities, with a specific focus on Great Lakes Indigenous perspectives.
The mission for Mino-bimose’idiwag is to empower victim services in rural Tribal nation communities by fostering a critical understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and engaging supportive pathways to higher education
Internship Opportunities
The Mino-bimose'idiwag program seeks to increase internship opportunities and other incentives for NMU students wanting to work in the field of Social Work and with tribal communities. Existing NAS and SW courses are being transitioned into online platforms for students in rural areas. Academic programs have been added to the Native American Studies and Social Work curriculum to engage students with these topics and conversations in order to better serve Tribal Nations in rural areas.
- a new associate degree in Native American Community Services (effective Fall 2018)
- a new minor area of study in Native American Community Services (effective Fall 2018)
- and a Master's of Social Work (effective Fall 2019 - contact Social Work directly)
