I come from the Blackhawk family and am a citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation. I was gifted with the Indian name of Kaagi hiugejga, Raven Queen, by my uncle during a traditional ceremony. I am honored to hold this name. Names often represent a strength in the person receiving it. My uncle has passed on and my name brings me strength and resiliency. I feel the intention of this name when facilitating groups. Ravens are empathetic with high intelligence. When I think about this sacred name, I see my role to represent the whole community.  

I now divide my time between Minnesota and Florida. I continue my quest of facilitating strategy through my business, Blackhawk Facilitation. My passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion has never faltered as I work to name and address systemic inequities internally and externally.

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Dawn Newman

Facilitator

Dawn Newman, is a Certified ToP® Facilitator and Trainer specializing in participatory strategic planning, consensus building, community building and leadership development.   

She develops collaborative processes and trainings to enable groups to transform input and conversation into shared decision, working agreements and focused action. 

Dawn is a credible facilitator and leader trained to empower people and build trust through focused dialogue, honoring perspectives and ensuring respect.  Utilizing proven methods that motivate groups, build consensus, manage dysfunction, maintain focus, generate ownership, and inspire to action. Her facilitation, training and consulting has focused on applications in Indian Country, nonprofit, and corporate cultures.

She is an enrolled member of Ho-Chunk Nation that has professionally worked with Indian Communities and Nations for 30 years. 

​She retired from University of Minnesota Extension as an American Indian Leadership and Civic Engagement Educator. She has an MA in Education from Roosevelt University, Chicago IL and BA in Business from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst IL. 

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