Terri Bissonette
Terri Bissonette, an enrolled citizen of the Gnoozhekaaning Anishinaabe and a descendant of the Little Traverse Band of Odawa, is a longtime educator, youth champion, and community organizer. She is currently working on her debut novel, inspired by her mom’s experience at Holy Childhood Boarding School in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Terri lives in Denver with her two kids and three dogs and feels blessed to have her mom, sister, niece, and nephew living nearby. Terri has been taking classes at Lighthouse for the past couple of years and has learned and grown so much as a writer. She’s excited to be a part of furthering the Indigenous tradition of storytelling and is deeply grateful for the writers and teachers at Lighthouse for helping her acquire the necessary skills to tell a compelling story.