In a move to strengthen ties with
Wisconsin’s Native American communities, Wisconsin Economic Development
Corporation (WEDC) has named David “Waabigekek” Fleming Sr. as its new
Tribal Liaison.Fleming will be the first point of contact for WEDC in its relationships with administrators, grant writers and other leaders within the state’s tribes.
Fleming, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, joined WEDC’s Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) in January 2022 as a program specialist with the Revitalizing Economic Vibrancy After a Major Pandemic (REVAMP) program. When that appointment ended, he became one of ORP’s two rural development specialists for Thrive Rural Wisconsin, focusing on economic development in five northern Wisconsin communities, including the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa...
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