Reimagining the Role of ‘Health and Social Services Director’


  • Mno-yaawin Gaa-niigaan’ziikndang

Mno-yaawin Gaa-niigaan’ziikndang ~ Director of General Wellness


  • Mno-yaawin ~ “general wellness”
    • Mno- ~ “good”
    • yaa ~ “someone is in a state or condition”
    • win ~ “-ness”
  • Gaa-niigaan’ziikndang ~ “someone who leads it”
    • Gaa-…ang ~ “someone who…”
    • niigaan ~ “ahead, leading, in front”
    • zi(i) ~ “someone is in a state or condition”
    • knd ~ “act on it”

  • someone-who-leads (general-)wellness

  • someone who leads-up general wellness

  • Director of General Wellness