Ozaawaagwaneyaash (ojibwe name) or Randy Gresczyk, Eagle Clan, is an enrolled member of Bois Forte. His primary babysitter growing up was his grandmother, who was a first language speaker of Ojibwe. Randy’s father, Richard Gresczyk is an Ojibwe Language teacher. author, and fluent Ojibwe speaker. Randy has been around the ojibwe language his whole life. Randy graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA, double majoring in American Indian Studies with an emphasis on Ojibwe Language and History. Randy has been working in education professionally for over twenty years. He has been an Ojibwe Language teacher and instructor in higher education. Randy has also been a coordinator for different school districts Indian Education programs and is an educational consultant for the Minnesota Department of Education. Randy has been around powwows his entire life. He sings, emcees, and arena directs many powwows in Minnesota.