Matthew Johnson, M.A., School Administrative Leadership Endorsement (Amskapi Pikuni), was born and raised in Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana. For over the past 25 years, He has worked for the Browning School District in a range of capacities, including school counselor, director of alternative education, and school administrator. Mathew’s work is informed by a fusion of Indigenous-focused restorative practices, historical trauma-informed education, storytelling, humor and joy, healing, and tribal educational self-determination. Rooted in the land and community, my “work” extends well beyond my job, and I am as active in the community to engage healing historical trauma through coaching and officiating youth sports, involvement in the Tribal court system, and most recently, participating in the COVID response team.