Dr. Damien Lee belongs with the Anishinaabeg of the northern shore of Lake Superior. He was adopted as an infant into Fort William First Nation in accordance with Anishinaabe law, and raised as Anishinaabe by his family. Damien is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. His name, Zoongde (pronounced “zohng-day”), was given to him by his friend and Elder, Gitigaa Migize-ba (Doug Williams-ba), of Curve Lake First Nation, in 2011.