My name is Teotti Michele Balagot. My Indian name is d^zagʷabidic̓aʔ. My father is Mike Dunn Sr. and my mother is Sharon Pierce. I have one child and her name is Brooklyn Francis. I am an enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribes. I started out with the Tribe working at the Tulalip ECEAP Program in September of 1990 and started with the Lushootseed Language department in September of 1997. I have recently graduated from Western Washington University with my BA and Teaching Certificate K-8^th Grade.