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Calvin Crosby is the co-owner of The King’s English Bookshop and the Executive Director of Brain Food Books, a non-profit dedicated to making books accessible to underserved populations. After initially providing books through community pediatric clinics, under Crosby’s guidance, Brain Food Books has expanded to serve homeless, immigrant, and Native communities in several school districts. Crosby,...

Kevin M. Schultz is professor and chair of history at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and an award-winning author. He teaches 20th and 21st century American history with special interests in religion and American intellectual and cultural life. Kevin M. Schultz’s most recent book, ‘Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)’, explores the deeper reasons behind the motiva...

Laura Hollingsworth is a singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and co-founder of The Transference, a Chicago-based indie rock band whose dark themes are perfectly paired with joyful melodies and vocal harmonies. In 2025, the band signed with Hardstop Records and will release their first full-length album,  ‘Floodlights’, digitally on July 17. The corresponding vinyl LP is set to be released in the f...

Esther Belin is the author of two poetry books and coeditor of ‘The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature’. Belin’s visual art combines a variety of disciplines and works to reframe the mythical primitivism often associated with indigenous cultures. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and a member of ‘Saad Bee Hózhǫ́’, a Diné Writers’ Collective. She teaches in the Native American and I...

Claire Bubb is an Assistant Professor of Classical Literature and Science at the Institute For The Study Of The Ancient World at New York University. Parts of her research center on medicine and biological science. She has published many books, her most recent one being ‘How To Eat’, a collection of texts introducing the reader to traditional ways of feasting and healing in Ancient Greece and Rome...

Nicholas Bimibatoo Mishtadim DeShaw is an Ojibwe (Eagle Clan) author currently residing in St Paul, Minnesota. Nicholas is a self-described aspiring Ojibwe language speaker and educator. His debut book, Loaf the Cat Goes to the Pow Wow, will be released May 28, 2024 through Nancy Paulsen Press. ••• https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690490/loaf-the-cat-goes-to-the-powwow-by-nicholas-deshaw-i...

William A Rodriguez is an indigenous Taino multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, composer, and performer. As an active member of the Taino/Arawakan community, he makes ceremonial tools for a variety of cultures. He lives on a sustainable farm in rural Georgia, United States. ••• https://archaicroots.com/ https://m.facebook.com/warodriguez0/ ••• Interview conducted by Marco Rixecker https://ww...

Esther Belin is the author of two poetry books and coeditor of ‘The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature’. Belin’s visual art combines a variety of disciplines and works to reframe the mythical primitivism often associated with indigenous cultures. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and a member of ‘Saad Bee Hózhǫ́’, a Diné Writers’ Collective. She teaches in the Native American and I...

Betty Osceola is a Native American Everglades grandmother, environmental activist, educator, and a clean water advocate. She is a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, from the Panther Clan. Osceola is a respected Miccosukee tribal elder, a tribal judge, and serves on the Everglades Advisory Committee. As a fluent first language speaker of Mikasuki, the language of her nation, Bett...

Francisco Molina is the lead vocalist of ‘Hamac Caziim’, an indigenous rock band from the Comcáac (Seri) community on the Gulf of California, in Northwestern Mexico. They perform rock music with traditional lyrics and language, and their goal is to engage members of the younger generation in the history and culture of their own people. ••• https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamac_Caziim https://m.you...

Floyd Favel (Plains Cree from Poundmaker Cree Nation) is a theater artist, educator, knowledge keeper, and writer. Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL), or Hand Talk, was a complex means of communication in North America. PISL plays an important role in Favel’s research, as well as in the annual Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival directed by Favel. “Floyd Favel clearly prides himself in his...

Hataałii is a Diné (Navajo) singer, songwriter, and poet born Hataałiinez Wheeler in Window Rock, AZ, the capital of the Navajo Nation. His name comes from the Navajo term ‘hatałii’, also spelled ‘yataalii’, which means ‘singer’ in English. Singers are medicine men who perform traditional healing ceremonies and blessing rites intended to protect and cure the body, mind, and spirit. Hataałii's...

Gabriela Salas Cabrera is an indigenous Mexican programmer, data scientist, and advocate for the preservation of indigenous languages. In 2024, she partnered with Google to integrate Náhuatl, a contemporary indigenous language in Mexico rooted in the language spoken by the ancient Aztecs, into Google Translate. In December 2024, Salas Cabrera was named one of the 100 most influential women in the...

Melissa Greene-Blye, Ph. D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. She worked as an anchor and reporter for 20 years in the news business covering local news in television markets big and small. Melissa is an enrolled citizen of the Miami Nation in Oklahoma. Her research examines journalistic representations and negotiations of...

Claire Bubb is an Assistant Professor of Classical Literature and Science at the Institute For The Study Of The Ancient World at New York University. Parts of her research center on medicine and biological science. She has published many books, her most recent one being ‘How To Eat’, a collection of texts introducing the reader to traditional ways of feasting and healing in Ancient Greece and Rome...

Cecilia Tuyuc Us is a teacher and language activist from San Juan de Comalapa, Guatemala. She is a digital educator whose goal is to promote the revitalization and use of indigenous languages, especially Kaqchiquel, her first mother tongue, and one of the Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala. ••• https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/posts/ep9/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilia-magal%C3%AD-tuyuc-us-...

Roberta Noell Tom is a Diné (Navajo) artist and children’s book author. She is Áshįįhí born for Nát’oh Dine’é Táchii’nii, and a U.S. Navy veteran and aerospace professional. ‘Bebe Bear and Her Dream Adventures at Masani’s’ is written and illustrated by Roberta Noell Tom. It is her debut children’s book about a Diné girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut, engineer, and more. It encourages childre...

Mark Sheehy is a singer and guitarist in the Chicago band ‘Falling Stars’ whose other members are Andy Mead (guitars and vocals), Dave Whalley (bass and background), and Howard Windmiller (drums). Hailing from a swath of Chicago suburbs and neighborhoods, they have played in numerous venues in the city, including FitzGerald’s, Martyr’s, Hideout, Schubas, Empty Bottle, OuttaSpace, and Friendly Tap....

Mark Sheehy is a singer and guitarist in the Chicago band ‘Falling Stars’ whose other members are Andy Mead (guitars and vocals), Dave Whalley (bass and background), and Howard Windmiller (drums). Hailing from a swath of Chicago suburbs and neighborhoods, they have played in numerous venues in the city, including FitzGerald’s, Martyr’s, Hideout, Schubas, Empty Bottle, OuttaSpace, and Friendly Tap....

Chuck Copenace is an international musician who plays modern and native jazz. He is Ojibway and lives in Winnipeg (Manitoba). He is a trumpet player, interpreter, and composer. As a unique performer, he combines his musical skills with his traditional culture. ••• https://www.chuckcopenace.com/ https://chuckcopenace.bandcamp.com/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCVnlVmH2i45pcf2d9YXuogA/about ••• Tac...

Hataałii is a Diné (Navajo) singer, songwriter, and poet born Hataałiinez Wheeler in Window Rock, AZ, the capital of the Navajo Nation. His name comes from the Navajo term ‘hatałii’, also spelled ‘yataalii’, which means ‘singer’ in English. Singers are medicine men who perform traditional healing ceremonies and blessing rites intended to protect and cure the body, mind, and spirit. Hataałii's...

Johnnie Jae is an Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw multimedia journalist, artist, speaker, advocate, and community builder. As a seasoned journalist and podcaster, Johnnie Jae brings extensive expertise in storytelling, reporting on NDN Country, media ethics, interviewing, and audio production. Jae is the founder of A Tribe Called Geek, an award-winning media platform for Indigenous Geek Culture. ••• ht...

https://youtu.be/k2E8-yxtpRw?si=bVmoEJkiJ80mL2Kc Preston Singletary is a Native American musician glass artist. He grew up in the Seattle area listening to the stories told by his Tlingit great-grandparents. His art has become synonymous with the relationship between Tlingit culture and fine art. His glass sculptures deal with themes of Tlingit mythology and traditional designs, while also using m...

Floyd Favel (Plains Cree from Poundmaker Cree Nation) is a theater artist, educator, knowledge keeper, and writer. Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL), or Hand Talk, was a complex means of communication in North America. PISL plays an important role in Favel’s research, as well as in the annual Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival directed by Favel. “Floyd Favel clearly prides himself in his...

Rebecca Jim is the Tar Creekkeeper, founder of Local Environmental Action Demanded (LEAD) in Northeast Oklahoma, and a member of the Cherokee Nation. LEAD Agency Inc. works to educate the community on environmental concerns, take action to counter environmental hazards that put Northeast Oklahoma’s residents at risk, and partner with other environmental organizations throughout Oklahoma and the na...