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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...

Pete Sands is a Diné (Navajo) performer, artist, musician, filmmaker, and activist. He is the creator of ‘Navajo Highways’, a puppet show starring Ash and Sadie, two fictional characters, teaching and discussing Navajo language, traditions, and culture. In 2020, he was recognized by Time Magazine as one of its ‘Guardians of the Year’ for creating the Utah Navajo Health System’s COVID-19 Relief eff...

Conrad Merced is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer based out of Chicago, Illinois. Being raised in a musical family, he started playing in music groups at the age of 13. His music has featured in films, podcasts and in various music compilations. Conrad’s songs have been described as ‘Nick Drake meets Roxy Music’ and ‘Elliott Smith meets Radiohead’. The themes of his most rec...

Bridging The Gap # 23: Question for Dorianne Laux, a multiple award-winning American poet…  •••  Jim Bachor, a graphic designer and mosaic artist based in Chicago, Illinois, has a question for Dorianne Laux, a multiple award-winning American poet, based in Richmond, California… •••  Dorianne Laux is a multiple award-winning American poet. She has recently retired from her teaching position at Nort...

Bridging The Gap # 22: Question for Vincent Schilling, an Akwesasne Mohawk author, public speaker, and journalist…  •••  Eric J. García, a multidisciplinary artist and political activist, has a question for Vincent Schilling, an Akwesasne Mohawk author, public speaker, and journalist…  •••  Vincent Schilling, Akwesasne Mohawk, is an author, public speaker and journalist who has contributed to such...

Bridging The Gap # 21:  Question for Arielle Vakni, a vocalist, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist and music teacher, based in Taos, New Mexico…  •••  Karen Harryman, an American poet based in Los Angeles, California, has a question for Arielle Vakni, a vocalist, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist and music teacher, based in Taos, New Mexico…  •••  Arielle Vakni is a vocalist, songwriter, pr...

Bridging the gap # 20: Question for Pete Sands, a Diné (Navajo) performer, artist, musician, filmmaker, and activist...  •••  Pete Sands is a Diné (Navajo) performer, artist, musician, filmmaker, and activist. He is the creator of ‘Navajo Highways’, a puppet show starring Ash and Sadie, two fictional characters, teaching and discussing Navajo language, traditions, and culture.  In 2020, he was rec...

Bridging the gap # 19:  Question for Thea Hopkins, an award-winning indigenous songwriter…  •••  Carol C, the lead singer and co-founder of the popular electronic soul band, Si*Sé, has a question for Thea Hopkins, an indigenous performing songwriter from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts…  •••  A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard MA, performing songwriter Thea Hopkins...

Sheryl Youngblood is a Chicago Blues Hall-Of-Famer and Gospel Grammy Group Award Winner. Her wide-ranging repertoire includes Gospel, R&B and the Blues. As a performer her goal is to touch everyone possible musically and make them feel better than they did when they arrived to the show.  •••  https://sherylyoungbloodband.com/  https://www.instagram.com/sherylyoungbloodofficial/  •••  Interview...