Leonard M. Harjo was elected Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma in August, 2009. Through September, 2017 Chief Harjo worked continuously to build a sustainable Seminole Nation capable of enabling its 22,000 members to thrive culturally and economically in the 21st Century and for generations to come. Chief […]
Through the Association on American Indian Affairs, Roy Melendez and Shannon O’Loughlin bring Indian country news, culture, law, policy, controversy, humor and Native people from next door. Shannon and Roy will talk with Walter Ruiz (Gray Wolf), Yoeme/Yaqui, who is the Director of the Southern California Chapter of the American […]
Dr. Sonya Atalay is Anishinaabe-Ojibwe, and is of the Wabizheshi or Pine Martin Clan). She is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Sonya is an archaeologist who does work in partnership with Native Nations, to explore community-designed research projects. She has co-authored a series of research-based comics […]
Gerald “Jay” Harris is a citizen of the Crow Tribe of Indians or Apsaalooke. His traditional name is “Prays on Top of the Mountain”. Jay is a 2009 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law and a 2005 graduate of Rocky Mountain College (MT). He served in the […]
Santee Frazier is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and is an author and poet. He received a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts and an MFA from Syracuse University. Santee is the author of “Aurum” (University of Arizona Press, 2019) and “Dark Thirty” (University of […]
Pura Fé belongs to the Tuscarora & Taino Nations and is a singer-song writer, musician and activist. Pura Fé is the founding member of the internationally renowned Native women’s acapella trio, “Ulali”. Pura Fé consulted and appeared in Rezolution films documentary, RUMBLE: “The Indians that Rocked the World”, is the […]
Lisa and Shannon Martin were married (four times!) in 2018 and consider themselves #REZbians. Lisa (Bird Clan) is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma and began service with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan in 2017 as a Strategic Grants Specialist. Lisa is a Medical Anthropologist […]
Dion Killsback is a citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and has his own law practice dedicated to Indian Country. Dion received his law degree in 2003 from the University of Montana School of Law and specializes in the practice of Indian Law focusing on Tribal Governments, Indian Gaming, Indian […]
Alli Joseph is a member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and of Black, West Indian, and white European heritage. As a writer, producer, educator, and on-camera talent, Alli carries her late mother’s matrilineal indigenous storytelling traditions. Alli is a contributing editor, senior producer, and on-camera host for Salon.com. Alli teaches […]
Tom Holm is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation from Oklahoma. Tom Holm holds the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. He was a member of the Cherokee Nation’s Sequoyah Commission. Tom served with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, […]
