I was the second eldest to three sisters: Maggie, Rita, and Jovita. We grew up in Mexico; we lived in a small house on a ranch, sharing one bedroom and two beds. Maggie and I were the eldest. We didn’t...Read More
Erik Sanchez (Shoalwater Bay / Chinook / Apache) is a Santa Fe based filmmaker creating Indigenous narratives using comedy and magical realism to comment on contemporary society and the landscape around himself. Sanchez uses satire to correct Native American archetypes...Read More
Paige Hannan is a Shinnecock Native from humid and green Long Island. They are a creative writer in the undergrad program at IAIA. Their pieces tend to focus on themes of romance, survival, and adventure. Previously published in earlier anthologies,...Read More
Debbie Haddow is a Thai lesbian author and poet in her first year of IAIA’s MFA program, an enthusiastic nerd by nature. In 2019, she graduated from IAIA with her BFA in Creative Writing. She writes in many genres, but her favorite is fantasy, her inspiration drawn from the magical and mythological. Writing is what...Read More
Vivian Carroll (Cherokee Nation) is an MFA candidate in IAIA’s Creative Writing Program. She recently won the 2020 Tribal College Journal’s Student Edition Top Entry in Poetry, with Tommy Orange serving as guest editor. She is forever grateful to have...Read More
Rebekkah Autaubo is a tribal member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. She is a life-long poet and a fan of Patti Smith. Rebekkah appreciates people who do not shy away from calling things out for what they are. She...Read More
“Diné Nishłį́. Kinya'áanii nishłį́, Tódích’íi’nii báshíshchiin, Tábąąhá dashíchei, Tł’ááshchí’í dashínáłí.” Fidel is Diné. His clan is Towering House clan. He is born for Bitter Water. His maternal grandfather’s clan is Water’s Edge and paternal grandfather is Red Bottom People. He...Read More
Victoria K. Gonzales is a fiction writer, born and raised in Santa Fe, NM. She graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts with her BFA in creative writing, spring of 2018, and she’s currently a fourth semester MFA student...Read More
Paige Busick is a Chickasaw artist from Oklahoma. She primarily makes oil paintings with vibrant, saturated palettes. Her artwork often features portraiture and figurative elements; she is inspired by personal experiences and struggles with mental health. She is currently a...Read More