Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Institutions and Affiliated Organizations
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Alaska Native Language Archive
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.
ASU American Indian Policy Institute
Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives, UBC Museum of Anthropology
Barona Cultural Center & Museum
Caddo Heritage Museum
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Dine College
Dr. Fernando Escalante Community Library & Resource Center
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
George W. Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center
Hopi Tutuquyki Sikisve
Huna Heritage Foundation
International Buddhist Ethics Committee & Buddhist Tribunal on Human Rights
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
John G. Neihardt State Historic Site
KCS Solutions, Inc.
Maitreya Buddhist University
Midwest Art Conservation Center
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Museo + Archivio, Inc.
Museum Association of Arizona
National Museum of the American Indian
Newberry Library
Noksi Press
Osage Tribal Museum
Papahana Kuaola
Pawnee Nation College
Pechanga Cultural Resources Department
Poarch Creek Indians
Quatrefoil Associates
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Speaking Place
Tantaquidgeon Museum
The Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University
The Autry National Center of the American West
The Heard Musuem
The Museum of Casa Grande
WOLF Consulting
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Individual Members
Terry Abrams, Tonawanda Reservation Historical Society, Basom, NY
Melissa Adams, Union of BC Indian Chiefs Library & Archives, Vancouver, BC
Velma Alaniz, Hochunk Renaissance, Winnebago, NE
Samantha Alderson, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Laisee Allery, Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND
Bernadette Alvanna-Stimpfle, Kawerak, Inc., Nome, AK
Anne Amati, University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO
Jane Anderson, New York University, NYC, NY
Lisa Anderson, Silver Spring, MD
Kimberly Arthur, Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park, AK
Sarah Asper-Smith, ExhibitAK, Juneau, AK
Jonalee Avalos-Tapia, Poeh Cultural Center & Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Christopher Azbell, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Center & Archives, Okmulgee, OK
Jefferson Bailey, Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA
Mary Alice Ball, Silver Spring, MD
Sharon Ballew, Tenkiller Elementary School, Welling, OK
Nita Battise, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Livingston, TX
Terry Baxter, Multnomah County Archives, Portland, OR
Melissa Bechhoefer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
Kristi Beckwith Dane, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Vina Begay, Dine College, Tsaile, AZ
Tedra Begay, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), Albuquerque, NM
Julian Behill, Owens Valley Career Development Center Nuumu Yadoha Language Program, Fresno, CA
Danny Bell, UNC American Indian & Indigenous Studies, Chapel Hill, NC
Roberta Bennett, Kamehameha Schools Hawaii High School, Keaau, HI
Andrea Berez-Kroeker, Department of Linguistics, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI
Rita Berg, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Tim Bernardis, Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT
Bruce Bernstein, Ralph T. Coe Foundation and Pueblo of Pojoaque, Santa Fe, NM
Ernestine Berry, UKB John Hair Cultural Center & Museum, Tahlequah, OK
Vann Bighorse, Wah Zha Zhi Cultural Center, Pawhuska, OK
Pattie Billings, Quapaw Tribal Library, Quapaw, OK
Bettye Black, Langston University, Langston, OK
Kate Blair, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Suitland, MD
Eric Blanton, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
LaTrisha Blunt, East Baton Rouge Parish Library System - Outreach Services, Carville, LA
Robin Boast, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
Cheri Boisvert Janz, Kuskokwim Consortium Library, Bethel, AK
Sheree Bonaparte, Akwesasne, ON
Roy Boney, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK
Cecilia Bordarampe, The Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Quinn Bradley, Garde Robe LLC., Astoria, NY
Jeanne Brako, Center of SW Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Jameson Brant, Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum, Gatineau, QC
Joy Bridwell, Stone Child College Library, Box Elder, MT
Melissa Brodt, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Oklahoma City, OK
Catherine Brooks, University of Alaska Fairbanks/Dept.of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Developmet, Fairbanks, AK
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Patricia Brown, Haines Borough Public Library, Haines, AK
Mary Brown, Osage Nation, Hominy, OK
David Brownell, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Sequim, WA
Margaret Bruchac, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Hannah Buckland, Leech Lake Tribal College, Cass Lake, MN
Kurtis Bullchild, Nisqually Tribal Library, Olympia, WA
M Pamela Bumsted, Anthropology Now & Then, Kodiak, AK
Alan Burdette, The Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Michael Burgess, Pawnee Nation College, Pawnee, OK
Christina Burke, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Elizabeth Burr, Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ
Elizabeth Buschor, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Carol Buswell, National Archives, Omak, WA
Samonia Byford, Noksi Press, Oklahoma City, OK
Carla Bywaters, San Jose State University, Las Vegas, NV
Reggie Cadotte, Red Cliff Early Childhood Center, Bayfield, WI
Abigail Cahill, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies, Madison, WI
Christina Cain, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO
Trisha Calabaza, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Reno, NV
Naomi Caldwell, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL
Camille Callison, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Melissa Calvert, Muckleshoot Wildlife, Preservation, and General Services Departments, Auburn, WA
Tessa Campbell, Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve, Tulalip, WA
Sharon Cannon, Cannon Museum Group, Columbia, MD
Jeffrey Cannon, Cannon Museum Group, Columbia, MD
Tallas Cantsee, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Venessa Carel, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
Alyssa Carlon, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, El Reno, OK
Amber Carter, Chickasaw Nation, Sulphur, OK
Janet Ceja, Simmons College, Boston, MA
Mechael Charbonneau, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington, IN
Tracey Charlie, Acoma Learning Center, San Fidel, NM
Cynthia Chavez, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, TX
Lillian Chavez, Mescalero Community Library, Mescalero, NM
Cynthia Chavez Lamar, National Museum of the American Indian, Suitland, MD
Shobhana Chelliah, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Alissa Cherry, Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, BC
Abbie Chessler, Quatrefoil Associates, Laurel, MD
Nemah Choubaquak, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia, WA
Kim Christen Withey, Western State University - Mukurtu, Pullman, WA
Therese Chung, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Megan Clarke, Bay Mills Community College Library, Brimley, MI
Helen Clements, Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater, OK
Dianna Clise, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Shirley Cloud-Lane, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
Jennifer Cohen, Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology, Arizona State University,
Kathy Cole, The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Grand Ronde, OR
Chantel Comardelle, Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi Chitimacha Choctaw Tribe, Houma, LA
Karen Condon, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Michelle Cooke, The Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK
Karen Corbett, KCS Solutions, Inc., Brentwood Dr., CA
Vibrina Coronado, Arts Cultures Works, Pembroke, NC 28723
Prudy Correa, Los Lunas, NM
April Counceller, Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK
Chester Cowen, Norman, OK
J. Wendel Cox, Tucson, AZ
Beverly Cox, Chisasibi Heritage & Cultural Centre, Chisasibi, Quebec
Patricia Croad, Bay Mills Community College Library, Brimley, MI
Stephen Curley, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Archives, Mashpee, MA
Rose Marie Cutropia, Museo + Archivio, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
Dora Dallwitz, Ara Irititja, Marleston, South Australia
John Dallwitz, Ara Irititja, Marleston, South Australia
Michael Darow, Fort Sill Apache Tribe, Apache, OK
Faye Davis, Bacone College, Muskogee, OK
Carla Davis-Castro, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Faith Damon Davison, The Mohegan Tribe, Uncasville, CT
Hannah Davison, Adam Matthew Digital, Chicago, IL
Elinda Deans, Library of Congress/FEDLINK, Alexandria, VA
Rosemarie DeBungie, Red Cliff Early Childhood Center, Bayfield, WI
Deidra Dees, Poarch Creek Indians, Atmore, AL
Jonathan Deiss, Citizen Archivist Project, Washington, DC
Charley Dejolie, 1965, Tucson, AZ
Jennifer Dekker, Ottawa, ON
Mary Deleary, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Heather Devine-Hardy, American Indian Library Association, San Jose, CA
Jeanne Devlin, The RoadRunner Press, Oklahoma City, OK
Briana Diaz, NSDAR, Alexandria, VA
Rose Diaz, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Lisa Dirks, Anchorage, AK
Patricia Dixon, American Indian Studies, Pauma Valley, CA
Allison Dixon, SI - NMAI, Suitland, MD
Kathleen Dougherty, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ
Crystal Douglas, Kaw Nation, Kaw City, OK
Mary Downs, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC
Ann Doyle, Xwi7xwa Library, Vancouver, BC
Gary DuBois, Pechanga Cultural Resources Department, Temecula, CA
Stacy Dufresne, Tantaquidgeon Museum, Uncasville, CT
Katy Duperry, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Tonya DuRoche, White Cloud Ind Two Inc, Askov, MN
Sarah Dybdahl, Huna Heritage Foundation, Juneau, AK
Laurie Egan-Hedley, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Rebecca Elder, Rebecca Elder Cultural Heritage Preservation, Austin, TX
Laura Elliff, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Megan Emery, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Natalie Enright, San Jose State University in Master of Library & Information Science Program, San Francisco, CA
Linda Epps, Linda Epps, Merritt, BC
Jeanian Espinoza
Cheri Falkenstien-Doyle, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM
Anna Fariello, Curatorial InSight, Cullowhee, NC
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Erin Fehr, Sequoyah National Research Center, Little Rock, AR
Marva Felchlin, The Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Rebecca Fell, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Clewiston, FL
Susan Feller, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Oklahoma City, OK
Ed Ferguson, Portland, OR
Natalia Fernandez, Oregon Multicultural Archives, Corvallis, OR
Michael Fetters, Quatrefoil Associates, Laurel, MD
Miguel Figueroa, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Kathleen Fine-Dare, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Margaret Fireman, Chisasibi Heritage and Cultural Centre, Chisasibi, Quebec, Canada
Jane Fisher, School of Information, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Jerry Flanary, University of Arizona Library
Sue Folsom, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Durant, OK
Megan Forbes, CollectionSpace, Louisville, KY
Monique Fragua, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Lisa Frankel, Grass Valley, California
David Freeburg, The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Uncasville, CT
Alison Freese, Portland, OR
Diana Gabler, National Museum of the American Indians, Washington, DC
Betty Gaedtke, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw, OK
Patricia Garcia, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, CA
Susan Gehr, Karuk Tribe, Blue Lake, CA
Kylista Geiger, Ypsilanti, MI
Mallory Genauer, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Jane Gentry, The National Cultural Center of the Native Americans, Tustin, CA
Emmalani George, Hula Preservation Society, Kaneohe, HI
Heather George, Ohsweken, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Hamilton, ON, Canada
John George, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY
Linda Georgekish, Cree Nation of Wemindji, Wemindji, Quebec
Taylor Gibson, Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Ohsweken, ON, Canada
Libia Gil, US Department if Education, Arlington, VA
Justin Giles, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Center & Archives, Okmulgee, OK
Kimberlie Gilliland, Bacone College, Muskogee, OK
Marian Gilmore, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
LeChele Gishi, Salt Lake City, UT
Sarah Glass, National Park Service, Washington, DC
Jolande Goldberg, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Louis Goldich, San Diego, CA
Larry Gooden, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
Lauren Goodley, The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Jill Gotthelf, Walter Sedovic Architects, Irvington, NY
Nicole Grabow, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Vernelda Grant, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Carlos, AZ
Julia Gray, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, ME
Judith Gray, American Folklife Center, Washington, DC
Erin Griffin, Sisseton Wahpeton College, P.O. 689, SD
Kirsten Grunberg, New York, NY
Brenda Gutierrez, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, TX
Sunshine Guzman, PPS Title VII Indian Education, Portland, OR
Sara Guzman, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
M Faye Hadley, MJIL/MJEL University of Tulsa College of Law, Pecos, NM
Faith Hagenhofer, Nisqually Tribal Library, Olympia, WA
Leslie Halfmoon, American Indian Cultural Center and Museums, Oklahoma City, OK
Della Hall, Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives, Fairbanks, AK
Susan Hanks, California State Library, Sacramento, CA
Andrea Hanley, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Mary Anne Hansen, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Adrienne Harling, Forks of Salmon, CA
Kylie Harris, Portola Valley, CA
Audrey Harrison, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
John Haworth, National Museum of the American Indian-New York, Brooklyn, NY
Susan Heald, National Museum of the American Indian, Suitland, MD
Ricardo Hernandez, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, TX
Nancy Herod, University of North Texas Library & Information Sciences, Denton, TX
Karen Hildreth, Quapaw Tribal Museum, Quapaw, OK
Tanis Hill, Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Ohsweken, ON, Canada
Lisa Hillman, Karuk Tribe, Orleans, CA
Leaf Hillman, Karuk Tribe, Orleans, CA
Jennifer Himmelreich, San Jose State University, Shiprock, NM
Cheryl Hinton, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, La Mesa, CA
Nancy Hisa, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, TX
Donna Hogerhuis, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Auburn, WA
T. Rose Holdcraft, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology-Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Julie Holder, Kumeyaay Nation, Valley Center, CA
Deborah Hollis, University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, Boulder, CO
Gary Holton, Alaska Native Language Archive, Fairbanks, AK
Cordelia Hooee, Zuni, NM
Brenda Hooper, Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, Fallon, NV
Josh Horowitz, Dominican University of California/San Francisco State University, Novato, CA
Joe Horse Capture, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
Jones (Jr.) Hotch, Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center, Klukwan, AK
Lani Hotch, Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center, Haines, AK
Reuben Howard, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tucson, AZ
Amanda Hudson, The Chickasaw Nation, Sulphur, OK
Elaine Hughes, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ
Marti Hunter, Owens Valley Career Development Center, Bishop, California
Laura Ives-Price, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Kingston, WA
Kristy Jeffcoat, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Leanne Jenkins, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Sequim, WA
Jennifer Jenkins, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Elizabeth Joffrion, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Matthew Johnson, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, Rohnert Park, CA
Gail Joice, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
Kat Jolie, Calvert Library, St Leonard, MD
Miriam Jorgensen, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development & University of AZ Native Nations Institute, St Louis, MO
Marian Kaminitz, Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of the American Indian, Suitland, MD
Roxana Kashatok, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., Anchorage, AK
Jamie Katzeek, Klukwan Community and School Library, Haines, AK
Debra Keats, Yerington Paiute Tribe, Yerington, NV
Mike Kelly, Amherst College, Easthampton, MA
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Kathy Kentta, Siletz Tribal Arts and Heritage, Logsden, OR
Robert Kentta, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Siletz, OR
Catherine Hiebert Kerst, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Silver Spring, MD
Annaick Keruzec, Smithsonian NMAI, Suitland, MD
Arlene Kinart, NM Dept. of Game & Fish, Santa Fe, NM
Valarie Kingsland, Seward Community Library & Museum, Seward, AK
Karen Kitchen, Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR
Irene Klaver, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Janice Klein, Museum Association of Arizona, Tempe, AZ
Mario Klimiades, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Shannon Kopelva, Seattle, WA
Michelle Krasowski, San Francisco, CA
Margaret Kruesi, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Amy Kucera, John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, Bancroft, NE
Elizabeth Kunibe, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Juneau, AK
Jean Ann Lambert, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw, OK
Michelle Lamere, HoChunk Renaissance, Winnebago, NE
Felicia Landa, Owens Valley Career Development, Bishop, CA
Lora Largo, South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ
Mary Larson, Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater, OK
Erica Laughlin
Sarah Laws, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Gerry Lawson, Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, BC
Vicki Lazaro, University of Arizona: iSchool, Tucson, AZ
Josephine Lee, Ho-Chunk Nation, Tomah, WI
Marian Leong, Papahana Kuaola, Kaneohe, HI
Nancy Levenson, Kanu o ka 'Aina Learning 'Ohana, Kamuela, HI
Ben Levine, Speaking Place, Rockland, ME
La Lena Lewark, The Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Mary Linn, Smithsonian Institution, Kensington, MD
Leroy Little Bear, Lethbridge,, Alberta
Dawn Littleton, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MA
Sandra Littletree, Indigenous Information Research Group, University of Washington Information School, Olympia, WA
Michael Livingston, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., Anchorage, AK
Berlin Loa, The Museum of Casa Grande, Casa Grande, AZ
Amber Logan, Te Roopu Kaiawhina Taonga, Haumoana, New Zealand
Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa FE, NM
Noelani Lopez, Papahana Kuaola, Kaneohe, HI
Michael Kawika Lum, PA'I Foundation, Haleiwa, HI
Kerry Lyste, Stillaguamish Tribe, Arlington, WA
Gina Macaluso, University of Arizona School of Information, Tucson, AZ
Neil Maclean, Ohlone Profiles Project, San Francisco, CA
Marsha Madriga, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Arlington, WA
Master Maitreya, International Buddhist Ethics Committee & Buddhist Tribunal on Human Rights, Colonia Los Ángeles, Michoacán
Yan Maitri Shi, Maitreya Buddhist University, Quequen, Buenos Aires
Alan Mandell, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Nixon, NV
Dolly Manuelito, Owens Valley Career Development Center - Bishop, Bishop, CA
David Marquis, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Patricia Marroquin Norby, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Diana Marsh, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Ann Marshall, The Heard Musuem, Phoenix, AZ
Betsy Martens, Univ of Oklahoma School of Library & Information Studies, Tulsa, OK
Penny Martin, Papahana Kuaola, Kaneohe, HI
Cali Martin, Osage Tribal Museum, Pawhuska, OK
Jack Martin, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Shannon Martin, Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Nancy Maryboy, Indigenous Education Institute, Friday Harbor, WA
Myra Masiel-Zamora, Pechanga Cultural Resources Department, Temecula, CA
Ngahiraka Mason, Honolulu, HI
Barbara Mathe, American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn, NY
Tisa Matheson, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA
Florence Mathews, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw, OK
Anita Mathis, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Bartlesville, OK
Jessica Fawn Mattox Wilson, Underdocumented Independent Traditional Indigenous Peoples Of America, Sarasota, Florida
Stephen Mayega, Africa Union Commission, Addis ababa,
Jacquelyn McCalvin, Fort McDowell Tribal Library, Fountain Hills, AZ
ShaVon McClenathan, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Okmulgee, OK
Gary McCone, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Columbia, MD
Anne McCudden, Thomas County Historical Society, Thomasville, GA
Christy McDaniel, Rosetta Stone, Arlington, VA
Dan McDonald, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Gayle McIntyre, Fleming College, Peterborough, ON
Millie McKeown, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., Anchorage, AK
Angela McLaughlin, Karuk Tribe, Happy Camp, CA
Buffy McQuillen, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, Rohnert Park, CA
America Meredith, First American Art Magazine, Santa Fe, NM
Mary Ellen Meredith, Cherokee National Historical Society, Oklahoma City, OK
Alex Merrill, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Scott Merritt, Smithsonian National Muesum of the American Indian, New York, NY
Mahealani Merryman, Papahana Kuaola, Kaneohe, HI
William Michael, Seaside, CA
John Miller, Docip, Geneva
Sharon Millett, Hoh Tribe, Forks, WA
Gina Minks, Gina Minks Consulting, LLC, Austin, TX
Lisa Minthorn, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton, OR
Teresa Mitchell, George W. Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center, Lac du Flambeau, WI
Rose Mohi, Te Roopu Kaiawhina Taonga, Havelock North, New Zealand
Leslie Monsalve-Jones, Southwestern College ~ Quimby Memorial Library, Santa Fe, NM
Willis Moore, Chaminade University of Honolulu, &, Episcopal Historians, Honolulu, HI
Deborah Morgan, Santa Rosa, CA
Jessie Morgan, Haines Borough Public Library, Haines, AK
Julie Moring, Pioneer Library System, Norman, OK
Helen Morris, Chugachmiut, Anchorage, AK
Robert Morris, Nurarat Elirtnaurcuutet, anchorage, AK
Traci Morris, ASU American Indian Policy Institute, Tempe, AZ
Rachel Motes, University of North Texas, Whitehouse, TX
Candy Moulton, BPI (Boston Productions Inc.), Encampment, WY
Azizah Muhammad, Santa Fe, NM
Barbara Mumby, San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
Elvira Murphy, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Ibapah, UT
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Betty Murphy, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Frederic Murray, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK
Doretta Musick, Pala Tribal Library, Pala, CA
Anna Naruta-Moya, Indigenous Digital Archive, Santa Fe, NM
Sandra Narva, IMLS, Washington, DC
James Nason, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA
Jessica Nauss, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Perkins, OK
Angela Neller, Wanapum Heritage Center, Ellensburg, WA
Jennifer Neptune, Penobscot Nation Museum, Old Town, ME
Elisabeth Newbold, San Diego County Library, Alpine Branch, Alpine, CA
Tracy Newkumet-Burrows, Caddo Heritage Museum, Binger, OK
Vangee Nez, Albuquerque, NM
Teresa Nichols, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Angel Nieves, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
Robin Nigh, City of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Darsita North, ASU- SHESC, Phoenix, AZ
Lora Nuckolls, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Wyandotte, OK
Brian O'Connor, University of North Texas Library & Information Sciences, Denton, TX
Nancy Odegaard, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Loretta Oden, Oklahoma City, OK
Sherelyn Ogden, Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, MN
Robin O'Hern, Alexandria, VA
Gina Olaya, Cherokee Nation Businesses, Catoosa, OK
Jennifer O'Neal, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Lina Ortega, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, OK
Jonna Paden, Albuquerque, NM
Chansey Paech, Ngurratjuta/Pmara Ntjarra Aboriginal Corporation, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Keely Parker, Makah Cultural and Research Center, Neah Bay, WA
Nicole Passerotti, SUNY Buffalo State Art Conservation Department, Philadelphia, PA
Lotsee Patterson, University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies, Norman, OK
Kimberly Penrod, Caddo Heritage Museum, Binger, OK
Gena Peone, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Olympia, WA
Elizabeth Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, Dartmouth, MA
Viola Petago, Jicarilla Apache Nation (JAN), Dulce, NM
Ramona Peters, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Mashpee, MA
Carolyn Petersen, Washington State Library, Olympia, WA
Donna Rae Petersen, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Eagle Butte, SD
Patsy Phillips, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Jennifer Pietarila Braun, Spokane, WA
Stephanie Pile, Woodland Cultural Centre, Elora, ON, Canada
Lynnette Pinkham, Nez Perce Clearwater River Casino/Nez Perce National Historical Park, Lapwai, ID
Kathy Platt, Sac and Fox National Public Library, Tryon, OK
Omar Poler, UW-Madison SLIS, Madison, WI
Dinah Pongyesva, Hopi Tutuquyki Sikisve, Kykotsmovi, AZ
Elysia Poon, Indian Arts Research Center - School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, NM
Lylliam Posadas, The Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Maria Praetzellis, Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA
Hillary Presecan, Indian Museum of North America at Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, Rapid City, SD
Terri Presley, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums
Jonathan Pringle, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Ricardo Punzalan, University of Maryland College of Information Studies, College Park, MD
Ricardo Quezada, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, TX
Veronica Quiguango, National Museum of the American Indian, Suitland, MD
Laura Quinn, SI - NMAI, S, MD
Sherrie Quintana, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Dulce, NM
Eric Quintana, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Dulce, NM
Paul Randall, Gaylord Archival, North Syracuse, NY
Emily Raper, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, OK
Gina Rappaport, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian INstitution, Suitland, MD
Jessica Redhouse, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Elisa Redman, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Michael Reinschmidt, Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center & Museum, Sells, AZ
Amalia Reyes, Dr. Fernando Escalante Community Library & Resource Center, Tucson, AZ
Veronica Reyes-Escudero, University of Arizona Libraries Special Collections, Tucson, AZ
Cody Reynolds, The Chickasaw Nation, Tishomingo, OK
Colin Rhinesmith, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Gloria Rhodes, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Robin Riat, Belton, MO
Micker Richardson, National American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office, Washington, DC
Hilary Richrod, Aberdeen, WA
India Riley-Logan, The University of Auckland, Waipatu, New Zealand
Mary Jean Robertson, KPOO radio, San Francisco, CA
Carmella Rodriguez, nDigiDreams, LLC, Santa Fe, NM
Jaclyn Roessel, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Mary Adele Rogers, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, ,
Susan Rowe, Lubbock Lake Landmark/Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Loriene Roy, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Patricia Roy-Trujillo, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Susan Rudolph, Angels Camp, CA
Teresa Runnels, Tulsa City County Library, Tulsa, OK
Bob Rust, Stilwell Public Schools, Stilwell, OK
Ellen Ryan, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Rebekah Ryan, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN
Jessie Ryker-Crawford, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Noreen Sakiestewa, The Hopi Tribe, Kykotsmovi, AZ
Marisa Salvo, Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum, Ignacio, CO
Gwendolyn Sam-Wagner, Dine College, Tsaile, AZ
catalina sanchez, Nisqually Tribal Library, Olympia, WA
Tamara Sandia, Jemez Pueblo Community Library, Jemez Pueblo, NM
John Sarnowski, The ResCarta Foundation, Onalaska, WI
Sally Scales, Ara Irititja, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Robert Schaefer, Selser Schaefer Architects, Tulsa, OK
Edwin Schenk
George Scheper, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Katherine Scott, Cree Nation of Wemindji, Wemindji, Quebec
Walter Sedovic, Walter Sedovic Architects, Irvington, NY
Theresa Seidel, Community Library/& Trickster Art Gallery, Burlington, WI
Siobhan Senier, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Guha Shankar, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Baltimore, MD
Cady Shaw, Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism, Catoosa, OK
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Kelcy Shepherd, Digital Public Library of America, Boston, MA
Marla Shike, Yakama Nation Library, Toppenish, WA
Cathy Short, Lizard Light Productions, Goodyear, AZ
April Sievert, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Bloomington, IN
Elayne Silversmith, Smithsonian Libraries, NMAI, Suitland, MD
James Simard, Alaska State Library, Juneau, AK
Ellen Simmons, SI - NMAI, Suitland, MD
Bridget Skenadore, American Indian College Fund, Denver, CO
Kate Skinner, Aztec Public Library, Aztec, NM
Kathryn Sklar, State University of New York, Binghamton, Berkeley, CA
Leona Smith, Pinetop, AZ
Landis Smith, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/NMAI, Santa Fe, NM
Josephine Smith, Shinnecock Nation, Southampton, NY
Junitress Smith, Osage Nation, Hominy, OK
Chuck Smythe, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Juneau, AK
Shirley Sneve, Vision Maker Media, Lincoln, NE
Donald Soctomah, Passmaquoddy Tribal Nation, Princeton, ME
Vera Solovyeva
Amy Sommer
Saul Sopoci Drake, Smithsonian Institution (SITES), Washington, DC
Loren Spears, Tomaquag Museum, Exeter, RI
Tania Spoonhunter, OVCDC, Nuumu Yadoha Language Program, Bishop, CA
Jennifer St.Germain, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Bloomington, IN
Idella Stanley, Friends of the Venito Garcia Library, Sells, AZ
Laurie Stepp, National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
Erik Stevens, Haines Borough Public Library, Haines, AK
Jane Stevens, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
Ann Stevenson, Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, BC
Shannon Stiles, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
Spring Storm Stoker, East West Research, Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Jennifer Stone, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Alana Stone, Vision Maker Media, Lincoln, NE
Melissa Stoner, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Tina Stytz, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fountain Hills, AZ
Maura Sullivan, Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, Ventura, CA
Sarah Sutton, Sustainable Museums, Minnetonka, MN
Valerie Switzler, The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Warm Springs, OR
Nakia Taber, Mooretown Rancheria, Oroville, CA
Wynona Tahnito, Mescalero Community Library, Mescalero, NM
Victoria Takamine, PA'I Foundation, Honolulu, HI
Bari Talley, Karuk Tribe, Happy Camp, CA
Sheri Tatsch, Indigenous Consulting Services, Orangevale, CA
Ramona Tecumseh, Ira H. Hayes Memorial Library - Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, AZ
Candessa Tehee, Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, OK
Sandra Tharp-Thee, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Perkins, OK
Dena Thomas, Venito Garcia Library, sells, AZ
Joe Thomas, The Chickasaw Nation, Ada, OK
Shawna Thompson, University of Arizona Main Library, Tucson, AZ
Sabra Thorner, New York University, New York, NY
Gabrielle Tieu, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
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Founding Members of the Guardians of Culture Membership Group
Jennifer Toews, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Isabel Tovar, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Jack Townes, Skycraft Designs, Estacada, OR
Diane Travis, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Theresa Trebon, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, La Conner, WA
Lori Tschirhart, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Colin Turner, Midwest Art Conservation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Nicole Umayam, Tempe, AZ
Nolan Valdo, Pueblo of Acoma Learning Center, Acoma, NM
Emerson Vallo, Acoma, NM
Sharon VanDamme Hollis, Sebco Books, Lakewood, CO
Touger Vang, Yolo County Library, West Sacramento, CA
Bill Veillette, Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA
Marijke Visser, American Library Association, Washington, DC
Frances Vitali, University of New Mexico, Farmington, NM
Dorothy Wait, Smith River Rancheria, Smith River, CA
Ben Wakashige, Rio Rancho, NM
Diana Walters, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Valorie Walters, Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center, Sulphur, OK
Ophelia Watahomigie-Corliss, Havasupai Museum Cultural Program, Flagstaff, AZ
Gina Watkinson, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Angela Watts, Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Elizabeth Weatherford, National Museum of the American Indian, New York, NY
Vanessa Welch, Barona Cultural Center & Museum, Lakeside, CA
Charise Wenzl, Nooksack Tribal Education
Richard West, The Autry National Center of the American West, Los Angeles, CA
Tomi Whalen, Kitsap Regional Library, Kingston, WA
Jeannie Whitehorse, New Mexico Tribal Libraries Program, Crownpoint, NM
Baasil Wilder, Smithsonian, alexandria, VA
Diane Willis, Cheyenne&Arapaho Tribes of OKlaho, Concho, OK
Cindy Winslow, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians - Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center, Peshawbestown, MI
Hallie Winter, Osage Tribal Museum, Pawhuska, OK
Arthur Wolf, WOLF Consulting, Las Vegas, NV
Helen Wong Smith, Kauai Historical Society, Lihue, HI
Jennifer Woodcock-Medicine Horse, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT
Lisa Woodward, Pechanga Cultural Resources, Temecula, CA
Ronee Wopsock Pawwinnee, Ute Indian Tribe, Fort Duchesne, UT
Rebecca Wright
Winona Wynn, Heritage University, Toppenish, WA
Johnston Rexx Yandall, Jean P. Haydon Nuseum, Pago Pago, American Samoa
Henry Yisra-El, New York, NY
Rodney Youckton, Chehalis Tribal Enterprises, Oakville, WA
Lisa Young, University of Michigan, Department of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI
Sharilyn Young, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums
Thomas Young, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
Beverly Youngman, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Siletz, OR
Ofelia Zepeda, Department of Linguistics University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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