Dr. Rodney C. Haring is research faculty at the University of Arizona, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Native American Research and Training Center. He is also…

Dr. Jennifer (Jenny) L. Penland, Associate Professor of Education at Wes tern Wyoming Community College, received her Doctoral Degree in Educational Leader ship with a cognate in Higher Education and…

Mr. Karunakar was born in a small village in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India and educated in prestigious central government schools and universities in India. He is in the…

Cherry Smiley is an abolitionist, artist, activist and feminist. She is a collective member of the Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, an organization that is an independent voice against injustice to…

Heidi was raised in a trilingual (English, Spanish and German) home in Alaska. She is a writer, researcher and curious traveler. After working in education, social work and sustainable rural…

Patricia Spence lives in Riding Mountain, Manitoba Canada. She has lived and worked with the indigenous peoples of Northern Ontario and the Yukon for 35 years. She has been a…

Mr. Wilson Manyfingers is a noted international relations analyst with roots in his own Cree Nation. He is an Associate Scholar at the Center for World Indigenous Studies. Mr. Manyfingers…

Dr. Kanchan Sarker is on the Sociology Faculty at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan. He has been a researcher at the Sociological Research Unit of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkkata and…

Laura Killian is currently on the faculty of Washington University. She earned her Masters degree at Antioch University. She came to CWIS as an intern after a few years of…