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Darla Howe Pierce is the creative director and owner of Artsy Designz. She is an inspired innovator, branding strategist, and graphic designer focusing on creative enthusiasm to inspire. She combines a broad range of creative visuals and development with B2B/B2C marketing. Her wish is to combine knowledge and experience designing creative aesthetic for clients and their audiences. She enjoys engaging customers with a collaboration of a memorable visual brand. Darla develops long term relationships with clients gaining their trust and respect receiving 100% referrals with a waiting list for future projects. Her earlier career includes roles as producer, editor, videographer, and writer on the television production of “This Generation”, and “Eastman Curtis Live”. 

Former director of Muscular Dystrophy Associations, and a Human Resources Generalist and Editor for Eagle Communications International. Darla continues her quest seeking knowledge as a Certified Administrator of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Darla is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, emphasis in Radio/Television/Film. She studied Graphic Design at Tulsa Community College. Darla is deeply proud of her Native American heritage as a tribal member of the Ottawa Tribe, honoring the legacy and resilience of her ancestors who have passed down rich traditions and culture. She is also a proud mom and brand new grandmother.

Her email is: speak2darla@gmail.com

Gena Price is a member of the Cherokee tribe and was raised in the Tulsa/Claremore, Oklahoma area.  She move to Houston, Texas in her Junior year of high school, where she met her husband Chris. Gena  and Chris have been married for 43 years. She is a proud mother and grandmother of two children, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.  They moved their family to Cleveland,  Oklahoma in 1992  to follow a dream of owning and operating a restaurant. She has since owned two restaurants, and a Christian bookstore. Gena works for the John 3:16 Mission in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and makes her home in Collinsville.

Her email is:    gprice@john316mission.org

Sherri Mount, holds an A.A. degree in Accounting from NEO A&M College and a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Tulsa. She joined our team in January 1994. Sherri specializes in leasing and consumer/commercial loans.  Sherri is a proud grandmother, who loves spending time on her farm.   

Website: Welch State Bank | Community Banking Made for You

Email: smount@welchstatebank.com

Lynda Kay Sawyer is a multidisciplinary artist (photography, jewelry, writing, filmmaking), devoted to preserving and inspiring appreciation for First American Native history and culture, featuring her Choctaw heritage. She creates art based on stories handed down and extensive research.    

Her photography depicts the Chahta spirit in people, artifacts, nature, and historical places. She captures images from the mountaintops where the last strain of Choctaw horses roamed, to the faces of those keeping the spirit alive today. Her photos have been published in national magazines and on the book covers of Touch My Tears and Anumpa Warrior: Choctaw Code Talkers of WWI, and coincide with historical fiction books by author Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer. Photographing images across the United States, Lynda Kay views the world through her camera lens by the light of her Christian faith in the Creator. 

Inspired to preserve and honor the legacy and faith of her ancestors, Lynda Kay's jewelry designs tells their stories. With imagistic form, coordinate colors and creative stories, she journeys through the lives of her forebears. 

As a filmmaker, Lynda Kay had the opportunity of producing an artist profile documentary for the Artist Leadership Program of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institute. Producing short films to hone her skills, she hopes to immortalize her ancestors' dedication to future generations by putting their stories on the big screen.

Lynda Kay Sawyer is a registered artist of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. You can discover her work at ChoctawSpirit.com

Lindsay Hickey is a proud member of the Quapaw Nation and has been with O-Gah-Pah Coffee for four years, where she manages operations with a focus on community and cultural pride. Lindsay is dedicated to creating an environment that reflects both her heritage and her passion for connecting people through quality service and genuine relationships. Known for her welcoming nature, she is always ready with a smile and a cup of coffee, ensuring that everyone feels like part of the community. 

Outside of work, Lindsay enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys, cherishing the balance and joy of family life. She loves participating in powwows, where she connects with herculture and community through traditional dance.

Lindsay is committed to contributing to the well-being of those around her, both at O-Gah-Pah Coffee and in herbroader community.

Email: Lindsay.Hickey@ogahpahcoffee.com

Rosanna Dobbs is a Peoria Tribal citizen and currently serves her tribe as the Second Chief since 2021.  She is a wife, mother of 3, and a grandmother of 5. As a lifelong resident of Miami, Oklahoma, she has worked for local Native American tribes for 26 years in various capacities including grant writing, social services, and natural resources. Her focus as Second Chief of the Peoria Tribe is preserving the history, fostering the language and culture, and enriching the present for a future that not only serves but empowers the citizens for years to come.

Hollie Wall Dalenberg is a member of the Cherokee Nation. She was born in Tulsa, and went on to get her BS in Molecular Biology at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO and then her MS in Entomology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a thesis focused on honey bee health. In 2021 she moved back to Tulsa, OK with her husband and two small children. Now she works at John 3:16 Mission as the entomologist on staff for the Refuge Farm and BeeLoved Trading Company. Her focus is on regenerative agriculture and sustainable beekeeping practices that benefit the most vulnerable members of our community

Email: Hollie Wall Dalenberg hwdalenberg@beelovedtrading.com

Jordan Flick is a proud Cherokee Nation citizen from the Longhair Clan, whose experience in public health began in 2016 when she awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While obtaining her degree in Politics, Philosophy, & Economics, she served as a Public Health scholar at Columbia University in New York and studied Global Health & Development Policy in Geneva, Switzerland. She has served as a Population Health Coordinator for a rural hospital; an Executive Director for a county coalition; a program evaluator for federal and state grant programs; and a Prevention Program Developer for multiple tribes within the of Oklahoma. She now works as a Senior Project Director for C.A.R.E. Consulting Group, and owns her own strategic consulting business, The Flick Framework, LLC.

Email:  Jordan.l.flick@gmail.com

Cheyenne Sixkiller-Lasiter is a writer, photographer,Dental Hygiene student and Full time mom. Her photography and writing is focused on nature and Native American history . Her photography work has received honorable mention and published in College literary magazine Crowder Quill. She is the original creator of  “In Honor of the Thousands” that pays tribute to the victims, survivors and families of residential schools, it has been published Native Hoop Magazine, Carthage Chronicle, Peoria Newsletter and by Indian Residential School Survivor Society.

A tribal member of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and bloodlines in both Cherokee and Creek tribes. She is pursuing a career in Dental hygiene with intentions of serving as a health care provider in tribal communities and future missionary work as a hygienist among Native American Reservations.

cheyenne.lasiter@yahoo.com

Martha Nunnallee Armitage believes in honoring and sharing her culture through her life’s work. From the very beginning of her life, growing up on a working ranch in Cherokee Nation and as a Cherokee woman herself, Martha learned that business and heritage go hand in hand. 

After graduating from Oklahoma State University, Martha married Mike Armitage in the winter of 1985, and together they built a successful livestock marketing business while raising two sons. She made a strategic point to instill Cherokee culture into their family life and business. Following Mike’s death in 2020, Martha has kept her ranching business and passion for Indigenous heritage with much to come on the horizon. 

SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is a story archaeologist. She digs up shards of past lives, hopes, and truths, and pieces them together for readers today. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their Artist Leadership Program for her work in preserving Choctaw Trail of Tears stories. She is the creator of the Fiction Writing: American Indians digital course. (americanindians.fictioncourses.com) 
A tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she writes historical fiction from her hometown in Texas, partnering with her mother, Lynda Kay Sawyer, in continued research for future works. Learn more at SarahElisabethWrites.com and Facebook.com/SarahElisabethSawyer

MARLA NAUNI, Cache, OK

(Seneca, Comanche, and Huron Band of Potawatomi Nations)

Ms. Marla Nauni obtained her Bachelor’s of Business Administration (BBA) and Master's in Human Relations (MHR), from the University of Oklahoma.  In April 2022, she released her 3rd Album titled "Nauni Legacy."

Ms. Nauni's latest Film accomplishments include performing in Apple's "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Film), Bartlesville, OK, which was filmed throughout Osage county, Oklahoma.  "Prey" (Film) in Comanche/English Vocals and Lyrics.

Ms. Nauni also starred in OETA's Big Productions documentary, “Back in Time: Osage Murders - The Reign of Terror” (Film), where she played the Lead Role of "Anna Brown", an Osage headright owner who mysteriously disappears in the 1920's. This documentary explored the systematic murders of the Osage from 1910 to 1930 in an organized effort to rob them of their oil and money. This documentary won an Emmy, July 2022.

Ms. Nauni's latest TV accomplishments include performing

"Yellowstone," "Walker" (TV) and 

Paramount+ “1883” (TV), "Tulsa King" (TV), and Disney/FX "Reservation Dogs" (TV), Tulsa, OK. She also performed in Paramount’s “Yellowstone” (TV), and performing the English/Comanche Vocals for AMC’s “The Son” (TV), in Los Angeles, CA. In the summers, she performs the Comanche blessing song in the “TEXAS” Outdoor Musical, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX.

Ms. Nauni's talents cross boundaries of theatre, music, singing, language, history and culture. She has been involved in researching 1860’s Comanche regalia; assisting with Comanche language translation and spent hours assembling wardrobe to complete actors’ clothing for a film project, “Thistle Creek”. She is set to assist in its final sound track at The Juilliard School in New York City. “Thistle Creek” (Film) premiered in Fort Worth, Texas on December 5, 2020. "Thistle Creek" won "Best Original Score," First Run Film Festival, New York City, NY. 

Ms. Nauni is an accomplished Recording Artist, Model, and Actress.

Website: www.marlanauni.com

Email: marlanauni32@gmail.com

Erin Detherage is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma. She is a full-time musician, playing guitar in a variety of music bands and projects. Erin is also a Regional Operations Associate working for and supporting Medical Physicists. 

Website: www.erindetherage.com

Email: bookdrshred@gmail.com

Isabella Clifford is a citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and a Cherokee descendant. She is a private practice therapist at Thrive Counseling Services in Miami. Isabella serves on The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Business Committee as Third Councilman (June 2018-present).

Contact: Isabella@thrivecounselingok.com

Website: https://peoriatribe.com/

Tonya Stand Mathews is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw Tribe, and the Shawnee Tribe. Tonya is the Executive Director of the Peoria Tribal Gaming Commission, Secretary of the Business Committee, Judge of Combative Sports for the State of Oklahoma. 

Peoria Tribe Link: https://peoriatribe.com/

Quapaw Tribe Link: https://www.quapawtribe.com/

Shawnee Tribe Link: https://www.shawnee-nsn.gov/

Contact: stand74354@gmail.com

Kiyah Hummingbird- Sisco is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma and the Muskogee Creek Nation. Kiyah is the founder, creative force and president of the Indigenous Candle Company. While running her growing candle company, Kiyah is also a full time college student. 

Peoria Tribe Link: https://peoriatribe.com/

Muskogee Creek Nation Link: https://www.muscogeenation.com/

To find a source for the Indigenous Candles you can contact Kiyah here: indigenouscandleco@gmail.com

Syd Colombe is an enrolled member of the Modoc Nation and always has Rosebud Sioux descendancy. She currently works for the Modoc Tribe.  

Modoc Nation Link: https://modocnation.com/

Rosebud Sioux Link: https://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/

Contact: sydcolombe@hotmail.com

Jessica Mullen is part of the Modoc Nation, Quapaw Tribe, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. Jessica is the Director of Behavioral Health for the Modoc Nation, where she is part of The Healing House. 

 Modoc Nation Link: https://modocnation.com/

Quapaw Tribe Link: https://www.quapawtribe.com/

Ottawa Tribe Link: http://www.ottawatribe.org/

The Healing House Link:  https://modochealinghouse.com/

Contact: Jessica.mullin@modocnation.com

Tobie Charles Gatewood is part of the Cherokee Nation. Tobie has a career in education, where she began teaching at rural schools. She now serves as the Assistant Campus Director- at Northeast Tech in Afton, Oklahoma. 

Cherokee National Link:  https://www.cherokee.org/

Northeast Tech: https://www.netech.edu/apps/pages/afton

Contact Tobie@tobie.gatewood@netech.edu

In the lives of Native Americans, we all have one thing in common- bloodlines. The bloodlines are what connect our past to our future. In this podcast, we talk with Indigenous women who are impacting their world for the better in big ways and small ways, while never forgetting to go back to their roots. 

Join, Jeane Burgess, member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, as she has conversations with powerful Native American women who are making a difference in their neighborhood, communities and their world. 

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