1954-1997 . Author and narrator of the dance piece, "When The Animals Danced," which is currently being performed as part of an international dance exchange program. Her work is included on the Harbinger NW Cassette Sampler "Lights." She also wrote for Perpetua, a coastal magazine.

S. Alice Callahan, of Creek Indian descent, was a teacher and the author of the novel Wynema, one of the earliest published novels written by a Native American woman. Born in Texas in 1868, there is litle information available on her life.

Campbell is best known for her autobiography Halfbreed, which relates her struggles as a Metis woman in Canadian society. A best-seller in Canada, the book has been described by Hartmut Lutz as "the most important and seminal book authored by a Native person from Canada - " Of Scottish, Indian, and French descent and the eldest daughter in a family of seven children, Campbell was born in Northern Saskatchewan. Relating the first thirty-three years of her life, Halfbreed recounts on a personal level the discrimination and racism to which the Metis have historically been subjected. Infused with a strong undercurrent of anger and bitterness, the book documents Campbell's search for selfidentity, her attempts to overcome the harshness of Metis life, and finally, albeit briefly, her work as a political activist. Considered a sociological tract as well as a moving historical account, the book has been praised for its humor, its documentation of Metis patois and rituals, and its tender portrait of Campbell's loving relationship with her grandmother, Cheechum. Campbell is additionally known for such children's works as People of the Buffalo: How the Plains Indians Lived and Riel's People, which relate Metis traditions and history, and for The Book of Jessica: A Theatrical Transformation, which documents her attempt to produce a stage adaptation of Halfteed with Linda Griffiths. Commenting on the significance of Halfbreed to cross-cultural communication, Agnes Grant has observed: " - Mough the book was written for non-Natives Maria keeps them at a distance. She writes of things she knows, which she believes her readers do not know. The humor and irony are very effective in pointing out to the readers that, indeed, Maria is right. There are things that we did not know. Until she wrote the book, 'halfbreed' was nothing but a common derogatory term

Born in Browning, Montana, Gladys Cardiff attended school in Seattle, Washington. She studied with Theodore Ftoethke and Beth and Nelson Bentley at the University of Washington. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokees, Cherokee, North Carolina. Her book, To Frighten A Storm received the Govenor's Writers Award for a first book upon its publication in 1976 by Copper Canyon Press. She has been selected by the Seattle Arts Commission as a prize recipient in 1985 and 1986. In 1988 she was a co-recipient of the University of Washington's Louisa Kerns Award for literary endeavors.

Helen Slwooko Carius was born March 23, 1928 and raised at Boxer Bay on St. Lawrence Island, AK. As a young girl she was struck with polio. Her parents taught her not to feel shame or self-pity, that she was no different then any other child. Though she had many hardships to overcome she was always ready to take on new challenges. She touched many people in her life through her internationally recognized Siberian Y'upik doll making and her work as a cultural resource teacher in the Anchorage School District. Helen also wrote and illustrated a book about Siberian Y'upik culture, illustrated educational materials for St. Lawrence Island School District, gave lectures about her culture and was a host family in the Soviet Reunion of 1989 in Anchorage, AK. Helen passed away, Dec. 20, 1998, visiting family in Boise, ID.

A.A. (Aaron Albert ) Carr, of Navajo/Laguna Pueblo descent, is a novelist and film producer and director.

Dale Carson, an authority on Native American foods and Woodland cultures, is also and artist, lecturer, and caterer, as well as a gourmet cook and food writer. A member of the Abenaki Nation, Republic of Missisquoi, Ms. Carson lives with her husband and four children in Madison, Connecticut.

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Patrick Chalfant is a fifth-generation Oklahoman with roots so deep that they predate statehood. Both his maternal and paternal ancestors participated in the Oklahoma Land Run and were allotted land, some of which is still owned by the Chalfant family.  Throughout his upbringing in the Midwest, Chalfant found inspiration in both the generous people of rural America and the raw beauty of the untamed land. Bury My Heart at Redtree eloquently combines Chalfant's pride in his Osage Indian heritage with his passion for penning stories that capture the essence of life in America's heartland.  Patrick's first novel, When the Levee Breaks received
widespread critical acclaim. He currently resides in Tulsa with his wife, son, and two dogs.

1797-1886. Of Wabanaki, English and Flemish ancestry, Betsey Guppy Chamberlain was a textile mill worker who wrote for several magazines (including the "Lowell Offering") under the pseudonyms "Betsey", "B.C.", "Jemima", and "Tabitha."

Metis Paul Chartrand, a former professor who served on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, is the author of a book on Metis land rights, Manitoba's Metis settlement scheme of 1870. He received his law degree from the University of Saskatchewan, is a member of the Indigenous Bar Association, and currently runs Paul L. Chartrand Consulting Services in Victoria, B.C., Canada.