Virginia R. Beavert (Yakama) is author of The Gift of Knowledge / Ttnúwit Átawish Nch’inch’imamí: Reflections on Sahaptin Ways. Michelle M. Jacob (Yakama) is professor of Indigenous studies, director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program at the University of Oregon, and author of Yakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing. Joana W. Jansen is a scholar of the Ichishkíin language and associate director of the Northwest Indian Language Institute at the University of Oregon.
Michele M. Jacob is professor of Indigenous studies and co-director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. She is the author of Yakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing (University of Arizona Press, 2013) and Indian Pilgrims: Indigenous Journeys of Activism and Healing with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (University of Arizona Press, 2016), and co-editor of Anakú Iwachá: Yakama Stories and Legends, 2nd Edition (University of Washington Press, 2021) and On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge-Generating Hope, Leadership and Sovereignty through Education in the Northwest (Information Age Publishing, 2020).