Eric Gansworth, an enrolled member of the Onondaga Nation, was born and raised at the Tuscarora Indian Nation in Western New York. He is a Professor of English and Lowery Writer in Residence at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

Gansworth's work is a commentary on the oral tradition existing within Haudenosaunee culture and its fluid nature. He uses iconography recognizable in the context of the mythic Haudenosaunee world, yet alters it to reflect issues relevant to a more contemporary Haudenosaunee existence, as well.

Garcez attributes his interest in the spiritual and supernatural to his grandparents. They were the ones who taught him to respect spirits, healers, and other forces of nature. He is known for being the first to publish a collection of true, modern, first-hand accounts of experiences with ghosts. Established as an authority on the paranormal, he has been featured on numerous national and international television and radio programs. Garcez graduated with a B.A. from California State University at Northridge and then attended graduate school at the University of Wisconsin. Before becoming a writer, Garcez was a marketing director at a health care facility. Antonio continues to write from his home in Northern California.

J. T. Garrett, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from North Carolina, is the author of Meditations with the Cherokee and coauthor with his son, Michael, of Medicine of the Cherokee and The Cherokee Full Circle (forthcoming). As a student and teacher of Indian Medicine for over 35 years, he draws on the ancient wisdom teachings of his Medicine Elders on the Cherokee Reservation in the Great Smoky Mountains. He currently serves as the Health Director for Carteret County in North Carolina.

Dr. Michael Tlanusta Garrett, Eastern Band of Cherokee, is Associate Professor in the Department of Counselor Education at the University of Florida.  He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education and a M.Ed. in Counseling and Development from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a B.A. in psychology from N.C. State University.  Author and coauthor of more than 50 articles and chapters dealing with multiculturalism, group work, wellness and spirituality, school counseling, working with youth, and counseling Native Americans, Michael has authored the book, Walking on the Wind: Cherokee Teachings for Harmony and Balance (1998) and the upcoming book, Counseling Native Americans to be published through Houghton Mifflin/Lahaska Press later this year; and coauthored the books, Medicine of the Cherokee: The Way of Right Relationship (1996), Cherokee Full Circle: A Practical Guide to Ceremonies and Traditions (2002), Native American Faith in America (2003), and the upcoming book, Counseling and diversity: Central concepts and themes for competent practice, to be published through Houghton Mifflin/Lahaska Press later this year. 

I was born in San Antonio, Texas, but have lived most of my life in the northern United States. I started writing seriously in 1980 after being a visual artist for about eight years, although I have been doing both since age 12. I write mainly short stories/observations and poetry and limit my art to illustrations and graphics. I have been published in over thirty-five publications, including The Great Lakes Review, New Rain Anthology, Black Bear Review, Akwekon, The Wooster Review, Poetry East, HlPology Anthology, The Wayne Review, and Triagle. I have published three books of poetry and short stories: Masks, Folk Dances and a Whole Bunch More; Kamikaze; and Momentos. Currently, I am involved with lecturing about writing and native culture and working on a new manuscript. I am a member of Casa De Unidad Community Arts Center, Kanto De La Tierra, Wordcraft Circle, and the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.

Geiogamah is known for plays in which he employs humor, realism, idiomatic language to subvert negative stereotypes about Native Americans and to address the alienation felt by Indians in contemporary American society. Critics have consistently praised Geiogamah for his compelling characterizations, his emphasis on survival and self-knowledge, and his realistic portrayal of the social and political conditions under which Native Americans live today. Jeffrey Huntsman has stated, "Geiogamah's purpose is, first, to present and thereby preserve living Indian traditions and, next, to demonstrate the facts of Indian life in America today, unvarnished by either Indian or non-Indian romanticizers." While he attacks the long history of white exploitation of Indians, he does so in a way, as stated by Kenneth Lincoln, that "purges the anguish , and celebrates what it means to be alive today in Indian America." Geiogamah himself has written: "Almost all the characters in [Foghorn] are stereotypes pushed to the point of absurdity. The satire proceeds by playful mockery rather than bitter denunciation." In addition to writing plays, Geiogamah has served as artistic director of several a theater organizations, including the Native American Theater Ensemble (NATE), Native Americans in Arts, and the American Indian Dance Theater.

1899-1981.  Winner of a New York Film Critics Award for Best Actor in 1970 Chief" Dan George was born in 1899 near Vancouver, British Columbia and died in 1981. He was an actor who won acclaim and several awards. He dedicated his life to improving the acceptance of Indian people.

Retired from the US Navy Reserves, George is an author and freelance copy editor. He is a frequent guest columnist for Florida Today on Native American issues. He is a member of the Lenape Tribe Turtle Clan and lives in Central Florida with his wife.

Born in Seattle, Washington in 1946, Phil George calls the Puget Sound home. He is Wallowa Nez Perce and Alaskan Tsimshian. A champion Traditional Plateau dancer, he designs and makes his own outfits. He has been a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout, Vietnam veteran, and Congressional Intern in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. He toures with the Native American Theater Ensemble out of New York City and travels the country giving writing workshops upon request. He performs some of his poetry in sign language dressed in a white buffalo headdress and white buckskin regalia. Vincent Price read his work on the Dick Cavett Show and the Johnny Carson Show.

Doug George-Kanentiio is a writer, lecturer and chairman of Round Dance Productions, a non-profit cultural foundation on OneidaTerritory. He has published a number of articles in Akwesasne Notes including How Much Land Did the Iroquois Possess, Iroquois at the U.N., and Iroquois Population in 1995. He has also been published in the Syracuse Herald Tribune.