LINKS AND REFERENCES

Below are some links to further reading and external resources that you may find useful.

Artists Who Created Stories

Tsèhésenèstsestotse (The Big Dipper)

Ruthie Shoulderblade, Northern Cheyenne Elder, Northern Cheyenne storyteller/narrator
Alaina Buffalo Spirit, a senior member of the So'taa'ee band of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, visual artist https://www.redcurtainproject.org/alaina-buffalo-spirit
Sammy Jo Bird, Blackfeet, visual artist https://cowboylifestylenetwork.com/industry-sammy-jo-bird/
Chontay Standing Rock, Chippewa and Cree, sound designer and composer https://open.spotify.com/artist/4phRJ58tsaApyMRAGJRXyv
Preeti Vasudevan, Artistic Director, Thresh, First Voices choreographer and cultural storyteller https://www.threshdance.org/about

Lame Deer High School students, Northern Cheyenne storytellers, performers, and visual artists
Susan Wolfe, Lame Deer High School visual arts teacher https://montanafreepress.org/2023/04/26/art-bringing-northern-cheyenne-students-closer-together/
Seidel Standing Elk, Northern Cheyenne, So-taaeo-o, Lame Deer High School Northern Cheyenne culture teacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZx9s7D4NQ
Pete Tolton, filmmaker, Billings Open Studio https://voicesofmontana.com/podcast/pete-tolton-director-of-the-feature-length-documentary-return/
Tami Haaland, poet, Montana State University Dean of the School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences https://www.tamihaaland.com/about
Ben Pease, Apsáalooke (Crow) and Northern Cheyenne, visual artist https://www.benpeasevisions.com/artist
John Roberts, Department Chair & Associate Professor, Low Brass) https://www.johnjroberts.net/bio#:~:text=Roberts%20is%20a%20Professor%20of,studio%20musician%20and%20composer%2Farranger.
Preeti Vasudevan, Artistic Director, Thresh, First Voices choreographer and cultural storyteller
Joseph R. McGeshick, Assiniboine, Sioux, and Chippewa Cree, poet, educator, and Native American Studies Adjunct Professor, Fort Peck Community College https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=mcgeshick%20joseph&cm_sp=det-_-plp-_-author