Background
She was born in San Francisco, California and is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
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Career
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art (1994), and Master of Fine Arts in Textiles (1998) from San Francisco State University. She has taught American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University and was an artist in residence at the de Young Museum in June 2010 with Michael Horse.
Achievements
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2008 KQED Local Hero Award, American Indian Heritage Month 2007 Smuggling Cherokee, Poetry Foundation bestseller list (March) 2006 Smuggling Cherokee, Social Democratic Party of Germany Books bestseller list (March) 2005 Mentor of the Year Award Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers 2005 Native Writers of the Americas First Book, Diane Decorah Award 2004 Mary Tallmountain Award.
Awards
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2008 KQED Local Hero Award, American Indian Heritage Month 2007 Smuggling Cherokee, Poetry Foundation bestseller list (March) 2006 Smuggling Cherokee, SPD Books bestseller list (March) 2005 Mentor of the Year Award Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers 2005 Native Writers of the Americas First Book, Diane Decorah Award 2004 Mary Tallmountain Award2008 KQED Local Hero Award, American Indian Heritage Month 2007 Smuggling Cherokee, Poetry Foundation bestseller list (March) 2006 Smuggling Cherokee, SPD Books bestseller list (March) 2005 Mentor of the Year Award Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers 2005 Native Writers of the Americas First Book, Diane Decorah Award 2004 Mary Tallmountain Award