Gitli
RECOMMENDED READING
Cherokee Myths and Legends. Thirty Tales Retold by Terry L. Norton.
Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars Club by Christopher B. Teuton.
INDIGENOUS EDITORIAL TEAM
Joseph Pierce Joseph is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature at Stony Brook University. His research focuses on the intersections of kinship, gender, sexuality, and race in Latin America, 19th-century literature and culture, queer studies, Indigenous studies, and hemispheric approaches to citizenship and belonging. He is the author of Argentine Intimacies: Queer Kinship in an Age of Splendor, 1890-1910 (SUNY Press, 2019). Check out his work here.
DR. Melanie McKay Cody Melanie is a Cherokee Deaf and earned her doctoral degree in linguistic and socio-cultural anthropology at the University of Oklahoma, connected to the society for ASL, and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, and the Cherokee community in Oklahoma. Dr. Melanie McKay-Cody, who is a Cherokee Deaf linguistic and socio-cultural anthropologist. She has over 30 years of experience working in Indigenous Deaf communities in North America. With recognition and respect she lives and work in the traditional territories of Kaw, Kanza, Osage, Dakota, Lakota and Kickapoo.
And special thanks to Jack M. Cooper
EPISODE CAST
Kelly Marie Tran (Host/Narrator) Since making her acclaimed, history-making big screen debut in Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, Kelly Marie Tran has quickly become a highly sought-after actress in live-action, animation, and audio drama projects. Kelly Marie Tran made history by voicing Disney’s first South-East Asian Princess with her role as Raya in Raya and the Last Dragon. The film was released to critical acclaim in March 2021.
Lorna Bowen (Ama) Is a Muscogee Creek voice actress. She is a member of The Native Voices at the Autry Actors Ensemble, a freelance Costume Designer, has been a Figure Finishing artist for Animal Makers, and is really enjoying Voice Acting. She is currently working with The Giant Collective creating an outdoor theatre experience which includes puppetry.
Calvin Joyal (Ahuli) is a mixed race, indigenous-caucasian voice actor based in Winnipeg, Canada---home of the Métis people and Nehiyawak (Cree) tribe of his ancestry. He became enthralled with voice acting at a very young age, and has been honing his skills in the craft ever since then. Since 2017, he has performed in video games, commercials, animations, and more. He is thrilled to have been able to provide the voice for Ahuli!
Kevin Thelwell (Andre) Is a Miami-based voice actor. He has worked on a variety of projects such as audio books, e-learning, commercials, anime, cartoons, video games, and more! Many of his clients include the likes of Amazon Audible and Funimation Entertainment. His notable roles include: Mio in Megalobox 2 Nomad, Poseidon in Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, and Kakeru Keshi in Kakushigoto. Check out his work here.
Cherie B. Tay (she/they) ( Sandy Poplore) is a queer, BIPOC, gender non-confirming Voice Actor and multimedia creative artist based in NYC. Working VO Genres include animation, commercial, eLearning, narration, podcasts (audio drama and credit tags), live announce, promo, and trailers. In addition to being a voiceover artist, they are also a Broadway stage manager, professional photographer, videographer, and ukulele teacher. Broadway and Tour credits include: Hadestown, Amelie, Gettin' The Band Back Together, War Horse, In The Heights.
Bryan Green (Animal Control officer) is a Voice Actor, Content Creator and Rapper who has adopted the “Jack of All Trades” approach throughout his voice acting career. Bryan hopes to blend his experiences as both a Black and Native American (Acjachemen) man with his desire to help aid in minority representation in the voice acting community. With audio recording experience ranging over a decade and a half, Bryan taps into all of the skills he’s learned as a podcaster, streamer, and broadcaster to deliver to his clients a sound of familiarity with a bit of uniqueness.