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I am an enrolled member of the Meskwaki Nation from Tama Iowa. Born and raised in Denver, I now live in Iowa. I am self-taught in all manners of beadwork and traditional garment construction and I have been actively producing beadwork for 45 years. I am also a doll maker, painter and printmaker. I have shown my work all over the United States. I currently work as a Conservationist for the Meskwaki Nation at the Meskaki Cultural Center and Museum in Tama Iowa.

I am an Evenki artist of traditional folk arts and crafts of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from the village of Tyanya, Olekminsky County.

I am highly engaged in social activities:
- member of the organization of masters and artists "Chepes Sam",
- Member of the international organization "Sami Women's Forum" ("Sami nisson forum"),
- Member of the board of directors of the "Public organization for the promotion of legal education and preservation of the cultural heritage of the Saami of the Murmansk region (OOSMO)"