Archives: Speakers
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Shelley Buck
Shelley Buck became President of Owámniyomni Okhódayapi in January 2023. Buck is an enrolled member of the Prairie Island Indian Community and served 12 years on the Prairie Island Tribal Council, including six years as president. Prior to being elected to Tribal Council, Buck held other positions serving the Tribe, including enrollment clerk and government…
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Cannupa Hanska Luger
Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota) is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and cultural innovator whose expansive creative and philosophical practice introduces new methodologies, ideas, and speculative technologies that reflect Indigenous innovation and shift collective thinking. Born on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, he is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes…
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Boo McCaleb
Boo McCaleb also known as Booscapes is a Minneapolis-based projection artist and creative technologist whose work bridges visual storytelling, community healing, and immersive design. Through their practice, Booscapes transform public spaces with light, color, and soundscapes, reflecting cultural experiences. Their installations center interactivity, the environment, and the collective imagination. With a background in facilitation, public art, and artist…
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Erica Warren
Erica Warren (she/her) is a Black and Chamru (Chamorro) graphic artist, illustrator and puppeteer. Erica has participated in Monkeybear Harmalodic Workshop (2022), New Puppet Works (2023) and Minneapolis Puppet Lab (2024). Her puppet works have been shown in Minneapolis Crankiefest (2022-2024), Full Moon Puppet Show (2022), the Weisman Art Museum (2024). Erica explores the art of storytelling through shadow, rod…
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Rachel Quast
Rachel Quast (she/her) is a Minneapolis based interdisciplinary artist currently focused on design, illustration, and experimental animation. Her work can be found in national publications, television commercials, tour merchandise, apparel and more. She’s drawn to themes of collective memory, temporality, and the natural world.
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Brownbody
Founded in 2007 by choreographer Deneane Richburg, Brownbody’s mission is to liberate Black artistry through dance, theater, and figure skating. Brownbody’s work celebrates Black and African diasporic stories—bringing narratives long relegated to the margins into the spotlight and making the ice a more inclusive, welcoming space through engagement programs that foster intergenerational community. We transform…
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Liz Tracy
Liz is an award-winning producer and documentarian with experience working on a wide variety of projects in the U.S. and abroad – always with a commitment to intimate and authentic storytelling. In television, Liz has worked as executive producer and showrunner, leading diverse creative teams and collaborating with stakeholders to create top-rated series including Bobby…
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Voyageurs Conservancy
Founded in 1965, the Voyageurs Conservancy (formerly known as Voyageurs National Park Association) represents a community of people committed to the future of Minnesota’s National Park. As an independent charitable organization, Voyageurs Conservancy work with the National Park Service to support recreation and conservation projects, advance education and public engagement, and protect the wild nature…
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Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and writer. She is co-founder of the non-profit think tank Urban Ocean Lab, co-editor of the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, and author of the New York Times bestselling book What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures. She is in…