Briana is CHamoru, of the Tugong clan. She is a community organizer, an environmental conservation advocate, educator, and the cofounder of the Indigenous Field Guide- a centralized online resource for individuals and organizations in the outdoor industry, which provides public education to prevent the damage of nonrenewable cultural resources, address access concerns on public and private land, and amplifies Indigenous concerns regarding cultural land resources.

Through her work, Briana has worked in partnership with national environmental conservation agencies, Indigenous led organizations, athletes, and Tribal nations across Turtle Island, to advocate and educate on the importance and necessity of cultural land protection, treaty rights, climate justice, Tribal sovereignty and self-determination, as well as health and human rights.

Briana is a mother, an artist, a sponsored athlete, and the first rock climber to be inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame.

Shelly M. Corbin (Takóni Kókipešni) is Mnicoujou/Itapizco Lakota and Kinichii’nii Diné (Navajo), born and raised on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in North Central South Dakota. She is a veteran with over 15 years of military service and continues to serve in the Ohio Air National Guard. A graduate of Kent State University in Public Health Education and Promotion, Shelly has dedicated her career to community health, environmental protection, and Indigenous sovereignty.

As Mapping Specialist for the Ohio Native Land Initiative, she leads statewide GIS mapping of traditional food sources, medicinal plants, and sacred sites. Her expertise in GIS, Native ecology, and Indigenous ethnobotany is guided by Indigenous Knowledge and a passion for land care. Shelly’s work strengthens connections between people, the land, and future generations.

Victoria Awan is Anishinaabe and a citizen of the White Earth Nation, a digital artist, animator, and media professional from the Pacific Northwest, living in Ohio. Through her work and technical expertise, her goal is to create awareness and uplift the voices, history, and experiences of Indigenous people, both on Turtle Island and worldwide. Victoria specializes in narrative visual storytelling with a number of reginal nonprofits, and in her free time, she makes videos about obscure topics and builds model tanks.

Homer Shadowheart is of Anishinaabe heritage and a stand up comic with a bachelors degree in music. Homer has been a long-time board member of the Urban Native Collective since its inception and now works in the office five days a week as the Office Manager. He was the keynote speaker at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s production of August Osage County, where he spoke to the play’s relevance to current conditions in the Indigenous community. He has been involved in activism for years, speaking against racist mascots and petitioning for the removal of racist signage in Cincinnati. Homer lives in Cincinnati with his wife and coon hound. In addition to having the coolest last name on Earth, Homer is currently writing a sitcom.