Kelton Sheridan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Anthropology Department and Archaeology Research Collections at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She completed her PhD in Anthropology with a concentration in Native American and Indigenous Studies from the University of Texas, Austin. Kelton is particularly interested in how Indigenous communities were able to maintain their traditional knowledge in the face of colonial impositions and how colonialism influences modern conceptions of landownership and Indigenous identity in Texas. Kelton lives in Dallas with her dog, Maiden, and is an enthusiastic runner and ceramic maker.

Chris Dowdy is a Citizen of Cherokee Nation and unenrolled White Earth Ojibwe descendant, Pillager Band. He serves as Vice President of Strategy at Forest Forward. He works with the organization to ensure operational effectiveness in pursuit of its holistic economic development goals. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Southern Methodist University. His research focus is on redress for historical injustice. He is the author of “Dallas Untold,” a multi-archival exploration of public memory at a downtown Dallas lynching site, and the curator of “Portrait of an Access Desert,” a PQC project that analyzes overlapping deprivations in Dallas. His book, Unmapped: Dallas, Plans, and Ruins, is forthcoming from Deep Vellum Press.

Dr. Schroeder’s passion is to read, hear, and tell stories about the land and the people that lived on it both past and present. As a researcher, Dr. Schroeder bases the stories that he tells on the archaeological record, written texts, and visual and vocal narratives. Dr. Schroeder is affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin and the Gault School for Archeological Research. He has authored hundreds of archaeological reports, several articles in edited volumes, and has recently published in the Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society. He believes that most private landowners see themselves as stewards of the archeological sites on their property and actively conducts outreach efforts to assist them with the preservation of these threatened resources. 

Maddy Jordan serves as the group’s cultural liaison and social media manager. She cares deeply about connecting communities to sacred spaces. Her drive comes from finding how our connections with each other and places shape us. She believes the land we stand on holds the stories of each life that has walked upon it. She is passionate about decolonization, reconnection, and accessibility. She has experience working for non-profits focusing on construction, aid, and volunteer organization. Maddy is a ceramist based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Where she runs her small business, Doormat Ceramics. She spends her downtime by the lake or doing anything creative.

Jeremy Elliott studies and teaches environmental literature at Abilene Christian University. He lives with his family on the Callahan Divide, where they raise sheep. His research centers on human interactions with the environment and how we use time and place when we create or read narratives, with particular attention to central Texas Indigenous rock art. Recent publications have appeared in Environmental Humanities, Whole Terrain, Southwest Review, Passages, Western American Literature, and Saltfront.