Antonio Rafael is an indigenous (Coahuiltecan and Boricua) agroecologist, educator, outdoorsman, radical economist, artist, beekeeper, and gardener from Southwest, Detroit. As an educator, facilitator and consultant he weaves together disparate phenomena from economic and environmental history to the current neoliberal assault on public goods in a way that’s easily digestible for all grade levels from youth to professionals. His political street art has gone viral, been featured in movies, articles, and movements. Learn more: #decolonizeDetroit​ Antonio organizes with his neighborhood through his agroecology and arts center called Southwest Grows. #SWGrows​ He and neighbor-gardeners started a beekeeping cooperative called Southwest Beetroit. #SWBeetroit​ Sharing his love for nature, he co-founded the Black to the Land Coalition to encourage BIPOC Detroit residents to explore the outdoors. #blacktotheland​ He works closely with Anishinaabe communities across the Great Lakes, hunting, harvesting wild rice, and building birch bark canoes. Antonio works with the National Wildlife Federation pouring his knowledge and networks into developing the Detroit Leadership and Environmental Education Program, to cultivate the next generation of critically conscious environmental leaders from Detroit High School Students. Check out Antonio's IG profiles to see what he's up to with these projects! @blacktothelanddetroit @swbeetroit @313LEEP Migwech/Hiy-Hiy (Thank You) Remember to check out our website for updates and how to get in contact with us! https://www.asmudgeforyourthoughts.com/

Isaac Madson is Diné (Navajo) born and raised in the Navajo Nation. Isaac is known as @navabroisss on TikTok & Instagram. He is a new social media content creator that had a career in sports nutrition marketing before losing his career to Covid-19. Isaac focuses his platform on covering Native American social issues with humor from a Native American perspective. He has over 200,000 followers on TikTok & over 6 Million likes from various TikTok videos. Isaac is new to social media influencing and has focused his platform on showing the joys of loving his heritage and culture while existing in the 21st century. Link to Isaac's website - https://navabro.com/ Migwech/Hiy-Hiy (Thank You) Remember to check out our website for updates and how to get in contact with us! https://www.asmudgeforyourthoughts.com/