About Me

Creator, thank you for the Elders.  Help me this day to listen to them.

Lisa is a Nez Perce descendant of the great Chief Joseph and a registered tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservations. Growing up in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Lisa looked forward to annual family trips to the Nez Perce reservation where she learned of the native ways. Her fondest memories of her summer visits include utilizing the sweat house and dancing the fancy dance in the regalia that her aunt made for her. Her family is very close and she cherishes all the beaded jewelry gifts from her aunts and cousins, many of whom still live on the reservation. Lisa enjoys adding to this jewelry collection and supporting native artists by purchasing earrings at the multiple powwows she attends throughout each year with her two daughters. The cradle board on display at the Trickster Art Gallery, on loan by the Davis Family, was handmade by a cousin and was used to rock both of Lisa’s daughters. Lisa is an Executive Assistant at Tyson Foods, Inc., a long-time partner of the Trickster Art Gallery, where she serves on the steering committee of the multicultural business resource group and practices her passion of meeting planning.