Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) grew up in Northwest Montana. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering and returned home where she developed Indigikitchen, an online resource dedicated to teaching Indigenous food system information. Mariah completed her Master's Degree at SUNY - ESF through the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. She has been working with Native food systems for years, including assisting with IFAI's Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit, serving on the board of the Native Youth Food Sovereignty Alliance, and building curriculum and resources for Native foods across North America.