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5 Plain Questions is moving platforms, so there will be no new episode this week. But don't fear, new episodes will be coming next week.In the meantime, check out Beyond the Art by myself and Cray Bauxmont-Flynn and Beyond the Design with Cray. Also, check out Sage-Based Wisdom with Jana Schmieding and Brian Bahe.

Jesse Hernandez (@UrbanAztec) is a visual artist born and raised in the San Francisco bay area. He is most widely recognized for his street art murals, vinyl toys, and diverse Illustration work. His style is known as Urban Aztec, a combination of graffiti and ancient indigenous culture. Hernandez’s artwork has been featured by Marvel, Warner Bros, DC Comics, Gears of war 4, San Jose Sharks, The Oakland Museum, Rockstar energy drink, Rolling Stone, Fandango, Juxtapoz, X-Box, Playstation, WWE, Run the Jewels, Oakland Athletics, and the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Hernandez has shown art in galleries and museums around the world. He has also painted murals in Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Richmond, Los Angeles, Mexico city and Amsterdam. Website: Urbanaztec.comInstagram: @UrbanaztecB2CxPjxqTRVU2W9zl3pi

Chris Pappan is an enrolled member of the Kaw Nation and honors his Osage and Lakota heritage. His cited artistic influences are the Lowbrow art movement, Heavy Metal and Juxtapoz magazines, and taps into the American cultural roots of 1970s underground comics, punk, and hot rod cultures. His art literally reflects the dominant culture’s distorted perceptions of Native peoples and is based on the Plains Native art tradition known as Ledger Art.A graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and a nationally recognized painter and ledger artist, Chris’ work is in numerous museums such as the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington D.C.; the Tia collection in Santa Fe NM and the Speed Museum of Art in Louisville KY among many other important collections both nationally and internationally. He is represented by Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe NM.Chris is currently a board member of the Illinois State Museum and is a co-founder of the Center for Native Futures, a Native American gallery and studio space in Chicago’sLoop. He lives and works in Chicago with his wife Debra Yepa-Pappan, and their daughter Ji Hae.headshot photo by Tran TranWebsite:http://chrispappan.com/Center for Native Futures Website:https://www.centerfornativefutures.org/Unbound: Narrative Art of the Plainshttps://americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item?id=1005

Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore is an independent filmmaker and Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) citizen. She is the founder of The Aunties Dandelion media organization which is focused on revitalizing communities through stories of land, language, and relationships. She spent 15 years in Washington, DC creating films for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and others. And she a fluent Mohawk speaker (ACTFL Intermediate High).Website:https://www.theauntiesdandelion.com/Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4XI2I2r58vb2kVXRr5mKWbLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kahstoserakwathe/