AMY BLUEMEL
NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLER
A gifted storyteller, educator. artist and dancer, Amy Bluemel’s appreciation for cultural awareness came early in life. Raised in a military family; she lived in Germany, Okinawa, Turkey and Scotland before returning to her Chickasaw roots in America. As the great-granddaughter of Eastman Kaney (an original Dawes Commission enrollee), Amy’s a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation. She shares Chickasaw customs (and those of other southeastern tribes) with audiences of all ages.
A Texas Commission on the Arts artist.