Michael Chiago Sr. is an internationally recognized Tohono O'odham artist and illustrator whose paintings focus on culture and heritage. He is the recipient of the Arizona Indian Living Treasures Award for his cultural and artistic achievements.

Amadeo M. Rea is an ethnobiologist and ornithologist who has conducted research on the Gila River Indian Reservation for many years, as well as among the Northern Pimans and other tribes in this region. Rea has written four books, including Wings in the Desert: A Folk Ornithology of the Northern Pimans.