Ty Defoe (giizhig), him, we, ty is a proud citizen of the Oneida Nation and Anishinaabe Tribe, as well as a writer and interdisciplinary artist. As a sovereign storyteller and trickster, Ty has been honored with fellowships and awards, including the Robert Rauschenberg, MacDowell, Sundance, First People’s Fund, and Kennedy Center’s Next 50 fellowships, as well as recognition for Jonathan Larson, Grammy, and Helen Merrill Playwriting Awards. Ty is the author of Firebird Tattoo, featured in the Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays for the Stage, published by Bloomsbury. Ty’s work spans rural communities, Broadway productions, and the metaverse, all while cultivating relationships for Indigenous and decolonial futures. He co-founder of Indigenous Direction, member of All My Relations Collective, a professor of practice at Arizona State University, and a writer-in-residence at PACE. Ty loves space and mood rings.
