Dr. Joshua Frank Cárdenas (Kanien’keha:ka-Onkwehonwe/White) was born in Hutuukgna/Anaheim and raised in the Yarborough of Lake Elsinore or Paayaxchi Nive’wuna, California. He has an Irish Studies Certificate from the University of College, Cork Ireland (2008), and a B.A. in History and American Indian Studies from UCLA (2009). He earned his M.A. in Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) with a concentration in American Indian Education from the University of New Mexico in 2012 and his doctorate in Educational Thought & Sociocultural Studies in 2019 also from UNM. His doctoral research focused on the decolonizing philosophy of education of D-Q University and UC Davis NAS founder Jack D. Forbes. He has worked in education since 2004, with an emphasis on the teaching and learning of American Indian Studies, Education and History at tribal and non-tribal k-12 schools, colleges and universities throughout California and New Mexico. Dr. Cardenas is currently a Visiting Lecturer in the American Indian Education program of the department of Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico.