Adria Jawort grew up in Lockwood, Montana. Adria’s father is German, and their mother was Northern Cheyenne, so they spent a lot of time on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Adria has worked as a self-taught journalist for nearly twenty years, and has also worked as a lobbyist for various organizations, fighting for Native and transgender causes. Adria came out as trans about six years ago, and has become a well-respected spokesperson for the LGBTQ community.
Adria has also published several books, most notably an anthology of Montana Native writers called Off the Path. They came out with a second anthology, Off the Path II, a few years later, which featured indigenous writers from different regions. And a few years ago, Adria self-published a novel, Moonrise Falling.
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Episode Twenty-Seven - Adria Jawort