Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo) is an Artist, Author, Developer, and Technologist at alterNative Media - a mixture of culture, creativity, technology, and innovation. aNm is a Native American-owned small business, providing creative and technical solutions: comics & graphic novel creation; software development; 3D simulations; video games; animation; apps for mobile devices; Arduino development; IoT; VR; & more!He has been published in Illusions magazine, Trauma Magazine, Native Peoples Magazine, Games for Windows, & New Plains Review.His book, Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study, is available from McFarland.Michael received 2 separate BA degrees, both cum laude, from the University of Oklahoma in 2003: one in Native American Studies & another in Film Studies. He is a Gates Millennium Scholar, a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, & is a member of both the Alpha Lambda Delta and Gamma Beta Phi honor fraternities. As a freshman at the OU, Michael was awarded the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Fellowships' Native American Award & appointed as an intern at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. He has previously been appointed as a Tax Commissioner for the Caddo Nation, & formerly held a seat on the Board of Trustees for the Caddo Heritage Museum.Literati Presents "What The Stars Must Think Of Us", features a story written by Mary Skaggs and illustrated by Michael. Strike & Bolt, a story written by Michael and illustrated by George Freeman (Captain Canuck) appears in AH Comics' Kickstarter-funded, MOONSHOT: The Indigenous Comic Collection. Michael achieved the rank of Shodan (1st degree Black Belt) in Okinawan Karate in 2011 and was awarded the rank of Nidan (2nd degree black belt) in 2013.Specialties: serious games, 3d modeling, flash, 2d, design, layout, illustration, simulation, sculpture. Native American culture, pop culture, comic books, instructional design, augmented reality, sketch,