REANAE MCNEAL, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Africana Studies and GWST with a department home in English at Oklahoma State University: The Founder, Director, Curator and Creator of this Restorative Healing Justice Digital Humanities Project in solidarity with my Village. Dr. McNeal is currently completing her book on Afro-Indigenous women's survivance.

Thankful for this Ceremony of the stories of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole Freedwomen. May the stories continue to be honored and preserved. May the Land be healed.

Special Thanks to The Village:

It took a village of helpers on the journey to produce this project and because it is an ongoing project this list will grow. I remain thankful to those who contributed to this preservation project for present and future generations.

* Megan Macken, Head, Digital Resources and Discovery Services at Oklahoma State's Edmon Low Library: special thanks for your overall contributions in making the project vision a reality, especially your assistance, support, and collaborative efforts with Omeka-S, trouble-shooting, technical assistance, and your invested time and energy.

Kevin Dyke, Maps and Spatial Data Curator at Oklahoma State's Edmon Low Library: thanks for the map assistance on "The Land" page. 

Mother: thanks for the support, time, and assistance in reviewing the interviews for the digital project and the archival links. I remain grateful to you for all I do well.

Rev. Krishon Gill-Edmond, ESQ.: thanks for your gracious support, advice, and input on this project.

Dr. Liz Neria-Piña: thanks for the assistance with the Spanish translation of the Freedwomen's interviews.

Oklahoma Historical Society: thanks for the archival images of some of the women.  All the photos, except Creek Freedwoman Lucinda Davis, are courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Library of Congress: thanks for the image of Creek Freedwoman Lucinda Davis and the majority of the archival documents.

Unsplash: thanks for all the patchwork quilt images from the photographers from the  Unsplash website that hosts free pictures and images.

New Storytellers: The Research Institute in Digital Ethnic Studies at the University of Nebraska: thanks for what I learned and the mentorship in the program. I remain grateful.