Gilbert G NicholsGil Nichols, a lifelong student of North American Indian cultures, was adopted by an Ihanktonwan Dakota family. For over forty years, he has participated in Lakota and Dakota ceremonies, including Sundances, vision quests, and purification rites. Nicols earned a BS in education, an MEd, and pursued post-graduate studies at multiple universities. He taught high school social sciences for thirty years, creating a critical thinking curriculum, and later taught American Indian studies at William Jewell College and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He volunteered extensively with Native American inmates and was active in cultural leadership roles. An avid traveler and art collector, Nichols resides in Kansas City, Missouri. Read More Read Less