Macaulay, Monica: - Monica Macaulay received her PhD in linguistics from the University of California-Berkeley. She is a professor of language sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and on the board of the Endangered Language Fund, a nonprofit organization that funds language revitalization and preservation projects around the world. She also works closely with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin on language reclamation and revitalization.

Noodin, Margaret: -

Margaret Noodin received an MFA in creative writing and a PhD in English and linguistics from the University of Minnesota. She is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she teaches Anishinaabemowin and also serves as the associate dean of the humanities. She is also cocreator of www.ojibwe.net and has published two bilingual collections of poetry in Anishinaabemowin and English.