Caroline Bagesaanaatig Ferrante, MAEd/CI, is an award-winning storyteller and musician. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Inspired by her Pawnee ancestry, Ferrante’s kinesthetic storytelling, interactive music, and embodied knowledge production explore the intersections of expressive art, identity, and belonging. Ferrante is a committed decolonial and abolitionist educator, harnessing arts-integrated literacies to create equitable learning spaces that center on student voice.