About

Native Circles Art by M. Nazbah (Diné)

Native Circles is a podcast co-founded by Diné historian Farina King and Tsimshian author Sarah Newcomb, in 2021, that focuses on Native American and Indigenous voices and lived experiences. They talk each month with public intellectuals committed to working with and for Indigenous communities to share Indigenous stories.

Meet Our Team

Farina King, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is the Horizon Chair of Native American Ecology and Culture and a professor of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of The Earth Memory Compass, Diné dóó Gáamalii, and co-author of Returning Home along with other publications.
Eva Bighorse, a citizen of the Cayuga Nation born for the Navajo Nation, is an Indigenous human development advocate with expertise in tribal healthcare relations. She has experience in strategic collaboration; working in multidisciplinary teams specializing in health care delivery and multi-stakeholder engagement; and serving children, youth, and adults living with disabilities in urban and rural areas.
Davina Two Bears, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is an assistant professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. Davina previously worked for the Navajo Nation Archaeology Department as a Program Manager and a tribal archaeologist, and she earned her PhD in Anthropology.
Brian D. King is a writer and editor for the Native Circles podcast who teaches first-year composition college courses. He earned his MA in English at Northeastern State University.

Co-Founder of Natives Circles

Sarah Newcomb is Tsimshian of the First Nations from Metlakatla, Alaska. She works as a freelance editor, writer, and blogger. She has a Bachelors in English with a Focus in non-Fiction Creative Writing, an Associates in Communications, and a Minor in Philosophy. Sarah co-founded Native Circles with Farina King, and she co-hosted and edited the podcast between 2021 and 2025.
In support of initiating the Native Circles podcast, we received the 2021-2022 Turning Points in History Grant from the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University. Many thanks to the Lepage Center!