David E. Wilkins He is the author or editor of more than twenty books, includingIndigenous Governance: Clans, Constitutions, and Consent(2024),Documents of Native American Political Development(2019), andHollow Justice(2013). The Legal Universe (2011) and Tribes, Treaties and Constitutional Tribulations (2000) were coauthored with Vine Deloria, Jr. His articles have appeared in a range of social science, law, history, and ethnic studies journals. Shelly Hulse Wilkinsis an analyst and consultant with the Wilkins Forum, LLC. She holds an MPA with an emphasis in Tribalstate relations and has worked on issues of importance to Native governments for twenty-five years. Before convening the Wilkins Forum with her partner, David, she worked as a state legislative caucus liaison, senior analyst for the Washington State Senate, and program principal for the State-Tribal Institute at the National Conference of State Legislatures. With David Wilkins, she coauthoredDismembered: Native Disenrollment and the Battle for Human Rights(2017).
"""For me as a young person in the 1980s and 1990s, Vine was the only stranger I thought of as family. He was funny and heart-stabbingly blunt. So we have Vine Deloria to thank for revitalizing Indigenous knowledge gathering. Inspired by Vine's life work, Anishinaabe people now understand that we learn by listening (bzindamowin), observing (gnawaaminjigewin), and ceremony (manidookewin). We also know it's important to have a LOT of fun (miiziiwapine). Of Living Stone is both a somber memorial and a raucous celebration of Vine's work."" --Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), University of Michigan, and author of The Ghost Road"