Shiloh Maples is an Anishinaabe seed-keeper, doctoral student, community organizer, educator, and host of the podcast series Spirit Plate. Originally from Jackson, Shiloh moved to Ypsilanti in 2007 to get her Bachelor’s of Social Work from Eastern Michigan University. She has a Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. Shiloh is a citizen of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, and most of her community organizing work has focused on advancing Indigenous food and seed sovereignty initiatives and revitalizing foodways that have been disrupted. She has served as a consultant for Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems, and has taught at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Shiloh has dedicated more than a decade of her life working with Native communities in the Detroit Metropolitan Area and across North America to restore connections to culturally-significant foods and advocate for the rights of Indigenous peoples.
