Michaela Marchi, indigenous percussion, Isleta Pueblo tribal affiliation Michaela began singing and performing at an early age. She graduated from The Chicago Academy of Arts High School in voice performance and went on to study  music in college. She is Isleta Pueblo and Filipina from her mother’s side, and first generation Italian from her father’s side. She has a Master’s in Education, works at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University and is also the first in three generations to survive a stage IV cancer diagnosis. She is passionate about patient advocacy, especially for Native American and Indigenous communities, and singing as medicine.