My name is Dorothy Willis, an Enrolled Member of Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians. I am half Kupa, Mountain Cahuilla, Desert Cahuilla, and Irish. I am a US Army Veteran with fifteen years of service, two Honorable Discharges, and I have my bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology. I am a very active member of our Tribal and Local Communities and serving on several boards. I enjoy spending time being of service to my people, beading, sewing, crocheting, hiking, exercising, gardening, and spending time with loved ones.

Jordan Thomas-Solis (Tsx Wiiqwieh) is an enrolled member of the Lummi Nation and a national and international model, designer, and event producer with over 25 years of experience in the fashion industry. She currently serves on the International Indigenous Fashion Council and is the Founder of Ancestral Authority, a creative and cultural production collective centering Indigenous visibility, empowerment, and sovereignty.

Jordan is the Executive Producer of Echos, an environmental justice docuseries uplifting frontline voices and Indigenous perspectives on land, climate, healing, and self-determination. Through Echos, she collaborates with environmental leaders, tribal communities, and knowledge keepers to document solutions-based approaches to sustainability grounded in cultural teachings and sovereignty.

A strong advocate for American Indian higher education, Jordan champions culturally grounded support systems, mentorship, and Indigenous leadership within academic institutions. She is passionate about building pathways for Native youth in post-secondary education and speaks often on the importance of culturally relevant curriculum, community accountability, and tribal sovereignty in education environments.

As a mother to a young son with autism and the first in her immediate family to earn a bachelor’s degree, Jordan’s journey is rooted in resilience and responsibility. She strives to embody the person she needed when she was younger and works to ensure Indigenous youth see possibility, representation, and their own power reflected back to them.

Jordan is also the Director of the upcoming Songs of the Salish Sea Indigenous Fashion Show, a historic inaugural production debuting at the Silver Reef Casino in 2026. This production features an all-Indigenous staff and creates space for celebration, visibility, and the amplification of Indigenous voices on national and international stages.

Through media, fashion, environmental storytelling, and community-driven advocacy, Jordan weaves together culture, healing, and representation—always guided by the core belief that sovereignty begins with voice, and every voice deserves to be heard.