Emerald "noquisi" GoingSnake (they/she) is a Giduwa (Cherokee) and Mvskoke (Creek) lesbian creative from Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She is currently in her junior year at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM studying Creative Writing with emphases in Poetry and Creative Nonfiction. Her work is forthcoming from Tribal College Journal and Terrain.org. She plans to graduate IAIA in spring of 2025 with hopes to enter an MFA program post-graduation.