Jean-Luc Pierite of theTunica-Biloxi

Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana and now residing in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; Jean-Luc Pierite is a member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Jean-Luc serves as president of the board of directors for the North American Indian Center of Boston. Jean-Luc serves on the executive committee of the Black Mass. Coalition. Jean-Luc is also a member of the BIPOC Makers Collective as supported by Nation of Makers. Jean-Luc has earned the Master in Design for Emergent Futures from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. Jean-Luc has also earned a Bachelor of the Arts in Humanities with a co-major in Mass Communication and Japanese from Dillard University in New Orleans. Jean-Luc has also earned an Associate of Science in Video Game Design from Full Sail University. Jean-Luc works to preserve his tribe's language and culture through the Tunica-Biloxi Language and Culture Revitalization Program.