Alfreda Beartrack Algeo is from the Khul Wichasha Oyate, Ocheti Shakowin Lower Brule Lakhota Tribe in South Dakota, where she was born and raised. She now makes her home in Palisade, Colorado.

As an artist, she creates many types of art but is most fond of writing and illustrating children’s books. When she is not busy in her art studio, she can be found tending her backyard farm or spending time in South Dakota with her Khul Wichasha Oyate and community.