April Lindala
April E. Lindala, Ph.D. and MFA, is the Department Head of Native American Studies at Northern Michigan University (NMU). She learned how to bead alongside her mom as a child and continues to learn new techniques, styles, and projects even today. Lindala created the NAS 224 Native American Beadwork Styles class nearly twenty years ago.
Meet April at the 2026 UPFF!
Traditional Craft & Art Demonstrations – April Lindala
9:00am-5:00pm in Ballroom III
