Lisa La-Rue Baker (Cherokee Nation) is a double-wall basket maker, textile designer, and mobiographer. As a former staff member of Cherokee Nation, she taught thousands of individuals tribal arts. She has work in museums, had solo shows in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and other cities. She is currently gallerist and a teaching artist at 785 Arts gallery & studio in downtown Topeka and is a member of the Board of Directors of ArtsConnect and a Trustee of the Shawnee County Historical Society.