Namorah "SpiritKeeper "Byrd is a poet, writer, storyteller, singer, musician, and lecturer. She is a member of the United American Indians of the Delaware Valley and of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Native Americans and the Native American Women's Singing Circle. An accomplished storyteller, Namorah bringsAfrican American and Native American poetry, stories and tales to audiences, passing on the wisdom and knowledge of the AfricanAmerican experience and the experience of the First People of Turtle Island.

Namorah has both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in English Literature from Temple University in Philadelphia. She is the recipient of a Future Faculty Fellowship from Temple to complete her Ph.D. in English,was the Commencement Speaker for the 1996 graduating class of the College of Liberal Arts, and is currently employed
as a Temple University administrator. Namorah also teaches English composition for Temple's First Year Writing Program. In spring 2001, Namorah taught Temple's first graduate course in Native American Studies for the Master's in Liberal Arts Program.