Autumn Gillard, a maternal descendant from the Cedar Band of Paiutes of the Paiute Indian Tribe, is the tribe’s cultural resource manager. An expert in Southern Paiute astronomy, ethnobotany, and culture, she was raised by her grandmother and mother in a traditional home. Autumn graduated from Southern Utah University magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science, having majored in anthropology and minored in psychology. She has a master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University in cultural resource management and currently resides on the Kaibab Paiute Reservation.