Gladstone is a Native PoetSinger and lecturer from the Blackfeet Indian Nation of Montana. Regarded as a cultural bridge builder, he delivers programs nationally on American Indian mythology and history. In a career spanning three decades, he has produced fifteen critically acclaimed CDs. In 1985, he co-founded Native America Speaks, an award-winning lecture series for Glacier National Park. He has taught at community colleges and been invited to lecture widely in university settings. He holds a Human Rights Award for Outstanding Community Service from Montana State University. Other honors include the American Indian Interpretation Association Award “Excellence in Interpretation of Native Culture” (1998) and the National Association of Campus Activities Hall of Fame Award for “Contributions to the Arts” (1995). Since 1997, Gladstone has collaborated with Lloyd Maines, Grammy winning producer of the Dixie Chicks. He was also a key tribal voice providing alternate perspectives of the Lewis and Clark expedition during the 2006 bicentennial commemoration. In 2004, Jack narrated the Telly award winning Lewis and Clark film Confluence of Time and Courage. In 2008, 2007, and 2006, Gladstone headlined programs at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indians in Washington D.C. In the fall of 2008, he travelled as Montana’s spokesperson and troubadour for the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree. In 2010 he released Native Anthropology, a landmark recording achievement in a career that has spanned almost three decades.