Roy Boney Jr., ᎧᏂᎦ ᎪᎳᎭ, is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Boney, a celebrated and awarded artist and writer, is devoted to the cause of revitalizing the Cherokee language. His work focuses on the intersection of Indigenous language and culture with art and technology. He has exhibited and contributed artwork and articles to Gilcrease Museum, Oxford University Press, the University of Oklahoma Press, Marvel Comics, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Oklahoma Today, Indian Country Today, Native Peoples and First American Art Magazine. He holds a degree in graphic design from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Arts in studio art from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he was a research fellow at the Sequoyah Research Center. He has also served as an adjunct instructor of multimedia design and Cherokee language technology at Northeastern State University. In 2022, he was designated a Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum. Boney currently is the Cherokee language revitalization manager for Cherokee Film.