Katya Miller is an art historian, metalsmith and filmmaker with a BA in design and art history from the University of California, Berkeley. A fellow of the United States Capitol Historical Society, she has conducted over two decades of research at the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol Curator’s Office. Her research uncovered long-buried documents, images, newspaper accounts, and handwritten letters about the Statue of Freedom, and her articles have been featured in the US Capitol Historical Society’s quarterly magazine,  The Capitol Dome . Ms. Miller has also archived cultures through film, helping revitalize native languages of the Americas, including at the Indigenous Language Institute and the Native American Youth Language Fair. She has filmed for Wings of America, the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, and the Iroquois Nation, and has directed Telly Award-winning films on the art of interviewing and the art of storytelling.