He is a member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation[1] and currently teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
James Thomas Stevens was born in Niagara Falls, New York, and his Mohawk name is Aronhió:ta's.
[1] Stevens was an associate professor in the English Department of SUNY Fredonia and the director of American Indian Studies.
An international poet with professional invitations to France, Turkey, and China, Stevens spoke at the IIPF in the United Nations in 2006.
He formerly taught at Haskell Indian Nations University and remains a vibrant member of the Native community as well as a leading young American Poet.