Kade Michael Ferris (January 25, 1969 – November 4, 2023), also known as Giniw Wiidokaage,[3] was a Native American anthropologist, Indigenous historian, and blogger based in Minnesota.

[3] He was known for his accurate colorizations of historical Native American photographs and for using geographical technologies to decolonize maps and tell Indigenous histories.

[5][9] That book and his use of oral traditions are included in state-mandated educational standards in North Dakota and Minnesota as reliable sources for teachers.

[1] In 2010, Ferris was working as a historic preservation officer for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, when human remains belonging to at least five American Indians were discovered near Park River, North Dakota.

[8][14] He spoke with Prairie Public Television as elder sharing teachings about the power that young Native people can gain by learning their traditional stories.

You’re helping get roads and houses built, creating grants and plans to benefit people, not just to satisfy a client and make a profit.

[24][25][26] In a 2019 presentation at the North Dakota Heritage Center, Ferris used the colorized historic photos that he was known for to bring to life Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Métis.

In 2021, he advised the Clay County Historical Society in Moorhead, Minnesota on their programming on Indigenous people for their 150 years ago exhibition called Makoce kin ihdago manipi (Dakota language: They leave marks as they come through here).

[30] Ferris featured colorizations of historic Native leaders as part of the Dibaajimowin showcase in the Makoce kin ihdago manipi exhibition (2022–2023).

[37] In a review for American Indians in Children's Literature, Jean Mendoza commended Ferris's description of major league baseball in the early 20th century and his discussion of the "micro-aggressions and even blatant aggression" he endured as a non-white athlete, but added that the book left the reader wondering about his life outside career in sports.