Citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. Homelabber, technologist, writer, and lifelong learner. I enjoy preserving stories, building useful systems, and exploring the intersection of Indigenous knowledge, technology, and community.
- ✍️ Writer & Storyteller: Exploring Indigenous history, family stories, culture, faith, and the ways the past continues to shape the present.
- 💻 Technologist & Homelabber: Building self-hosted tools and services with Raspberry Pi, Linux, Docker, and open-source software.
- 📚 Researcher & Archivist: Documenting family history, preserving historical records, and connecting archival research with living memory.
- 🎸 Musician: Guitarist, trumpet player, and occasional Native flute enthusiast.
- 🌩️ Weather Spotter: National Weather Service storm spotter with a lifelong interest in meteorology and severe weather.
- 🏠 Expanding my self-hosted homelab and digital preservation infrastructure.
- 📖 Writing about Indigenous history, family stories, and contemporary Native life.
- 🗄️ Building systems to organize archives, books, photographs, and oral histories.
- 🤖 Exploring practical uses of AI, automation, and open-source tools.
- 🌱 Raising a family while learning how to balance technology, community, and tradition.
- Indigenous history and policy
- Digital preservation
- Open-source software
- Self-hosting and homelabs
- Raspberry Pi projects
- Weather and emergency preparedness
- Music and audio production
- Gaming and online communities
- ✍️ Substack: Red Earth Writes
- 💼 LinkedIn: Steven Walker
- 🐘 Mastodon: @[email protected]
- 🌌 Bluesky: @lukefilewalker.bsky.social
“Collecting spores, molds, and fungus since ’85.”
Thanks for stopping by. Whether you’re here for technology, history, writing, or community-building, I hope you find something useful.