Father David Bailey is a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Tyler. He has over thirty years of experience working as an advocate for Native issues across Indian Country. He studied Sociology and Native American Studies in Oklahoma, Cheyenne Language studies at Chief Dull Knife College on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana, and earned a Masters of Divinity at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. He speaks extensively about Human Trafficking. Within the Catholic Church, he is a staunch advocate for Native issues—including Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), respect for Native spirituality, as well as the role of the Catholic Church during the residential/ boarding school period. Fr. Bailey is a member of the Native American Advisory Board to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). He is also co-host of The Church and Indian Country Podcast on YouTube. Currently, Fr. Bailey is the parish priest for Holy Family Catholic Church in Lindale, Texas.