A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Nico Williams is a chef. In her culinary practice, she is part of the indigenous food revitalization and food sovereignty movement. Medicine Horse hails from the Indian Territory of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is named for the great-great-great-grandfather of rhythm guitarist Kyle Kent Williams Sr (Ponka/Otoe-Missouria/Ioway) Shoⁿge moⁿkoⁿ ( in Otoe, Ma' Kaⁿ Shuⁿje).