Kayla Shaggy was born in Shiprock, NM and raised on the Dine reservation. Her aptitude for art was nurtured at an early age and she would go on to graduate from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO in 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Art – Option. Since then she has participated in different galleries… Read more »
Shelby Ramirez
Shelby Ramirez is a Navajo (Diné) and Mexican American artist from the Navajo Nation (Dinétah.) She grew up in towns on the border of the reservation, and has a strong love for her land and people. She studied film with a focus on animation at Dartmouth College. Her final project was an animation which won… Read more »
JohnTom Knight
JohnTom Knight is a proud member of the Cherokee Nation and was born at the Claremore Indian Hospital in Claremore, Oklahoma. More recently, he was selected as a fellow and participated in LA Skins Fest’s 2nd Annual Native American Animation Lab. Through this, he was able to meet and pitch an original series concept to… Read more »
Joran Fox (Three Affiliated Mandan, Hidatsa, Fort Berthold Indian Reservation)
Joran Fox was born on the Great Plains of America in 1977. Attending most of grade school through high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota while Ickgah (his Mother). Joran discovered comic books and immediately wanted to make his own comic. Drawing every day. Upon graduation Mr Fox spent a year slanging pizza before attending… Read more »
Ryan Abramson (Spokane Tribe of Indians)
I am Ryan Abrahamson, son of Mary and Howard of the Spokane Tribe. I was born on my reservation, and I was raised around the pow-wow drum; singing, dancing, fighting and creating. At an early age, I understood the written word, recorded sound and moving loud images to be the ultimate forms of idea communication… Read more »
NATIVE AMERICAN FEATURE FILM WRITERS LAB
Due to the incredible success of the TV Writers Lab, the LA SKINS FEST has created the NATIVE AMERICAN FEATURE FILM WRITERS LAB. The NATIVE AMERICAN FEATURE FILM WRITERS LAB is an intensive scriptwriters workshop that prepares Native Americans for writing careers at major film studios and production companies. The NATIVE AMERICAN FEATURE FILM WRITERS… Read more »
Noah Watts (Nickels and Bones)
Noah Watts is an enrolled member of The Crow Tribe and a descendant of the Blackfeet nation. He was born in Livingston, Montana, and grew up in Bozeman, Montana. At the age of 17, while a senior in high school, Noah’s first professional audition landed him a role in the film The Slaughter Rule. After… Read more »
Shayna Jackson
Shayna Jackson is an actor and musician from the M’dewakanton Dakota tribe. In November 2020, Shayna performed in the groundbreaking virtual production of THE SPIRIT OF THE VALLEY with PERSEVERANCE THEATRE. Shayna also portrayed the lead role in the world premier of SAND MOON at SON OF SEMELE ENSEMBLE in Los Angeles, CA. Other credits… Read more »
Q’Orianka Kilcher
At the age of 14, Q’orianka Kilcher emerged into the forefront of young actors with her portrayal of Pocahontas in Terrence Malick’s Oscar-nominated film, “THE NEW WORLD,” opposite Colin Farrell and Christian Bale. Her performance earned her the National Board of Review’s Best Breakthrough Performance award and the Alma Award for Best Latin American Actress… Read more »
Kalani Queypo
Kalani Queypo is a founding member of SAG-AFTRA’s National Native American Committee and serves on the Advisory Council for Native Voices Theater at the Autry. Kalani is an award winning screenwriter for Ancestor Eyes, which he later produced and directed. This short film went on to play at nearly 40 festivals and won 14 awards…. Read more »