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Acosia Red Elk (Pendleton, OR) is an enrolled member of the Umatilla Tribe from the northeastern Oregon territory and a 2024 Doris Duke Artist Award recipient. She is a 10-time World Champion Jingle Dancer and world-renowned performing artist. She is also an international yoga instructor, snowboarder, glass artist, cultural teacher and wellness advocate. She is… Read more »

Geneviève Gros-Louis, an esteemed violinist, film composer, and producer from the Huron-Wendat Nation, has garnered international recognition for her impactful artistic contributions to the film, music, and fashion industries. In facing the aftermath of childhood trauma, Gros-Louis  (formerly Salamone) courageously utilizes her artistic platform to shed light on crucial matters surrounding mental health, the plight… Read more »

Olivia Komahcheet is an Emmy nominated composer, music producer and live performer whose work spans within spaces of music, visual media and immersive art experiences. Collectively intertwining a multitude of soundscapes often integrating alternative/indie, experimental art pop and indietronica, Olivia has worked with top brands including Universal Studios, Nike, PBS, Brooks Running, Ableton, Walrus Audio, Square Register… Read more »

Kiowa Gordon is a prolific Native American actor with award winning film and television credits. He can currently be seen playing the Series Regular role of “Jim Chee” in the critically acclaimed series DARK WINDS for AMC, based on the book series from Tom Hillerman, and produced by George R. R. Martin and Robert Redford, now in… Read more »

Brittanie Sheree is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation who grew up in Bakersfield, California. She got her start in New York and has performed all over the US, headlined at the Athens English Comedy Club in Greece, and made her comedy debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest this summer. Her dark but upbeat takes on the… Read more »

Faith’s attempts to get law enforcement to look at her evidence get a major boost with a US Supreme Court decision, and a new review of the Girl Scout Murders is set to begin. Her goal is achieved, but she finds that her journey into this tragedy is far from over when she is contacted… Read more »

Maddox Pennington is a nonbinary writer, playwright, stand-up comic, lecturer at USC, and citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, their work explores gender, sexuality, mental health, and belonging, and frequently invokes magical realism. Their debut bibliomemoir, A Girl Walks Into a Book: What the Brontes Taught Me About Life, Love, and Women’s Work, was… Read more »

Nathaniel Cummings-Lambert (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) is a PhD student in the Anthropology department and Culture and Media certificate program at New York University. He holds a BA in Religious Studies from Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, and an MFA in Art from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). His… Read more »

Alyssa London, 30, was crowned Miss Alaska USA 2017 on February 4, 2017 at the Anchorage Performing Arts Center, and immediately felt the excitement and responsibility that comes with becoming the first Tlingit to carry this prestigious title. Alyssa is not only a member of the Tlingit Nation, she is the appointed Cultural Ambassador for… Read more »

Meilani Wenska (Hawaiian) attended the Kamehameha Schools, where Hawaiian culture, music, writing, and dance are built into the curriculum. She received her BA degree in painting, worked professionally as a graphic designer for years and began selling her art prints successfully online. Expanding her horizons, Meilani found a deep passion screenwriting, directing, and acting. Her written… Read more »