10th Annual Native American Media Awards

Thank you to the filmmakers, writers, crew, cast, partners and community supporters!

The 10th Annual Native American Media Awards was an incredible event that celebrated the many accomplishments in our community. Congratulations to those who achieved new heights and made their mark on the 2021 film festival.

The 10th Annual Native American Media Awards took place Sunday February 6th, 2022 and was sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal and Yahoo. Actors Cara Jade Myers and Janae Collins hosted the celebration and introduced the incredible talent featured in this year’s show. Incredible musical performances from Shayna Jackson and Noah Watts will be available soon!

The event is available on our streaming service Skinsplex.com. Skinsplex hosts hundreds of Native American feature films, shorts and TV series. With a monthly subscription, access is granted to view the 10th Annual Native American Media Awards available now!

Great thanks to all of our filmmakers, writers, actors and everyone involved for their hard work, dedication and contribution to the craft of filmmaking, television and media!

Award Winners

Emerging Filmmaker Award
Josiah Jones
“Chipsala Cho”

Achievement In Animation
Shantal Begay
“Familiar”

Yahoo Achievement In Media Award
Mark Williams
“Ikhaiyana la chi (I Will Remember)”

Achievement in Youth Filmmaking
Casa 101
“The Train”

Achievement In Short Documentary Filmmaking
Unreal Engine Films
“Roots of LaCrosse”

Achievement In Documentary Filmmaking
Jennifer Loren
“ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ: The Cherokee Speakers Roll”

Achievement In Short Filmmaking
Tank Standing Buffalo
“RKLSS”

Achievement In Acting
Benny Wayne Sully

Achievement In Writing
Shelley Dennis

Community Leadership Award
John Gibson
Motion Picture Association

Achievement In Student Filmmaking
Stanley Bain
“Together”

Achievement In Filmmaking
Rhiana Yazzie
“A Winter’s Love”

Go to Skinsplex.com to subscribe, watch Native films and enjoy this year’s award ceremony.