13th Annual Native American Media Awards Recap

The 18th Annual LA SKINS FEST celebrated the annual Native American Media Awards honoring Native American achievement in Hollywood presented by Comcast NBCUniversal. This year’s award ceremony was an incredible event that brought together the indigenous filmmakers, leaders and the entire community!

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This year’s award winners:

Regina Simons
Emerging Filmmaker

Warm Springs Community Action Team
Achievement in Youth Filmmaking

Moguan Behavioral Health
Achievement in Student Filmmaking

12 Native Writers (Bios Available Here)
Native Writers Accelerator Grant Recipients

Kris Crenwelge
Achievement in Writing

Avery Hale
Achievement in Acting

Melissa Navarro
Achievement in Acting

Tule
Achievement in Animation

Tsa-La-Gi LA “Keep Our Stories Alive”
Achievement in Documentary

Tentsítewahkwe
Achievement in Short Documentary

Haley Rains
Community Leadership Award

Cleaning’s A Cakewalk
Achievement in Short Filmmaking

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Achievement in Filmmaking

The event took place Sunday, November 24th at 7:30p PT at the Hard Rock in Hollywood hosted by renowned indigenous actors Q’Orianka Kilcher and Kiowa Gordon! The LA SKINS FEST will saluted talented, innovative and outstanding Native American artists who have shown a unique and strong voice in media, the arts and provided leadership in our community. This year’s performers include Olivia Komahcheet, Noah Watts and youth performers from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.

Presented by:

Comcast NBCUniversal

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