Author: Ian Skorodin

     Brittanie Sheree is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and multi-talented artist with a passion for using humor to elevate Indigenous stories. As a writer, stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, and business owner Brittanie has carved a unique niche by blending comedy and history. Brittanie starts every project with the same goal: How can… Read more »

     Keri Mabry is a screenwriter and enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. Born in Phoenix, she witnessed the Phoenix Lights and once touched Charles Barkley’s shoulder. Growing up in Dallas, Keri resided in the suburb that inspired Hank Hill’s neighborhood and spent a lot of time indoors watching movies borrowed from the library…. Read more »

     Born in Minneapolis in 1997, Shaawan Francis Keahna carries his Midwest melancholy everywhere he goes. An enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Minnesota Ojibwe and Meskwaki Descendant, Shaawan’s work is preoccupied with kinship, blood memory, and the frigid, impersonal, omnipresent terror of our current digital age. His first chapbook of comics… Read more »

     Cynthia Hamidi is a SAG actress, writer, and enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Loyola Marymount University and studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School (MXAT).      Passionate about authentic Indigenous representation, Cynthia has portrayed Native characters on screen and is committed… Read more »

     Kels Cooper is a stand-up comedian, designer, writer, producer, and Cherokee Nation citizen with Choctaw lineage from Owasso, Oklahoma. Kels studied sociology and theatre at Fort Lewis College before receiving a Masters of Indigenous People’s Law from the University of Oklahoma in 2022. That same summer after a small production assistant gig and stand-up… Read more »

     Tracy Abeyta is a third grade dropout who didn’t get a GED but did snag three Master’s degrees. She recently graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute for American Indian Arts, where she studied alongside two distant cousins she met in the program. She was raised in a San Francisco… Read more »

Sonny Brava, born in 1990, brings a dynamic blend of cultural heritage, creativity, and passion for community to everything they do. An enrolled member of the Caddo Nation with roots in Seminole, absentee Shawnee, and Irish ancestry, Sonny channels this vibrant heritage into their multifaceted career. They earned a BA in Digital Film and Video… Read more »

Nick Alan Foote, known by his Tlingit name G̲at X̲wéech, is a Tlingit artist, illustrator, and weaver from the Raven Moiety and Taakw.aaneidí Clan. With a background in graphic design, Nick specializes in traditional formline and children’s book illustration, driven by a passion for sharing Indigenous stories and perspectives. Now expanding into animation, he aims… Read more »

“Lingit x’éináx Jaax̱snée yóo x̱at duwasáakw. Yéil naax̱ x̱at sitee, ka Taakw.aaneidí áyá x̱at. My Tlingit name is Jaax̱snée. I am of the Raven moiety, and I am from the Taakw.aaneidí clan.” Kelsey Foote (Jaax̱snée) is a Tlingit illustrator, writer, and voice actor from Southeast Alaska who works in digital art, blending natural textures and… Read more »

Esai Alvarez was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and is a proud member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. He grew up in an urban environment with strong ties to his family and cultural traditions on the reservation. He is very attached to the desert southwest but also enjoys traveling to experience other cultures and… Read more »