Author: Ian Skorodin

Jared Wahkinney is a photographer and director based in Oklahoma City and a member of the Comanche Nation. Originally from Lawton, Oklahoma, Jared’s work centers on Indigenous storytelling, environmental justice, and large landscape conservation. He focuses on how people and places shape one another, and how memory and culture guide a sense of belonging. Jared… Read more »

Jennifer Robin (Choctaw and Cherokee), owner of Ofi Nia Productions, is an award-winning producer, traditional singer, and 4th generation regalia maker. Her exceptional craftsmanship has graced clothing for film productions and Disney’s ECHO. With an illustrious career in broadcasting, Jennifer has garnered five broadcast awards for excellence in programming and public service.  As a prominent… Read more »

Cheyenne Gordon is a Hualapai writer, director, and photographer from the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona, now based in Los Angeles. After a decade in front of the camera, including the lead in Sooyii, a feature told almost entirely in the Blackfeet language, opposite Stormee Kipp (Prey), she moved behind it. Her photography appears in… Read more »

Regina Dezbah Simons is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and director whose storytelling centers on Indigenous identity, cultural reclamation, and generational healing. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation with Diné, Nakoda, and Dakota heritage, Regina earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film and Media Arts from the University of Utah. Growing up in… Read more »

Seth Brings Plenty is a Lakota filmmaker, photographer, and cultural advocate born and raised on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Grounded in a lifelong connection to the land, language, and spiritual traditions of his people, he approaches documentary filmmaking not as craft alone, but as an act of sovereignty: a commitment to… Read more »

Mandolin Justice Eisenberg, also known as M.J. Rain Song or Rain Song (Thoolyah in her native language, Tiwa), is a member of Taos Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. She is a dedicated multi-disciplinary artist, storyteller, and social-cultural advocate based in Albuquerque. As a Taos Pueblo Woman and Latina, she comes from a New Mexican background… Read more »

Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Tom is the descendant of grandparents from both the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes. Growing up, he also lived in Tahlequah, OK and was immersed in the Cherokee culture as well. Tom earned a B.S. degree from the University of Central Oklahoma before moving to St. Paul, MN where he… Read more »

John Williams, Lakota, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is a fundraising professional with over 35 years of experience ranging from public broadcasting and the arts to wellness, mental health and healthcare. John has spent a majority of his career in community development. While at PBS, John raised the funds for documentaries, children’s science series’, and the… Read more »

Pebduna is a writer whose work explores relationships, love, trauma, ambition, and the complicated ways people survive and reinvent themselves. Growing up in poverty on a reservation shaped much of her perspective and continues to influence the emotional honesty present throughout her writing. Her experiences witnessing cycles of abuse, generational hardship, limited opportunity, and resilience… Read more »

Princella Parker RedCorn is Latina and a citizen of the Umóⁿhoⁿ Nation (Omaha Tribe of Nebraska). Her Umóⁿhoⁿ name is Watawi (“Victorious Bird”) and she descends from roadmen of the Native American Church and strong Matriarchs from her Hamilton family tree. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Theatre from Creighton University and a Master’s… Read more »