Author: Ian Skorodin

     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 (Genízaro) is a third grade dropout who didn’t get a GED but recently graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute for American Indian Arts, where she studied alongside her cousins. Tracy has published short stories in Hobart Pulp, the Brooklyn Review, Diagram, Boston Review, Epoch and Prairie Schooner and has… Read more »

Sonny Brava (They/Her) is a writer and comedian currently living in New York. Sonny has six years of experience as a stand up comedian. In Oklahoma City they were a co-host and producer for over 150 episodes of An OK Podcast, and were a founding member of the Outsiders of Comedy Tour in 2015. They… 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 »

Anthony Chee Emerson is a Din’e artist based out of the Four Corners area of New Mexico. Emerson began his career as a professional artist in 1982 when he participated in the Santa Fe Indian Market and has continued exhibiting. Emerson has been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies for his artwork. Anthony Chee… Read more »

Andrew Luna is an animator studying at the New York Film Academy, driven by a deep passion for storytelling through storyboards, comics, and animation. Growing up in Granada Hills, California, as the second oldest of five children, Andrew developed a strong sense of family and community, which inspires much of his work today. Los Angeles,… Read more »

Richard Montes (Chichimeca), born and raised in Los Angeles, CA is a writer and director. He is a FOX Writers Incubator 2023 fellow and NAMA Feature Film Writers Lab fellow. Richard’s films include: Pass The Mic, a documentary on the contributions of Latinos to hip-hop which screened at the American Film Institute’s Music Documentary Series;… Read more »

Khadijah Iman is a queer Black Indigenous screenwriter from Boston, MA. She realized her knack for entertaining and touching hearts after writing, illustrating, and performing a short story at her grandmother’s funeral when she was nine years old. She went on to receive a BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment from Full Sail University and… Read more »