Gary Farmer (Cayuga/Mohwak/Tuscarora) is a celebrated actor, musician, and trailblazer in Native media. With a career spanning nearly five decades, Farmer has left an indelible mark on Indigenous storytelling through film, television, music, and radio. He is best known for iconic roles in Powwow Highway, Dead Man, and Smoke Signals—films […]
Michael Ramirez (Konkow Maidu, Wintun, Hupa/Yurok) is a Native historian and storyteller whose work uplifts California Native voices and histories often left untold. A graduate of Humboldt State University with a degree in Native American Studies, Michael is the proud great-grandson of Bertha Nye Norton—one of the founding Native mothers […]
Sheldon Spotted Elk is Northern Cheyenne and is a change agent for the child welfare system towards humanity and love. Sheldon has represented children and parents in child dependency proceedings and currently works with Tribal and state courts on child and family issues. Sheldon was recently appointed as a judge […]
The Association’s “10th Annual Repatriation Conference: Igniting Change” continues our longstanding legacy to provide comprehensive training and expertise at a grassroots level to strengthen our collective futures. The 10th Annual Repatriation Conference will be hosted by the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe at their Paragon Resort in Marksville, Louisiana on February 25, 26 […]
Johnny Moses is Tulalip and was raised in the remote Nuu-chah-nulth village of Ohiat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada. He was raised in the traditional ways by his grandparents, and sent by his elders to share their teachings with all people. Johnny is a master storyteller, […]
Allen Brian Wallace, citizen of the Washoe Tribe and Nisenan descendant, is a respected leader with over 25 years of dedicated service to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, where he served multiple terms as Tribal Chairman and Vice Chairman. His leadership was instrumental in protecting sacred Washoe sites, […]
