Pura Fé, whose name means "Pure Faith," was born in New York City and an heir to the Tuscarora Indian Nation. She is an artist, an activist, and much more.
Walking into the Seattle Art Museum to experience this once in a lifetime retrospective was emotionally gut wrenching. It was hard not to see think "what took so long!" In the 60 years that Jaune Quick to-See has been creating art it took until 2022 for the Whitney to feature the first solo retrospective of a Native artist. That collection eventually made its way to Seattle as a traveling exhibition for an Salish artist that hails from the Flathead reservation in Montana.
Adolfo Larrue Martínez III, better known as A Martinez, is an American actor and singer born on September 27, 1948 popular for his recent role in Dark Winds.
Elva Guerra is a two spirit, indigenous (Ponca) actor born in 2004, best known for portraying Jackie on Reservation Dogs, the hit FX show .
Kiowa Gordon is an actor with Hualapai and German heritage who landed the role of Jim Chee in the AMC psychological thriller series "Dark Winds," which premiered in June 2022 and has been renewed for a second season.
Mary Kelsay, an (Aleut) Unangax visionary, is the brains behind MEKA, a brand she launched in 2011, serving as its founder and creative director. Her expertise lies in crafting unique and bespoke items.
Delbert Anderson is a jazz artist from Farmington. Delbert Anderson, member of the Navajo tribe, born in Shiprock, NM.
Liam McDonald aka OPLIAM, the Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, defies boundaries with his eclectic musical style that transcends genres. Often described as “alter-native rock,” OPLIAM’s music takes listeners on a captivating sonic journey.
Drag Queen Trixie Mattel was born Brian Michael Firkus on August 23, 1989, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Silver Cliff, Wisconsin. He is of Ojibwe descent and belongs to a Native American family from Crivitz, Wisconsin
Joe (Wahalatsu?) Seymour Jr. of Squaxin Island and Pueblo of Acoma, started his artistic career by carving his first paddle for the 2003 Tribal Journey to Tulalip. Also in 2003, he carved his first bentwood box. After the Tulalip journey, he then learned how to stretch and make drums.