Jennifer Angaiak Wood
Yup'ik carver and printmaker Jen Angaiak shares about expressing her inner life as well as the material culture of Yup’ik heritage, and how art is a way to work from and with the land.
Linley B. Logan
Seneca artist Linley B. Logan talks about how growing up in matriarchal culture and living off the land emphasizes a connection to everyone, and how working with other Indigenous artists heightens this connectivity to each other and the land to push the boundaries of contemporary Native art.
John Taukave
Rotuman musician and performer John Taukave shares how Rako Pasefika brings awareness of Rotuman culture and art to inspire young Pacific artists to create and express their own art and stories; and the importance of togetherness and diversity of Indigenous storytelling throughout the world.
Kiliii Yuyan
Nanai/Hèzhé photographer and filmmaker Kiliii Yuyan shares his connection to heritage through his mother and grandmother’s cultures, and how building experiences on the land with other people led to his passion in storytelling through photography; and that Indigenous photographers are ambassadors between worlds.
Mia Kami
Tongan singer and songwriter Mia Kami talks about how storytelling is a way of reconnecting with Indigenous roots and identity for all Indigenous people, and that songwriting is a vehicle for messages that tell the importance of Indigenous ways of environmental conservation and connecting to nature.
Asia Youngman
Cree/Métis/Haudenosaunee filmmaker Asia Youngman talks about how initially working in public health inspired her to create films to uplift and support Indigenous youth; and how the overlapping themes of land, connectivity and tradition create empowering representations of Indigenous youth and women.
Alex Sallee
Iñupiaq filmmaker Alex Sallee shares how they were inspired by an understanding of the cultural significance of sound in Indigenous storytelling; and how their desire to represent Indigenous women, matriarchs and queerness informs their work in film, radio and community across Turtle Island.
Chad Charlie
Chad Charlie talks about knowing he was a storyteller all his life, continuing his familial tradition of oral storytelling through film with a contemporary lens, and involving community members to inspire an understanding of the true stories.
Justyn Ah Chong
Kanaka Maoli filmmaker Justyn Ah Chong begins by describing his work as being centered around Hawaiian culture, issues and stories. He shares how his work is spiritually rooted and how these stories can be a vessel for Indigenous people to connect to identity and self.
Lehuauakea
Kanaka Maoli kapa maker and artist Lehuauakea talks about growing up with glimpses of traditional practices and culture to reclaim these through learning painting and kapa, and how meaningful it is to bring it back into contemporary Indigenous life, and for future generations of Indigenous people.
Ciara Lacy
Kanaka Maoli filmmaker Ciara Lacy describes her heritage and growing up Chinese-Hawai’ian. She talks about the difficulty of stepping away from connectivity and, ultimately, the need to focus on the creative process and the collective shift in perspective and work to come.
Wa Na Wari
Wa Na Wari co-founders Inye Wokoma and Elisheba Johnson share some histories of Seattle’s Central District and the mission of Wa Na Wari as a meaningful creative and cultural space. They discuss the interconnectivity of Black and Indigenous liberation to lift each other up through art and community.
Raven Two Feathers
Cherokee/Seneca/Cayuga/Comanche filmmaker, poet and multidisciplinary artist Raven Two Feathers shares how storytelling in their art is about being as truthful and honest as possible; and discusses their history in writing and filmmaking that expanded their practice into multiple disciplines across media.
Rooted
Mia Kami wrote and directed “Rooted” to reflect the deep connection between people of the Pacific, their land, sea and their identity. The video portrays a diverse group of strong, beautiful and creative people with many stories to tell who are rooted in their place, cultures and traditions.
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