From January 19 to 21, IllumiNative will run its second annual Indigenous House at the Sundance Film Festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the gathering spot will feature talks from various indigenous creatives. Director Sydney Freeland (Navajo), whose latest project is Marvel’s Echo, an upcoming series to
i m a citizen of the nation of oklahoma and i m the founder and executive director of illuminative. [speaking non-english] i m jane myers, i m blackfeet, i m a two-time emmy award winning producer and a pga nominated producer. i m kimberly i m a cherokee nation tribal citizen and i m cherokee nations delegate to congress. my name is nancy shipping tower, i m a tribal member, i ve been involved in the treaty rights since i was eight years old. i m ali red horse young, navajo nation, director and founder of protect the sacred, focusing on native youth leadership development. before we get carried away, we have a special video. hi, everyone. deb haaland here, i m so excited to join you virtually. i m sorry i m not there in person. i m super proud of every single person in this room. your work to make indigenous women visible, your work to be
power as americas largest growing voting bloc. and a progressive advocacy group launched a 10 million dollar effort to turn down the api voters as america s fastest-growing demographic. that is happening in key battleground states. of course, the indigenous vote will be crucial, reese s will be one along the margin. like it was in 2020, a large turnout of indigenous voters helped turn from red to blue in many races. the political landscape is always changing, it begs the question, are politicians keeping up with that change and addressing issues that matter? to these voters? back with me is dr. johnson, msnbc political contributor and democratic pulled stir. brad jenkins, the ceo of a pr victory fun. and krystal echo hawk, founder and executive director of illuminative. so happy to have the representation of the rising majority on the show today. i will start with you, jason. because across the south,