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Dallas Goldtooth | PDA Speakers

Environmental Activist and Cast of the Reservation Dogs

Dallas Goldtooth is a writer, actor, playwright, film producer, poet, and comedian.

Elva Guerra | PDA Speakers

Actor, known for Reservation Dogs (2021), Dark Winds (2022) & Rutherford Falls

Elva Guerra is a rising Native American actor, best known for their role as Jackie in FX's series "Reservation Dogs"

Sten Joddi | PDA Speakers

Mvskoke | Business Owner | HipHop & Tattoo Artist | Actor | Motivational Speaker | Reservation Dogs

Sten Joddi is an accomplished HipHop Artist recently Winning 2022 Best Male HipHop Artist Of The Year at The International Indigenous HipHop Awards Show

Lane Factor | PDA Speakers

Native American Actor; Known for the FX Series "Reservation Dogs"

Lane Factor is a Creek-Seminole and Caddo actor from Midwest City, Oklahoma. He earned his SAG/AFTRA eligibility in 2021 by landing the role of Cheese in the FX series "Reservation…

Tonia Jo Hall | PDA Speakers

Pow-Wow Dancer, an Artist, Motivational Speaker, a Storyteller, and a GODDESS.

Laughter is a form of medicine and our Goddess feature this issue has brought so much good medicine when it has been needed the most. If this is your first…

John Herrington

Former NASA Astronaut, First Native American in Space, Educator & Story-Teller

John Herrington Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation..

Award-Winning Canadian Kanien'kehá:ka Actress & Filmmaker

Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, occasionally credited as Devery Jacobs, is a Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) actress.

Indigenous Activist

Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous activist and member of the Waorani nation from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador.

Sarah Eagle Heart | PDA Speakers

Emmy Award Winning Storyteller

If you could only use one word to describe Sarah Eagle Heart, it would be storyteller. It is foundational to everything she does, including her fight for social justice and…

Dallas Arcand Jr. | PDA Speakers

Dancer, Musician & Choreographer

Dallas Arcand Jr. is an accomplished 20 year old second generation hoop dancer and aboriginal entertainer from.

Rusty Gillette | PDA Speakers

World Class Grass Dancer from the Fort Berthold Reservation in White Shield, North Dakot

Rusty Gillette, Arikara/Hidatsa, a world class Grass Dancer from the Fort Berthold Reservation in White Shield, North Dakota.

Sean Sherman | PDA Speakers

Founder & CEO of The Sioux Chef, A two time James Beard award winner, Chef Sean, has become renowned nationally and internationally in the culinary movement of indigenous foods

Chef Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge reservation, is the founder of the company The Sioux Chef.

LoVina Louie | PDA Speakers

Former Miss Indian World and National Trainer and Facilitator in Youth Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Family Constellations and Community Healing and wellness planning

LoVina Louie is of the Schitsu’umsh (Coeur d’ Alene) Tribe, nselxcin (Okanogan/Colville), and Nimiipuu (Nez Perce).

Eddy Robinson | PDA Speakers

Indigenous Artist, Activist & Educator

An Anishinaabe/Muskegowuk Cree of the Missanabie Cree First Nation born and raised in the city of Toronto.

Dallas Arcand | PDA Speakers

Dancer, Speaker, Musician & Choreographer

Dallas Arcand is a multi-talented artist who won the world spotlight with his astonishing Hoop Dancing at the 2010 Olympic Games opening ceremonies.

Sampson Brothers | PDA Speakers

Fusion of Traditional Pow-Wow and Hoop Dance and Styles from other Cultures

As world-renowned dancers, Lumhe and Samsoche Sampson (Mvskoke Creek/Seneca)—a.k.a. the Sampson Brothers— strive to promote cultural pride, unity, and hope by setting a positive example through art, education, and dance.

Yellow Bird Native American | PDA Speakers

Native artistry that span Native traditional teachings including more contemporary songs and dances.

International renowned "Yellow Bird Productions" under the direction of Ken Duncan, member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe specializes in cultural presentations that celebrate the unique spirit of the American…

Indigenous Enterprise | PDA Speakers

World of Dance

The beat of the drum continues in the 21st century with Indigenous Enterprise, a Native American collective that first stunned crowds at the Sydney Opera House.

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai | PDA Speakers

Indigenous Actor; Known for Creeped Out, Beans, and Reservation Dogs

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai is a Oji-Cree First Nations actor currently based in Toronto, Canada. In 2021, he was cast as Bear Smallhill in the FX Series "Reservation Dogs".

Devory Jacobs | PDA Speakers

Award-Winning Indigenous Actress & Filmmaker, Reservation Dogs and Marvel's Echo

Devery Jacobs is an award-winning actress, writer, director, producer, and one of Hollywood’s most exciting rising stars.

Tazbah Chavez | PDA Speakers

Poet, Writer, Filmmaker & Citizen of the Bishop Paiute Tribe

Tazbah Rose Chavez is a performance poet turned director and television writer.

Alex Rice | PDA Speakers

Actress Known for Her Role as Sue Clearwater in "The Twilight Saga"

By birth, actress Alex Rice is a Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) and continues to be an active and proud member of the Mohawk Nation from Kahnawake throughout her career.

Paulina Alexis | PDA Speakers

Indigenous Canadian Actress; Known for the FX Series "Reservation Dogs"

Paulina Alexis is an actress of the Stoney tribe member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in central Alberta, Canada. In 2021, she was cast as Willie Jack in the…

Sydney Freeland | PDA Speakers

Award-Winning LGBTQ Navajo Filmmaker & Emmy-Nominated Director

Sydney Freeland is an award-winning LGBTQ Navajo filmmaker.

Tribal Attorney and Advocate

Tara Houska (Couchiching First Nation) is a tribal attorney based in Washington, D.C., the National Campaigns Director of Honor the Earth and a former advisor on Native American affairs to…

Billy Mills | PDA Speakers

Olympic Gold Medalist; Second Native American to Win a Gold Medal and President Obama awarded the Citizen Medal to Billy Mills in 2013

Billy Mills is the only American to have ever won the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000-meter run.

James Junes and Ernie Tsosie | PDA Speakers

Native American Comedy Duo and Sober and Drug Free Performers

James Junes and Ernest David Tsosie are sober and drug free performers, presenters, and motivational speakers.

Tony Redhouse | PDA Speakers

Native American Healer, Musician, Motivational Speaker

Tony Redhouse is a Native American sound healer, spiritual teacher and award winning recording artist.

D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas | PDA Speakers

Native American Motivational Storyteller, Author of The Tiny Warrior, Leadership Expert and Warrior

Enduring the extreme conditions of traditional ceremonies and rights of passage, D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas has had the values of the warrior spirit burned into his core.

Brian Frejo | PDA Speakers

Native American Speaker, Musician, Activist and Performer

Brian Frejo is a native american motivational speaker, cultural activist, youth advocate, suicide and meth prevention trainer, performer, DJ, actor and photographer.

Tatanka Means | PDA Speakers

Native American Actor, Motivational Guest Speaker, Stand-up Comedian and Son of Russell Means

Tatanka Means is an award-winning actor, stand-up comedian and motivational speaker from Chinle, Arizona.

Native American Actor, Rap Artist, Speaker and Entrepreneur

Gary “Litefoot” Davis is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

Roger Willie | PDA Speakers

Navajo Actor and Motivational Speaker

Roger Willie is a Navajo educator, artist and actor, made his screen debut in MGM’s production of Windtalkers in the spring of 2002.

Winona LaDuke | PDA Speakers

Renowned Activist and Author

Winona LaDuke is a rural development economist and author working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy, and food systems.

Adam Beach | PDA Speakers

Actor and Star of the Academy Award-Nominated film "Flags of Our Fathers"

Adam Beach is a Canadian-born actor whose illustrious career continues to traverse screens both small and large. (more…)

Cherokee Businessperson and Advocate. She is former director, former president, and founder of First Nations Development Institute and the founder of First Peoples Worldwide

Rebecca Adamson, a Cherokee, is the founder and president of First Nations Development Institute. She has worked directly with grassroots tribal communities and as a national advocate of local tribal…

Traditional music, dancers, and stories of the Native Peoples of North America!

The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are the oldest resident Native American dance company in New York.