CELEBRATING INDIGENOUS EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, & JOY

In October 2023 IllumiNative hosted Indigenous House LA, an Indigenous pop-up market filled with food, music, art, and powerful conversations hosted by acclaimed writers, actors, and comedians Jana Schmieding (Cheyenne River Lakota) and Bobby Wilson (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota).

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Photo: Josué Rivas (Mexica/Otomí)/INDÍGENA

HONORING THE FRONT LINES OF STORYTELLING & REPRESENTATION

The event featured the IllumiNative Power Building Awards to honor those on the front lines of storytelling, representation, and power building who work to ensure that our stories are told by us.

Award recipients included:

  • Jhane Myers (Comanche, Blackfeet)
    Prey producer
  • Jade Begay (Diné, Tesuque Pueblo)
    Climate justice leader
  • Representative Sharice Davids (Ho-Chunk)
    US Representative
  • Sterlin Harjo (Seminole, Muscogee)
    Reservation Dogs creator
  • Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
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Photos: Gilberto Terrazas/INDÍGENA; Josué Rivas (Mexica/Otomí)/INDÍGENA; Getty