Native American Heritage Speakers

Exploring Cultural Traditions: Stories of Heritage & Culture Shared by Native American Experts

List of Native American Heritage Speakers

Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives have a long and important history in America. Celebrating their rich heritage through art, writing, and advocacy, these authors, poets, actors, activists, and entrepreneurs are inspirational Native American speakers and popular choices for a wide variety of events. There are roughly five million Native Americans in the United States, from numerous different tribes, each with their own unique cultures and traditions. Covering topics such as climate change, education, and human rights, these Native American voices work to raise awareness about the unique challenges that Indigenous people face, and to acknowledge the important contributions they've made to the diverse traditions and cultures of American society today.

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Sterlin Harjo

Native American Filmmaker, Producer & Director; Known for "Reservation Dogs," "Mekko," "Barking Water" & "Four Sheets to the Wind"

Sydney Freeland
(2 ratings)

Award-Winning LGBTQ Navajo Filmmaker & Emmy-Nominated Director

Kelly Jackson
(1 rating)

Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist, & Tribal Advocate

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
(3 ratings)

Indigenous Climate & Community Activist; Hip-Hop Artist; Author of "Imaginary Borders"

Stephen Graham Jones

Bram Stoker Award-Winning Blackfeet Native American Author of Experimental Fiction, Horror, Crime & Science Fiction; Ineva Baldwin Professor of English, University of Colorado

Eric J. Large

Author and Former Chief of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation

D.J. Vanas
(1 rating)

Best-Selling Author of "The Tiny Warrior," & Former U.S. Air Force Officer

Susan Devan Harness
(2 ratings)

Indigenous Award-Winning Author of "Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption"

Gary Farmer

Musician & Actor Known for "Dead Man," "Resident Alien" & "Reservation Dogs"

Tantoo Cardinal
(1 rating)

Award-Winning Indigenous Actress Known for "Killers of the Flower Moon" & "Dances With Wolves"

Winona LaDuke
(5 ratings)

Environmental Activist & Author; Climate Justice, Renewable Energy & Sustainability Advocate; Executive Director of "Honor the Earth"

Nick Tilsen

Native American Activist, Director of the Thunder Valley CDC

Jennifer Quinto
(1 rating)

Cultural Speaker; Advocate for Culturally Responsive & Trauma Responsive Organizations; Stage Actress

Jana Schmieding

Actress & Writer Known for "Rutherford Falls" & "Reservation Dogs"; Podcaster, "Woman of Size"; Native American Rights Activist

Hazen Audel
(1 rating)

Native American Adventurer, Biologist & Survival Expert

Booboo Stewart

Actor Best Known for "The Twilight Saga," "Descendants" & "Julie and the Phantoms"