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 & Writer; Known for "Rez Ball," "Echo" & "Reservation Dogs"

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
(3 ratings)

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

Kelly Jackson
(1 rating)

Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist, & Native American Tribal Advocate

Tatanka Means
(3 ratings)

Award-Winning Native American Actor & Stand-Up Comedian

Shane Ortega
(12 ratings)

U.S. Army's First Openly Transgender Soldier; LGBTQ, Social Justice & Equity Advocate

Carrie Billy
(3 ratings)

Former President & CEO of American Indian Higher Education Consortium

Gary Farmer
(1 rating)

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

Zahn McClarnon

Native American Actor & Producer; Known for "Westworld," "Fargo" & "Hawkeye"

Susan Devan Harness
(3 ratings)

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

Bethany Yellowtail
(1 rating)

Designer & CEO of the Indigenous Clothing Line, B. Yellowtail; Advocate for Native Young Women & Girls

Booboo Stewart

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

Se-ah-dom Edmo
(1 rating)

Philanthropy & Social Justice Leader; Native Business Enterprise Innovator; Executive Director at Seeding Justice;

Donald Warne M.D.
(1 rating)

Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health; Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy

Eleanor Guerrero

Former Prosecutor, Authority on Domestic Violence Laws, Juvenile Crime Prevention Expert

Wes Studi
(2 ratings)

Academy Honorary Award-Winning Native American Actor Known for "Dance with Wolves," "The Last of the Mohicans" & "Geronimo: An American Legend"

Dennis Zotigh

Cultural Specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian & Writer at Smithsonian Magazine

Tara Houska
(5 ratings)

Tribal Attorney, Indigenous Rights Activist & Founder of Not Your Mascots

Gerald Vizenor
(1 rating)

Scholar & Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of New Mexico; Indigenous Literature Author; Member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, White Earth Reservation

D.J. Vanas
(1 rating)

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