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2023
Bush Fellowship

Leslie Harper (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) is determined to help Tribal communities create their own futures. Raised by parents who deeply instilled the values of sovereignty and self-determination, she believes that priorities and decisions must be

2023
Bush Fellowship

Hillary Kempenich (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) is an Anishinaabe artist, storyteller, and knowledge keeper who facilitates healing and opportunity through the arts. She is an agent of change with a passion for making places such as libraries

2023
Bush Fellowship

Joseph Williams (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) wants his region to be a national hub for Native American arts and culture, where engaging exhibitions, workshops, and convenings inspire connection and conversation. As Director of Native American Programs

2022
Bush Fellowship

Tashina Banks Rama (Oglala Sioux Tribe, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) comes from a family committed to the ancestral language revitalization movement and to living and teaching the Lakota worldview and philosophy. She envisions a vibrant Oglala

2022
Bush Fellowship

Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay believes artists can be bold architects of social change. As a leader in Lao American theater and one of the country’s most successful Lao playwrights, she recognizes the tremendous impact that theater has on

2022
Bush Fellowship

Erin Griffin (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) envisions Makoce ataya Dakota Oyate kin Dakota iapi kte, a future where the Dakota Oyate will speak the Dakota language everywhere. From an early age, she wanted to understand and speak Dakota but found it

2022
Bush Fellowship

ifrah mansour sees art as the way we can heal the world. A child who experienced civil war, famine and refugee camps at an early age, she says her grandmother’s storytelling saved her. A job at a theater during college awakened her own storytelling

2022
Bush Fellowship

Lori Walsh spends each day seeking to transform how we listen to one another. As host to South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s premier talk program, she conducts thought-provoking conversations that advance understanding of issues, identity and

2021
Bush Fellowship
Savage, MN
2021
Bush Fellowship

E.G. Bailey fell in love with film as a young boy when a traveling crew came to his Liberian village and he saw his first movie. Many years later, his own film, New Neighbors, was featured at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. His passion for all forms

2021
Bush Fellowship

Naomi Ko believes artists can be bold architects of social change. She recognizes the tremendous impact that film and television have on perceptions of people and communities. Through her experiences as an actor in Hollywood, as creator and star of

2021
Bush Fellowship

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Mniconjou Lakota) is called to amplify the voice of Native Americans. She believes deeply in the freedom of the press in Indian Country to reflect the needs and voices of the people. She wants independent