Leala Pourier is a youth activist and student. Born and raised in Colorado, she is Oglala Lakota and her family is from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Leala currently attends the University of Denver and is double majoring in Creative Writing and Strategic Communications. They have spoken on several panels as a youth leader and […]
Bruce Cook, III is an acclaimed Haida artist who creates sculptures, silk-screen prints, carved masks, canoes, and painted drums. Bruce began his artistic training under the guidance of his uncle, Warren Peele, a master artist in the Village of Hydaburg, Alaska. Many members of his lineage are artists.
Walt Pourier, Creative Director of Nakota Designs, and Executive Director of the Strong Hold Society is Oglala Lakota, from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Walt’s focus – through his art and design and through the many creative movements he supports – is to share messages of hope, inspiration, and healthy way of life
