Native Women in Media Impact Award

Talei Fernandez – U.S. Ambassador for ‘Pelota de Trapo’, Lindsey Horvath – LA Supervisor District 3, Bonnie Abaunza – Humanitarian & Social Justice Advocate.

The Native Women in Media Impact Award is the premiere awards event for the Native Indigenous independent film and television community.

Every year, the Native Women in Media Impact Award convenes exceptional talent from the realms of film and television. This prestigious accolade shines a spotlight on Native Indigenous female storytellers, influencers, humanitarians, and artists. The inaugural award was bestowed in 2019, marking the initiation of this noteworthy recognition.

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Celebrating the year’s most accomplished Native Indigenous female storytellers, influencers, humanitarians, and artists, this prestigious accolade takes center stage during the week leading up to the Academy Awards.

Native Women in Media Impact Award 2024 Recipients

Talei Fernandez & Bonnie Abaunza

NWIFTV On the Red is Green Carpet with Red Nation Television Network correspondent, Lauren Siyowin Peters.

Past Recipients:

Merata: How Mum Decolonized The Screen 2019

Native Women in Film & Television in All Media – Film Festival. The first and largest representation of Native and Indigenous Women Filmmakers. NWIFTV is a program of Red Nation Celebration Institute.

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