Last week I had surgery to correct a deviated septum and when I woke up after the procedure, I immediately asked @goldie.bsky.social to film me doing an influencer challenge video.

“Native people were conquered by the United States” is a bad take that ignores history. Learn all about real, well researched Native American history in @rebeccanagle.bsky.social ’s fantastic podcast, First America! #firstamerica #pushkin

Pow! came up short at the Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards, but it’s okay! I’m so honored by the accolades that this little film continues to earn, and I’m so proud of all of my FNX family that took home wins at tonight’s Emmy ceremony! Native stories forever!

Pow! was nominated for an Emmy Award for “Best Writing” at the Pacific Southwest Emmys! The ceremony is tonight and no matter if I win or not, I feel blessed to have been on this journey with this film. Thanks to FNX for being great partners. Ya’ll are the best!

I can’t thank the folks at Pioneer Utility Resources enough for bringing @goldie.bsky.social and I out to speak at StoryConnect in Tacoma, WA this month! A great conference run by cool people. Special shout out to my uncle Joel for making Pow! t-shirts and passing them out to attendees!

Over the weekend Pow! won it’s 16th film festival award and last week we won our first international award! Over a year into our film festival run and it’s truly such an honor to see everyone’s response to this super personal project. Watch it now on FNX!

Pow! was nominated for a “Best Animation Short” FRWD award at the 2026 AfroAnimation Summit! AAS is a fantastic organization boosting up POC creators. Great award ceremony, good people, support them with your money and look at @goldie.bsky.social and my award show fits!

Two weeks ago I spoke on a bunch of panels at the Murrow Symposium at my alma matter, @pullman.wsu.edu ! I owe Cable 8, the Native Student Center, SEB and the @murrowcollege.bsky.social for helping prepare me up for this weird career I have. Thanks to the students and faculty for being nice!

This week I’m speaking at the StoryConnect conference in Tacoma, WA! Come hear me talk about Pow! And writing for kids TV. Get a preview of my talk on the StoryConnect podcast hosted by Andy Johns wherever you listen to podcasts!

Had so much fun speaking at @sxsw.com this weekend on an Indigenous film panel along with Tom Hanada, Sydney Freeland and Jen Loren! Thanks to Cherokee Film for putting this together and inviting me!

About to board a disgustingly early flight to Austin so I can guest on this super cool @sxsw.com panel this afternoon put on by Cherokee Film! Come watch me chat about all things Indigenous cinema with Native film legends Tom Hanada, Sydney Freeland and Jen Loren!

We closed out our New York International Children’s Film Festival Pow! run with a screening in front of 300 NYC area school kids. NYICFF is truly an amazing festival run by some of the coolest people in the film festival scene. Support them with your money and time!

This week I guested on Secretly Incredibly Fascinating with @alexschmidty.bsky.social to talk about one of my favorite topics ever. How off the wall crazy Jim Thorpe’s life was! Listen to it wherever you find your podcasts and if you want more cool Thorpe facts, pre order my book! It’s full of ‘em!

I’m speaking at @sxsw.com ! Come see me on Tuesday, March 17th moderating @goldie.bsky.social ’s book talk "Low-Key Legends: Personal Branding for Introverts.” If you’re wondering why I’m moderating this, you don’t follow either of us on social media. Go to this and buy Goldie’s book!

Check out Pow! and more Native made shorts in NYC on March 7! We’re screening as part of New York International Childrens' Film Festival. I’ll be there in person for the Q & A! This is the biggest film festival in North America highlighting kids & family films and I am STOKED to be part of it!

Kidscreen Summit was truly a dream. I reconnected with old friends and met some dope new folks, spoke on a fun panel in front of a packed room and ate a super pretzel so big that it was basically a fried baguette. Great week no notes!

Pow! is an official selection for the New York International Childrens’ Film Festival and we got a mention in @nytimes.com! Thanks to Laurel Graeber for the write up and if you’re in NYC, come check out the Native Stories block and Remaining Native on Saturday, March 7th!

I’m doing some in person stuff over the next two months so I figured I’d package it into a tour! Come see me at @sxsw.com, Kidscreen Summit, New York International Childrens' Film Festival, Five Film Fridays, StoryConnect and the @murrowcollege.bsky.social Synposium. I’m talkin’ and screenin’ ya’ll!

It’s my birthday today, so I can post whatever I want! Here’s a video of me totally nailing a dumbbell RDL for 180lbs! (I was very sore afterwards)

Get someone who wants to spend Valentines Day smashing stuff with you in a rage room while listening to pop songs from the 1940s. Love you @goldie.bsky.social ! Let’s do this again next year!

Pow! won awards 13 and 14 at Cambria Film Festival last weekend! Thanks for screening us and naming us Best Family Film for the jury award AND the audience award! CFF is a fantastic festival and if you’re a SoCal based filmmaker, I can’t recommend it enough!

So thrilled to guest with Creator / EP / Showrunner Karissa Valencia and talk about Spirit Rangers on the @peabodyawards.bsky.social and CMSI's We Disrupt This Broadcast this week! Thanks to @gaybonez.bsky.social for having us! Listen on your favorite podcast app!

I’ve been sitting on this news for a minute, but I wrote a book! It’s called “We’ve Been Here The Whole Time!” and it’s a very unsacred humor / satire book about all things Native America. From me, @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social and illustrator Julie Fiveash. Buy it when it comes out in October!

As a lifelong rap fan, it's truly wild for me to share a headline with @questlove.bsky.social from The Roots. Listen to me talk about Spirit Rangers and Pow! on the new season of the @peabodyawards.bsky.social official podcast “We Disrupt This Broadcast" on your favorite podcast app!

Speaking on a panel at Kidscreen Summit on Monday, 2/23 at 4pm featuring some of the funniest and most knowledgable folks in the kids content space! Come through and if you’re in San Diego that week, hit me up for a coffee to find out how much I cuss in person (almost too much!)

Roll For Tricksters at USC last night was a blast! It was nuts to play for a sold out crowd of nearly 1000 folks. Thanks to @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social , Diego Melendez, @kellylynnedang.bsky.social and Maddox Pennington for being great fellow players and @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social for DM-ing!

Can’t wait for this live play with @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social at USC on 1/14! We’re doing a powwow heist featuring me, @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social , @kellylynnedang.bsky.social and Maddox Pennington. Tickets are free and this will not be streamed. You have to be there to watch so come through!

Oh dang! Thank you to @ign.com and Cinefix for giving Pow! a quick shoutout in their “Top movies of 2025” list! We’re the only film in the animation section that isn’t from a major studio to get featured!

I still can’t get over that in 2025, I got to screen Pow! on Indigenous People’s Day in front of thousands of people in South Dakota at a concert organized by @ndncollective.bsky.social , headlined by Macklemore and featuring a lineup of badass Indigenous artists. 2025 was nuts!

Wrapped up more Pow! Screenings before the end of the year! Thank you to LA Skinsfest, LAAF, Pocahontas Reframed and If Not Us Then Who for having me! And to @effinbirds.com for having @goldie.bsky.social and I on Bootleg Safari in SF! I took 50 flights in 2025 for various things and am tired!