This is a multi-month program that provides career and creative development for indigenous opportunity youth.
This program supports California-based Native American youth who aim to persue careers in media.
This initiative provides mentorship and guidance from creative executives, working animation artists and television showrunners.

Native American Media Alliance
The objective is to develop skills for careers in animation production and producing for television.
This course prepares and explores placement for participants in these fields.
Additional support includes mentorship, career guidance, educational workshops, networking opportunities, and studio field trips.

It focuses on providing them with opportunities and resources they might not otherwise have access.
Announced Ian Skorodin, Director of Strategy for the Native American Media Alliance.
We can now provide a new indigenous demographic real opportunities to succeed!
The deadline to apply for the next apprenticeship cohort is May 15th, 2024.
For applications and information visitwww.nama.media.
Some of her work has premiered at Cal State LAs Golden Eagle Film Festival and 2023 LA Skins Fest.
Today, Samara continues to focus on storytelling and addressing community needs.
While there, she won Best Animated Short at the High Schools 2023 Grand Arts Film Festival.
Tristin also enjoys working backstage, and he has done tech for school productions.
He was head mic manager forClueand worked on sets forPrincess and the Mattress.
He also works extensively in animation producing two animated shorts.
Tahnabah is a dancer, model, and aspiring actress.
She performs at cultural events and schools with family and friends.
She strives to still be involved more with acting, television production and screenwriting.
She is also growing a jewelry crafts, fashion designing, makeup, and hairstyling business.
She loves to make connections with others and try new things to have fun in life.