edits by Justin!

• Cody Christian (Penobscot) as Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy Series
• Forrest Goodluck (Navajo, Mandan, Hidatsa, Tsimshian) as Michael Abila from "Tell me Why"
• Devery Jacobs (Mohawk) as Sam from "The Walking Dead: Michonne"
• Cree Summer (Cree) as Aurelia from "Diablo III"
• Graham Greene (Oneida) as Rains Fall from "Red Dead Redemption"
• Tonantzin Carmelo (Tongva & Kumeyaay) as Joss Kutcher from "Cyberpunk 2077"
• Noah Watts (Crow) as Ratonhnaké:ton/Connor Kenway from the "Assassin's Creed" series.
• Carolina Hoyos (Quechua-Kichwa) as Donnie B. from "Friends vs Friends"

ᐅᐢᑮᓯᐠ ᑯᐦᑯᒥᓇᐤ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐏ ᐲᓯᒼ ᓂᓯᑐᐦᑕᒼ ᒥᑌᐦ ᐸᑯᓭᔨᐦᑕᒧᐏᐣ ᑭᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᐠ ᐃᑕ ᑳ ᑎᐯᔨᐦᑖᑯᓯᔭᐣ ᐁᑿ ᑲᐯ ᑕ ᐑᒉᐏᐢᐠ

                             -Heather Clear Wind

Bessie Coleman: Mixed African American and Cherokee, she attended flight school in France and became a highly prolific pilot and became known as “Queen Bess”, making her the first African American and Indian Woman to earn a flight license.

Ozaawendib:Ojibwe two-spirit and trans woman, she was a Chief of the Leech Lake Ojibwe, and was noted for being helpful and excellent guide in her assistance to the trappers and fur traders who encountered her.

Mary Christianne Paul: A heavily talented and famous Artist who was known not only for her own beauty, but also the beauty and craftsmanship of her artistic works, particularly that of traditional Mi’kmaq artistry, such as quillwork, sewing, and cradleboard making. Her beauty caught the attention of many artists, who portrayed her in multiple paintings and photographs, and was a favored subject to depict for artist William Gush.

Lady of Cao:discovered as a mummy at the archeological site El Brujo in Peru, the Lady is believed to have been a high ranking priestess or even a Moche ruler based on the burial details where she was found. She is believed to have died in her mid twenties due to childbirth or pregnancy complications, and the discovery of her body is considered incredibly monumental, especially since it was previously believed only Moche men were rulers.

Sarraounia: a Chief and Priestess of the Azna (Hausa) people, who fought French Colonial troops against colonization of her people and lands. Her leadership in war was such that it eventually forced the French to give up attempting to subdue her. Oral history maintains that she used her supernatural ability as a Priestess to aid her in battle and protect her people.

Tin Hanan: Once a fugitive princess, she and her people nearly perished in the desert before discovering the desert anthill where they found grain and survived. She was regarded as a fearless warrior, a wise queen, and knowledgeable in herbal medicine. However, she is most known for uniting her people, and earning the title of “Mother” to all Tuaregs. Some believed Tin Hanan to be purely folkloric until her tomb was discovered in Algeria in 1925.

Salamasina: a Samoan Royal descended from multiple, high ranking Noble Samoan and Tongan lines, who was heavily involved in politics her whole life. She is the titular ancestor of two of the four paramount titles of Samoa, and her reign is marked for its time of peace and little political conflict.

Janequeo: After her husband, Chief Huepotaén, was killed by invading conquistadors, Janequeo took up arms against the Spanish in revenge, and gathered an army of thousands to resist them. Her attack on a new Spanish fortress at Puchanqui ended in a one-to-one combat between her and the Spanish commander, which she won, and then mounted his head on her spear. Though several battles later forced her to retreat into the jungle, she was never caught, and the Mapuche continued to fight the Spanish.

Yukie Chiri: talented transcriber and translator of Yukar (Ainu epic tales). Growing up bilingual and speaking both Ainu and Japanese, Chiri would later catch the attention of a Linguist, who helped her to transcribe, preserve, and publish multiple Ainu epic tales.

Krotoa: Niece of Chief Autshumato, and Khoisan translator for the officials of the Dutch East India Company in South Africa during the founding of the Cape Colony. Though the exact circumstances of how are unknown, Krotoa came to work in the household of Jan Van Riebeeck and became known as “Eva”, and gained a higher position within the Dutch hierarchy as she additionally served as a trading agent, ambassador for a high ranking chief and peace negotiator in time of war. She exemplified the dependency the Dutch had on the Khoisan in her homeland.

Bartolina Sisa: Woman known for being a leader against Spanish colonialism in Peru, she often took up arms in uprisings alongside other Aymara and Quecha. She was the commander of the siege of La Paz, though she was eventually captured and killed. International Indigenous Women’s day is celebrated on the day of her death in her honor.

Anacaona: Also known as “Golden Flower”, she was a Poet among the Taino, who also served as her brother’s advisor as Chief. She took multiple efforts to try make peace with the Spanish in Haiti, including the arranging of marriages. She was eventually killed by the Spanish, but is remembered today as an intelligent and kind leader.

Matoaka: More famously known as “Pocahontas”, Matoaka was the favorite daughter of Wahunsenacah, Chief of the Powhatan confederacy. Though the story of her saving of John Smith is myth and fabricated by Smith, she did indeed partake in multiple efforts to attempt peace with the English. According to Powhatan oral history, She married the warrior Kocoum & had a child with him before being kidnapped and taken to England.

Jennie Thlunaut: Prolific Tlingit artist and weaver, who is credited with being a major factor in keeping Tlingit Chilkat weaving alive. Her works and artistry have been celebrated by many, including the Smithsonian Institution and Harvard Museum of Natural History.

Elsa Laula Renberg: Saami activist, who wrote and published a 30-page pamphlet in Swedish that spoke about Saami struggles and oppression, making her the first Saami woman to have her works published. She later founded  the South Sámi Fatmomakka Association, which was the first Sámi activist organisation.

Toypurina: Famous for her opposition of Spanish missionaries & their forced assimilation of the Tongva in California, she was a medicine woman who participated in the planned 1785 rebellion against the Mission San Gabriel, where she recruited six of the eight villages which participated in the attack.

Tell the dead I’m coming.

Legolas watched them for awhile with a smile upon his lips, and then he turned to the others. ’The strongest must seek a way, say you? But I say: let a ploughman plough, but choose an otter for swimming, and for running light over grass and leaf, or over snow–an Elf’.

With that he sprang forth nimbly, and then Frodo noticed as if for the first time, though he had long known it, that the Elf had no boots, but wore only light shoes, as he always did, and his feet made little imprint in the snow. ’Farewell!’ he said to Gandalf. ’I go to find the Sun!’

“Do not speak to me of Dragon fire! I know its wrath, and ruin.”

2011: Mortal Kombat

2012: Assassin’s Creed III

2013: Beyond two souls

2014: Never Alone / Infamous Second Son

2015: Invaders

2016: Honour Water

2017: Thunderbird Strike

2018: Red Dead Redemption II

2019: When Rivers were Trails

2020: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

2021: Purity and Decay

• The main source of inspiration in clothing and time period is the postclassic period (950-1539 AD) among the Yucatec Maya peoples, with fashion and textiles mostly inspired by Chichen-Itza
• Tulio and Miguel are Maya warriors, though here they wear everyday attire, and Tulio wears red face paint, simlar to the ones here though not exactly
• Chel is wearing a “horned” hairstyle common within the postclassic period, as well as a iipil/Huipil: the textile design on the collor comes from textiles found within Chichen Itza 

Louise Gluck / Linda Hogan