Nia Tero 2022 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 48
FELLOWSHIPS
Nia Tero offers multiple fellowships to support Indigenous
Peoples’ creative endeavors, community leadership,
policy-making, and cultural continuity. Nia Tero views fellowship
opportunities as a pathway toward holistic networking and skill-building
among Indigenous Peoples in their specific fields. The overarching
goal across all of our fellowship programs is to amplify and uplift
Indigenous voices.
Nia Tero offers a suite of Creative Fellowships, each of which supports Indigenous Peoples
across diverse approaches to storytelling, cultural amplification, self-determined capacity-building,
networking, and skills-acquisition. Our Policy Apprenticeship seeks to strengthen Indigenous
organizations in influencing global public policies that are applied at the regional, national,
and local levels, directly and indirectly impacting their territories. The Leadership Fellowship
strengthens emergent leaders from Nia Tero’s regional partnerships, contributing to local
long-lasting support and Indigenous guardianship.
CREATIVE FELLOWSHIPS
Nia Tero’s Creative Fellowships play a significant role in amplifying
the work and impact of Indigenous creatives engaged in
groundbreaking projects that draw from their cultural heritage,
environment, and diverse storytelling methods.
2022 included several noteworthy highlights for Nia Tero’s
Creative Fellowships. This year marked the first North American
Summit of Indigenous filmmakers, comprised of current
and alumni fellows, dedicated to environmental and cultural
documentaries. Camden International Film Festival (CIFF)
hosted this gathering on the homelands of the Penobscot
Peoples. Indigenous Advisory Council member Sherri Mitchell
(Penobscot) was in attendance.
A return to in-person gatherings kicked off with Big Sky
Documentary Film Festival in February 2022 in Montana.
A collective fellowship gathered at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh,
Egypt, with Storytelling and Pasifika Journalism Fellows.
48
2022 NIA TERO ANNUAL REPORT
