Indigenous Influencers by Ms. Ngai https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers Indigenous Influencers - Who Are They? en-us 2022-03-31 20:22:18 UTC 2025-10-10 22:34:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4f9.png James Jones mngaisd43 https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2124313883
  • Brought Indigenous dancing to the mainstream - put a twist on "Blinding Lights" TikTok trend, wore traditional regalia and wielding hoops around his arms
  • Anishinaabe Tallcree First Nation in Alberta, Canada
  • 1 million followers on Instagram
  • 3.7 million followers on TikTok
  • A previous finalist on So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and he has also performed with the Indigenous EDM group A Tribe Called Red
    • ]]>     2022-03-31 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2124313883     Tukumã Pataxó mngaisd43 https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126709186
  • Brazilian Indigenous influencer of the Pataxó tribe
  • Uses Instagram to report on his culture - making shampoo from hibiscus and cinnamon to other reels
  • Born in the village of Coroa Vermelha
  • He speaks Portuguese, English and his mother tongue, Patxôhã
  • He is a communicator at Mídia India, a gastronomy student (UFBA) 
  • Showcases Indigenous dancing, fashion, and culture on his social media profile 
  • 169k followers on Instagram
    • ]]>     2022-04-02 19:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126709186     Michelle Chubb mngaisd43 https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126719884
  • Cree from Winnipeg, Canada
  • Rose to fame on Tiktok by jingle dress dancing
    • Combines movement with prayer and healing
  • 220k followers on Instagram
  • 561.5k followers on TikTok 
  • Got back into reconnecting with her culture after meeting her boyfriend - quit drinking and stopped doing drugs
  • Uses her platform to share about her culture and about the history of Canada:
    • The Sixties Scoop
    • Residential Schools
    • Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
    • ]]>     2022-04-02 20:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126719884     Shina Nova mngaisd43 https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126724556
  • Inuk Indigenous who gained popularity from throat singing videos on TikTok with her mom
  • Learned throat singing from her mom
  • 4M followers on TikTok 
  • 1.8M followers on Instagram
  • Her video on the Residential school system took the longest to make, about 3 hours
    • ]]>     2022-04-02 20:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126724556     Nathan Apodaca mngaisd43 https://padlet.com/mngaisd43/indigenousinfluencers/wish/2126777937
  • Indigenous public figure that goes by the name of doggface208 on his social media
  • Went viral from a video of himself skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac tunes - watched over 80 million times
  • 7 million followers on TikTok 
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