James Pakootas - First Peoples Fund

About

James Pakootas is a multi-award winning hip hop artist known as "Just Jamez", motivational speaker, and an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State. As a certified trainer for First Peoples Fund and 2019 Artist in Business Leadership Fellow, James continues to empower other artists to find value in their work and chase dreams worth living.

No items found.

collective spirit podcast episode

from our blog

Social media pages across the Colville Indian Reservation lit up after the tremendous announcement: James Pakootas’s song “ Break These Chains ” won the 2019 ‘NAMMY’.

November 20, 2019

The New Fast-Paced Normal for Indigenous Performing Artists

James Pakootas (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) is a motivational speaker and hip-hop artist.

"Break These Chains"

Two years ago James Pakootas found himself starting the next chapter of his life.

The Art of Professional Development

“A standout moment was just how many Native artists and those supporting Native artists were in the same room together,” Tosa Two Heart (Oglala Lakota) says.

Combined Convening Generates New Art and Life-Changing Experiences

We are excited to welcome a dynamic cohort into our fellowship programs for 2019.

January 30, 2019

Welcoming the 2019 Artist Fellows

open/close ABL directory

SORT DIRECTORY BY:

Tiffany Adams

Chemehuevi / koyoomk'awi / Nisenan

Aveda Adara

Sarah Agaton Howes

Sarah Agaton Howes

Agaton Howes Sarah

Anishinaabe, Ojibwe from Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota

Brendon Albers

Cheyenne River Sioux

George Alexander

George Alexander

Alexander George

Muscogee (Creek)

Orlando Allison

Orlando Allison

Allison, Orlando

Hopi/Gila River

Petrina Arnold

Ft. Belknap Assiniboine

Steven Arrowtopknot

Steven Arrowtopknot

Arrowtopknot Steven

Blackfeet Nation

Angela Babby

Kelly Back

Mohawks of Akwesasne, Turtle clan

Kalyn Barnoski

Cherokee Nation /Muscogee Creek descent

Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo

Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo

Beartrack-Algeo Alfreda

Kul Wicasa Oyate

Nanibaa Beck

Razelle Benally

Razelle Benally

Benally Razelle

Oglala Lakota / Diné

David Bernie

Kaylene Big Knife

Kaylene Big Knife

Big Knife Kaylene

Chippewa Cree Tribe

Heidi K. Brandow

Heidi K. Brandow

Brandow Heidi K

Diné, Kanaka Maoli

Shirley Brauker

Shirley Brauker

Brauker Shirley

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

Joanne Brings Thunder

Joanne Brings Thunder

Brings Thunder Joanne

Eastern Shoshone-Wind River Wyoming

Jason Brown

Alexandra Buffalohead

Alexandra Buffalohead

Buffalohead Alexandra

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate

Avis Charley

Spirit Lake Dakota, Diné

Mariah Claw

Scotti Clifford & Juliana Brown Eyes

Scotti Clifford & Juliana Brown Eyes

Clifford Scotti

Terrance Clifford

Terrance Clifford

Clifford Terrance

Jordan Ann Craig

Jordan Ann Craig

Craig Jordan Ann

Northern Cheyenne

Madison Ann Craig

Madison Ann Craig

Craig Madison Ann

Northern Cheyenne

Del Curfman

Crow Nation of Montana

Elexa Dawson

Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Danielle De La Rosa

Danielle De La Rosa

De La Rosa Danielle

Hidatsa and Kiowa

Leslie Deer

Alayna Eagle Shield

Alayna Eagle Shield

Eagle Shield, Alayna

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (enrolled citizen) and Three Affiliated Tribes (descendent)

Chase Kahwinhut Earles

Chase Kahwinhut Earles

Earles Chase Kahwinhut

Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

Elisabeth Sawyer Sarah

Choctaw of Oklahoma

Shauna Elk

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Nicole Emmons

Citizen Potawatomi Nation

Jackie Fawn

Washoe Of Nevada

Mark Fischer

Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

Jeremy Frey

Dan Friday

Daniel Frost

Cheyenne River Sioux

Lorraine Gala Lewis

Lorraine Gala Lewis

Gala Lewis Lorraine

Laguna Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, Hopi-Tewa

Chanelle Gallagher

Chanelle Gallagher

Gallagher Chanelle

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Jason Garcia

Santa Clara Pueblo Tewa

Erin Genia

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate

Jack Wallace Gladstone

Jack Wallace Gladstone

Gladstone Jack Wallace

Louie Gong

Charine Gonzales

Charine Gonzales

Gonzales Charine

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Lauren Good Day

Lauren Good Day

Good Day Lauren

Arikara, Hidatsa, Blackfeet and Plains Cree

Madie Goodnight

Madie Goodnight

Goodnight Madie

Moses Goods

Native Hawaiian

Shayna Grandbois Herrera

Shayna Grandbois Herrera

Grandbois Herrera Shayna

Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Jaida Grey Eagle

Jaida Grey Eagle

Grey Eagle Jaida

Tara Gumapac

Marcella Hadden

Marcella Hadden

Hadden Marcella

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Leya Hale

Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné Nation

Dennis Hatch

Chippewa Tribe of Saute Ste. Marie, Michigan

Paul High Horse

Paul High Horse

High Horse Paul

Luzene Hill

Eastern Band of Cherokee

Josephine Hoffman

Josephine Hoffman

Hoffman Josephine

Grand Portage Anishinaabe

Kaloku Holt

Native Hawaiian

Terra Houska

Nena Howell

Anthony Hudson

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Ursala Hudson

Annette Humphrey

Annette Humphrey

Humphrey Annette

Anishinaabe / Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Beau Jack Imua Key

Beau Jack Imua Key

Imua Key Beau Jack

Native Hawaiian

Bobby Itta

Karis Jackson

Crow/Hidatsa/Arikara

Margaret Jacobs

Margaret Jacobs

Jacobs Margaret

Saint Regis Mohawk

Ray "Rock Boy" Janis

Ray "Rock Boy" Janis

Janis, Ray "Rock Boy"

Rebekah Jarvey

Susan Jones

Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council

Mic Jordan

Anna Maria Kahalekulu

Anna Maria Kahalekulu

Kahalekulu Anna Maria

Native Hawaiian

Addison Karl

Chickasaw & Choctaw

Hillary Kempenich

Hillary Kempenich

Kempenich Hillary

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Lisa Kennedy

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

Gilbert Kills Pretty Enemy, III

Gilbert Kills Pretty Enemy, III

Kills Pretty Enemy, III Gilbert

Hunkpapa Lakota - Standing Rock Sioux

Pauline Klementson

Pauline Klementson

Klementson Pauline

Stebbins Community Association

Gunner Krogman

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Marjorie Kunaq-Tahbone

Marjorie Kunaq-Tahbone

Kunaq-Tahbone Marjorie

Nome Eskimo Community, Inupiaq

Roxanne L. Best

Roxanne L. Best

L. Best Roxanne

Confederated Tribe of Colville Indian Reservation

Samuel La Fountain

Samuel La Fountain

La Fountain Samuel

Diné, Turtle Mountain Chippewa

Denise Lajimodiere

Denise Lajimodiere

Lajimodiere Denise

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe)

Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti

Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti

Lanzilotti Anne Leilehua

Terran Last Gun

Terran Last Gun

Last Gun Terran

Piikani (Blackfeet)

Tony Louie

Colville (Sinixt & Methow)

Jaylee Lowe

Seminole and Muscogee (Creek)

Cynthia Masterson

Cynthia Masterson

Masterson Cynthia

Leah Mata Fragua

Leah Mata Fragua

Mata Fragua Leah

yak tityu tityu yak tiłhini

Traci McClellan-Sorell

Traci McClellan-Sorell

McClellan-Sorell Traci

Cherokee Nation

LaShawn Medicine Horn

LaShawn Medicine Horn

Medicine Horn, LaShawn

Jessica Mehta

Cherokee Nation

Carrie Moran McCleary

Carrie Moran McCleary

Moran McCleary Carrie

Montana Little Shell Chippewa Tribe

Barbara Morgan

Cary Morin

Crow/Assiniboine

Lorilee Morsette

Lorilee Morsette

Morsette Lorilee

Jhane Myers

Comanche/Blackfeet

Marlena Myles

Spirit Lake Dakota

About

James Pakootas is a multi-award winning hip hop artist known as "Just Jamez", motivational speaker, and an enrolled member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State. As a certified trainer for First Peoples Fund and 2019 Artist in Business Leadership Fellow, James continues to empower other artists to find value in their work and chase dreams worth living.

No items found.

collective spirit podcast episode

from our blog

No items found.

open/close ABL directory

SORT DIRECTORY BY:

No items found.