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Jon Santaanta Proudstar whose heritage includes Yaqui, Maya, Jewish, and Mexican ancestry, is a citizen of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. He is an American actor, comic book writer, and director known especially for co-creating the seminal comics work Tribal Force and for his recurring role on Reservation Dogs, the first American TV series to feature all Indigenous writers and directors and an almost entirely Indigenous North American cast and crew. Gord Hill is an artist, author, political activist, and member of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation. He has worked as an advocate for Indigenous people since 1988, participating in numerous protests, blockades, rallies, and other movements, and is best-known for his series of graphic novels detailing various issues regarding indigenous decolonization, anti-capitalism, anti-globalization and anti-fascism. Steph Littlebird is a Native American multimedia artist, illustrator, and exhibit curator who is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Maria "Wolf" Lopez is an Indigenous comic book creator, concept artist, video game designer and illustrator. She identifies with her tribe the Tarascan, purepecha of Michoacán Mexico and has created comic book illustrations for the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of the American Indian’s “Native Knowledge 360” (KN360) online exhibit. Her work is published with Marvel Comics and many others.
Native voices sing out in a star-studded fundraiser anthology!
You Are On Native Land collects stories and art donated by some of comics' biggest Indigenous creators such as Jon Proudstar, Maria Wolf, and Steph Littlebird. Tales of Native resistance; family and kinship; love and grief fill this beautiful collection, which includes a special reprint of TRIBAL FORCE #1, credited as the first comic to feature a superhero team made up entirely of Indigenous heroes.
Winner of the 2025 Clampett Humanitarian Award with the book LA Strong, publisher Mad Cave Studios continues its commitment to giving back with its third fundraiser anthology. All profits will be donated to Indigenous-led organizations, with a special focus on the Missing & Murdered movement.