[Voice of Danielle Kulp, Production Manager, Cherokee Film Productions]
00:00:00:00 - 00:00:21:07: You know, when I was little. I didn't even know that this is a dream I could have.
[Voice of Kate Nelson, Journalist]
00:00:24:12 - 00:00:30:23: To have so many vibrant and incredible native thought leaders right here, all in the same space, is really amazing.
[Voice of Tyler Hogan, Business Operations Manager at Nike inc.]
00:00:32:00 - 00:00:38:19: I'm incredibly grateful and humbled by the opportunity to accept this award. I'm grateful to The National Center. I'm grateful to my community.
[IMAGES: B-roll of small details at the 40 Under 40 reception at RES 2024, shots of some 40 Under 40 awardees speaking in an interview]
[Voice of Hud Oberly, Founder, Creative Director of Here’s to You]
00:00:38:00 - 00:00:44:25: I hope to use my platform to highlight indigenous creativity and indigenous art.
[Voice of Danielle Kulp, Production Manager, Cherokee Film Productions]
00:00:46:02 - 00:00:52:17: I was deeply humbled and honored to be a 40 Under 40, to be amongst such an amazing group of individuals.
[Voice of Hud Oberly, Founder, Creative Director of Here’s to You]
00:00:55:16 - 00:01:03:24: So I put out some items that donated proceeds back to an indigenous nonprofit and then a New York nonprofit that creates art programing for youth.
[IMAGES: B-roll of 40 Under 40 awardees waiting in line to go on stage and get their award, b-roll of 40 Under 40 awardees on stage, clip of Derrick Watchman speaking on the stage of general session]
[Voice of Morningstar Angeline, Filmmaker]
00:01:05:25 - 00:01:13:29: I'm really excited to do something that I have always known I'm capable of doing, but finally having the support and resources to make those things happen.
[Voice of Danielle Kulp, Production Manager, Cherokee Film Productions]
00:01:17:00 - 00:01:30:08: We do features over Cherokee citizens. We're immortalizing the stories of Cherokee peoples, when they're gone, and we're gone for seven generations. We're still going to have these stories, and our children and our youth are still going to be learning from these people.
[IMAGES: B-roll of awardees going on stage and accepting their award, shaking hands with NCAIED board members]
[Voice of Morningstar Angeline, Filmmaker]
00:01:32:18 - 00:01:56:18: I am a filmmaker. I do a lot of the work for younger me. It's for the youth. It helps them feel seen. There's ways of portraying ourselves on the screen, not just as these stereotypes. [Voice of Kate Nelson, Journalist] The more I've used my own gut instincts as my North Star, the more true I thought to myself and to my story and to my journey.
[Voice of Hud Oberly, Founder, Creative Director of Here’s to You]
00:01:56:21 - 00:02:11:22: The growth of The National Center, and especially with the RES. Thinking about the record numbers that are attending this year, that feels like we've only just begun. Just go for it. Really be true to yourself. Keep creating.
[Voice of Morningstar Angeline, Filmmaker]
00:02:13:02 - 00:02:20:07: So I think a big part of being here is just running into creatives and get an idea of the multiple hats many people are wearing.
[IMAGES: B-roll of 40 Under 40 awardees walking on stage to accept their ward, shaking hands with board members of NCAIED]
[Voice of Kate Nelson, Journalist]
00:02:21:04 - 00:02:48:14: I hope that we reach a point where we're no longer talking about firsts, and we're able to really just showcase the rich diversity of indigenous cultures.
[Voice of Danielle Kulp, Production Manager, Cherokee Film Productions]
00:02:30:20 - 00:02:28:28: People have told our story and most times they get it wrong. And so it's really important that we tell our stories from our perspective.
[Voice of 40 Under 40 awardee]
00:02:39:01 - 00:02:47:11: Swing big. And that's where you really see incredible moments of people and community and organizations coming together to create something really special.
[Voice of Danielle Kulp, Production Manager, Cherokee Film Productions]
00:02:48:16 - 00:02:59:22: We're trying to be a role model for our people, but also for all of Indian Country. Now is the time.
[IMAGES: Clips of 40 Under 40 awardees in interview room speaking, b-roll of awardees up on stage holding their award for a photo, awardees hugging board members as they accept their ward]
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