Angel Ellis
Angel Ellis is a Citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Growing up, her heroes had press passes rather than capes. Ellis became Director of Mvskoke Media in 2020 and an Elias Boudinot Free Press award winner. In 2022, the Local Media Association (LMA) recognized Ellis during Native American Heritage Month as one of the Indigenous people "who positively influenced and enriched the United States." In January 2023, the film "Bad Press" premiered at Sundance. The film follow’s Ellis’s advocacy work and was selected as the Sundance Special Jury Freedom of Expression Award.