Jaida Grey Eagle

Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota) is an artist currently located in St. Paul, MN. She is a photojournalist, producer, beadwork artist, and writer. She holds her Bachelor of Fine Arts emphasizing Fine Art Photography from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Currently, she is a Report for America Fellow with the Sahan Journal covering communities of color in the Twin Cities and simultaneously researching Indigenous photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts as an ongoing former Curatorial Fellow.

Additionally, Grey Eagle is a B.Yellowtail Collective artist and co-producer on the Sisters Rising Documentary. A film that illustrates the story of six Native American women reclaiming personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing sexual violence against Indigenous women in the United States. Her work has received an Honorable Mention at the Big Sky Doc Festival. She is passionate about bringing awareness to indigenous issues, especially those which impact indigenous women.

Website: jaidagreyeagle.com
Instagram: @jaida.greyeagle