Panelist Bios:
Sanjay Rawal / Director
Sanjay spent 15 years working on human rights campaigns globally. Sanjay’s first feature, Food Chains (2014), was produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker. The film won numerous awards, was released theatrically in 40 cities by Screen Media and was acquired by Netflix. Sanjay’s second effort took a sharp turn into non-traditional filmmaking. Applying narrative cinematic technique, Sanjay directed a sweeping expedition film. 3100: Run And Become was released theatrically in the US in 20 markets last fall. Sanjay’s work has been supported by Ford, Bertha, BritDoc, Fledgling, 11th Hour Project, NoVo, and the Omidyar Network. His work has won an assortment of honors include a James Beard Media Award.
A-dae Briones
A-dae (Kiowa/Cochiti) was born and raised in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico and comes from the Ware Family from Hog Creek, Oklahoma on the Kiowa side. Mrs. Romero-Briones works as Director of Programs-Native food and Agricultural Program for First Nations Development Institute.
Janie Hipp
Janie Hipp is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and was raised in Oklahoma. She is the current CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund which is a private charitable trust providing grants to support Native farming, ranching and food systems. The Fund was created from the settlement of a decades-long case filed against USDA for discriminatory lending practices. The Fund supports 501c3, Tribal governments, educational institutions and CDFIs that work in Native food and agriculture.
Elsie DuBray
Elsie DuBray (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/MHA Nation) lives on the Cheyenne River Reservation on a grass-fed buffalo ranch along the Missouri River. She is a rising junior at Stanford University, where she is majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in the biochemical applications in the holistic health and wellbeing of indigenous communities and minoring in Native American Studies.
Panelist Bios:
Sanjay Rawal / Director
Sanjay spent 15 years working on human rights campaigns globally. Sanjay’s first feature, Food Chains (2014), was produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker. The film won numerous awards, was released theatrically in 40 cities by Screen Media and was acquired by Netflix. Sanjay’s second effort took a sharp turn into non-traditional filmmaking. Applying narrative cinematic technique, Sanjay directed a sweeping expedition film. 3100: Run And Become was released theatrically in the US in 20 markets last fall. Sanjay’s work has been supported by Ford, Bertha, BritDoc, Fledgling, 11th Hour Project, NoVo, and the Omidyar Network. His work has won an assortment of honors include a James Beard Media Award.
A-dae Briones
A-dae (Kiowa/Cochiti) was born and raised in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico and comes from the Ware Family from Hog Creek, Oklahoma on the Kiowa side. Mrs. Romero-Briones works as Director of Programs-Native food and Agricultural Program for First Nations Development Institute.
Janie Hipp
Janie Hipp is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and was raised in Oklahoma. She is the current CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund which is a private charitable trust providing grants to support Native farming, ranching and food systems. The Fund was created from the settlement of a decades-long case filed against USDA for discriminatory lending practices. The Fund supports 501c3, Tribal governments, educational institutions and CDFIs that work in Native food and agriculture.
Elsie DuBray
Elsie DuBray (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/MHA Nation) lives on the Cheyenne River Reservation on a grass-fed buffalo ranch along the Missouri River. She is a rising junior at Stanford University, where she is majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in the biochemical applications in the holistic health and wellbeing of indigenous communities and minoring in Native American Studies.
