Participants will be able to create skits and jokes collaborate in a group video to potentially be used for the Rez Report's social media. The Rez Reporter will share how he breaks down his creative process and how it is applied to social media. The Rez Reporter will be holding a Joke/Skit writing workshop, explaining the structure of writing a joke, different styles of comedy, and the creative process of comedy. In his “How to be a Rez Reporter” presentation Rob shares a personal story of triumph over peer pressure and temptations in his journey to becoming The Rez Reporter we all enjoy. After catching the attention of Indian Country Today and Tens of Thousands of dedicated fans Rob has kept himself busy traveling the country and performing comedy and filling every seat in the house. Rob exploded on to the comedy scene with his rezzy style of reporting in his Rez Reporter Weather Reports.
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Also, in 2014 The Rez Reporter and Tito Ybarra hosted a Public Access Channel TV show called "The Rob & Tito Show" on the Upstream Channel. He has worked and opened with a number of other successful Native American comedians such as Williams and Ree, JR Redwater, Tatanka Means, Ryan McMahon, Jim Ruel, Tonia Jo Hall, Stuart Perkins, Jon Roberts, Tito Ybarra and even Dennis Gaxiola of BET. The Festival is alcohol, drug, and commercial tobacco-free.īorn in Minneapolis, proud Leech Lake member, Rob Fairbanks was exclusively known as “The Rez Reporter” currently residing in Cass Lake, Minnesota, started doing “Rez Reports” via Facebook page, “Rez Reporter” and through the YouTube channel, “Rob Fairbanks Channel” (2013).Ģ014 The Rez Reporter began his stand-up comedy career. Workshops will encourage artists to interact with attendees to create a broader understanding of Native communities. The festival will provide the public with public education about American Indian history, culture, and contemporary experiences through the arts. The festival’s focus is to provide the people of the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota, and beyond consistently high-quality exposure to Native American Arts.
In 2014, the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) worked with the Native American Urban community to campaign and win to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in Minneapolis using community development, engagement, and organizing.Īll My Relations Gallery (AMRA), and NACDI are hosting an Indigenous Peoples Day Festival to raise awareness, and provide public education of Native American Arts. Check out this live performance of a song that Frank dedicated to his mother on NPR.Indigenous Peoples Day is a celebratory gathering that continues to honor the perseverance and cultures of Indigenous people. He has also been featured on a MTV mini-documentary called Rebel Music- Native America: 7th Generation Rises along with other artists Nataanii Means and Witko. His music is available through major streaming services such as Spotify and Google Play. Frank’s storytelling ability is matched by his intelligent observations about what the struggles of his community are and more importantly, possible solutions to those problems. One of the biggest names in Native hip-hop, Frank Waln is a songwriter and activist from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Check out this standout track “Prayers in a Song” in which he flows between English and his Native tongue without missing a beat. education system, problems within his own community, and much more. His lyrics deal with personal loss, his Native roots, historical inaccuracies taught in the U.S. Hailing from South Minneapolis, this young Anishinaabe MC crafts deeply-reflectional rhymes laced effortlessly on head-bobbing beats that any fan of the 90’s era of hip-hop will love.