Sterlin Harjo is a writer, producer, and director. He has directed three feature films and a documentary, as well as the FX series Reservation Dogs about four indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma, for which he is also co-creator. Hilarious at times and heartbreaking at others, the series is “the first and only TV series where every writer, director, and series regular is Indigenous,” according to NPR. The show has been nominated for dozens of awards, including a 2022 Peabody Award win and Critics Choice Award nominations for cast members D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, and Paulina Alexis. Harjo belongs to the Seminole and Muscogee Nations. He was born and raised in Oklahoma, and many of his projects take place in his home state.
