Q'orianka Kilcher

Personal context

Summary

Q’orianka Kilcher is an actor known for The New World, Princess Kaiulani, Te Ata, and roles in television series including Yellowstone. Her screen work has often included Indigenous stories and historical Indigenous women. Since her teens, she has spoken publicly about Indigenous rights and environmental justice, served as a youth ambassador for Amnesty International and Amazon Watch, and founded the on-Q Initiative; she was arrested during a 2010 White House protest over extractive industries’ effects on Indigenous communities. She has called for dignified portrayals of Indigenous people onscreen and said Indigenous stories can encourage pride in Indigenous identity. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or LGBTQ advocacy are on record.