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THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY - Who We Are

THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY with Billy Frank Jr. is the Emmy Award-winning television series produced by Baby Wild Films. An extraordinary group of leaders have joined a "Legacy Project" to complete the series and keep Billy's remarkable spirit alive.

THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY Leadership

Board of Directors

  • Willie Frank III, Former Chairman, Nisqually Tribe
  • Michael Harris (Co-Founder and President), Producer, Photojournalist and Wildlife Specialist, ABC News and Others; Owner and Principal Creative for Baby Wild Films
  • Steve Robinson (Vice President), Board of Directors, Center for Environmental Law & Policy; Former Public Affairs Manager and Policy Analyst for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission; Salish Kootenai
  • Rochelle Cooke (Secretary), Makah Museum; Enrolled Member, Makah Nation
  • Steven J. Barbeaux, PhD, Research Fisheries Biologist, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Enrolled Member, Anishinaabe Bawateg dodem Ajiijak, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Crane Clan
  • Scott Schuyler, Policy Representative for Natural & Cultural Resources, Enrolled Member, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
  • Micah McCarty, Former Makah Chairman and Artist, Enrolled Member, Makah Nation

In Loving Memorium


THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY moves with the spirit of our co-founder Billy Frank Jr.; and our late Board Members Hank Adams, Executive Director, Survival of the American Indians Association; Enrolled Member, Sioux-Assiniboine; Vince Cooke, General Manager and Enrolled Member, Makah Tribe, and; William H. Rodgers Jr., 50-year University of Washington Professor of Environmental Law and Boldt attorney.

Board of Advisors

  • Denny Heck, Washington State Lt. Gov. and former U.S. Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA 10th)
  • Max Gail, Actor and indigenous/environmental activist
  • Leonard Forsman, Suquamish Tribal Chairman and Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) President; University of Washington Regent
  • Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish Tribal Chairman and former National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President
  • Gerald “G.I.” James, ESA/Harvest Policy Representative, Lummi Nation Natural Resources
  • Theresa Sheldon, Tulalip Tribes Councilwoman and 2nd VP of ATNI

Organizational Information


Employer Identification Number: 90-0734251 / WA UBI #603 118 901
Mailing Address, Office and Production Studio: 2247 15th Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119 (at Victory Studios in Interbay)

Contact Us

Please email us with any questions, suggestions or ideas about 

THIS IS INDIAN COUNTRY or our work.

infoTIIC@gmail.com

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