Shelley Niro
(American | Turtle Band of Mohawk (born 1954))
Shelley Niro (Mohawk) is a filmmaker and visual artist. Her work challenges stereotypical images and clichés of Indigenous Peoples. It creates new identities and images for them, challenging the long and damaging history of white representation of Indigenous peoples. Niro is a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk,