O’Mastewin Foster

O’mastewin (O’ma) Foster (she/they) – “First Day of Light Woman” – is of the Blackfeet Nation, Assiniboine and Dakota Peoples of Fort Peck. In May 2025, O’Ma earned her Bachelor’s degree in Media Arts with a concentration in Digital Filmmaking, alongside a certificate in Business Entertainment Management. Their creative practice is grounded in data-based storytelling shaped both by their lived experiences and Indigenous/colonial histories.

O’ma approaches narrative as both a powerful tool for recentering truth within historically oppressed communities and, when mishandled, a mechanism of erasure through technology and delivery systems. Her passion for entertainment is guided by her background in storytelling, cultural preservation, repatriation, sovereignty, activism, advocacy and prevention. They are committed to building liberated infrastructure and infostructure, centering Black, Indigenous and People of Color across all industries.

O’mastewin’s academic journey continues as a Master’s student of Media Arts, Entrepreneurship and Museum Studies in academic research and creative practice from a culturally-influenced background. She hopes to continue to use her specialities, and lived experiences in foster care, to elevate Indigenous Peoples – especially youth – in whatever way possible.

About O’Mastewin’s Democracy is Indigenous Project

The Real Wild West Show: An All-Native Performance Art Show starring local talent from all tribal
backgrounds with a history twist. Our people’s truth, dreams and creations are taking center stage as the
First Americans. This event centers American Indians as the true sovereign people that inspired the foundations of national pride, dreams and freedom through their survival. While showcasing the other side of that story as a persistent people through beauty, adaptation and creativity.

As a current master’s student in the arts, O’Mastewin has been directing her studies towards archival images of American Indians and the narratives used to sufficiently frame natives outside of the American Image or perpetuate stereotypes designed for erasure while elevating American
Nationalism.

The goal of this event is to provide a different outlook of American Indians as the inspiring source of
freedom, liberty and justice through performance. A space for community members to express their
sovereign identity. O’Mastewin hopes to see this event pushing the city of Missoula to fund native lead events and create more spaces for native expression outside of traditional arts.