New Age Warriors, L.L.C.

About

Spokane Arts Award-Winner, James Pakootas

 
 

 I tell stories.

Stories that empower, stories that fascinate, and stories that speak truth to our existence. The core of my content speaks to resilience, a deep understanding of trauma, and connection: The never-ending pathway back to ourselves and Our Ancestors.

As well as popular music, my earliest artistic foundations come from the winter dances of my tribe, the gospel hymns of my mother’s family, and as a jazz percussionist. Pulling from my roots and the cultural roots of hip hop, I create melodic verses and beats that incorporate various styles from jazz, to rhythm & blues, to contemporary pow-wow singing, to classical soul.

When I create music and film, my focus is collaboration and team building - an extension of our cultural value of unified action. Increasingly over the past year, I’ve been immersed in interdisciplinary work. With a focus on working with Indigenous and POC artists, I see this work as community building and the best way to bring forth authentic performance - storytelling at its finest.