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Andrina Wekontash Smith

Andrina Wekontash Smith is Shinnecock storyteller, writer, performer, and educator whose work explores the complexity of racial and indigenous identity. Currently, she is working on a series with ABC Signature, produced under Kerry Washington's Simpson Street banner. She has also recently written the script for an immersive VR collaboration between TIME Studios and the Martin Luther King Foundation, which examines the persistent racial disparities in policing, housing, and voting in society today. The VR experience won the Audience Award SXSW 2023.

In 2021, Andrina a NAMA fellow and recipient Netflix accelerator grant. Her collaboration with the Facebook app, "The Darker Red Road," received over three million views and was well-received. Additionally, her piece, "Women of Herstory," which she also wrote for the app, was highly praised. As a sketch performer, director, and performance artist, Andrina has received residencies at both Guild Hall and The Watermill Center. 

Her written work and essays have been featured in publications such as Edible's East End, Native Max Magazine, and WildSam's East End Edition. Overall, Andrina's work seeks to bring attention to the nuances of identity and to elevate the voices of underrepresented communities.