OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Red Nation Film Festival 
Once Upon a River


​ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

National Indian Gaming Association


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
American Indian Film Festival 
Tiger Eyes

BEST MALE ACTOR 
Dream Speakers Film Festival 
Derby Kings

BEST ACTOR 
Nevada International Film Festival 
Derby Kings 

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Red Nation Film Festival 
Tiger Eyes

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES
Red Nation Film Festival
Saints & Strangers

BEST COMEDIAN 
Best of the City 
Albuquerque The Magazine 

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 
American Indian Business Leaders

    TATANKA Means

Awards 

Tatanka Means is an award-winning actor and stand-up comedian from Chinle, Arizona. He represents the Navajo, Oglala Lakota, Yankton Dakota and Omaha Nations. His most recent film is the highly anticipated "Killers of The Flower Moon" directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese and is now available on AppleTV+. Means is currently filming on Kevin Costner's new epic western, "HORIZON: An American Saga" with part one releasing in theaters June 28 and part two August 16th. He can been next in "Wind River: Rising" "Outer Range" "OPUS" and has just finished filming on season one of the new NETFLIX series, "RANSOM CANYON."


Aside from acting Tatanka performs stand-up comedy throughout Indian Country spreading laughter and messages of motivation and inspiration to all ages.
  He has become one of the busiest most in-demand touring Native comedians performing today.


Tatanka was named "Entertainer of The Year" by the National Indian Gaming Association. He is proud to be an alcohol & drug-free sober performer.

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