Markie Bear Eagle

Markie Bear Eagle is an Oglala Lakota storyteller from Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.Markie’s love for storytelling began in his childhood with the Lakota stories his father shared. At one point being mute in his early life, Markie began writing and performing his own stories with a simple goal: to feel safe being seen.Markie was selected for Playwrights Realm’s Inaugural Native American Artist Lab for a staged NYC reading of his play ‘IGMU kiŋ na PAHA kiŋ’.

Markie was also a fellow of Native American Media Alliance’s 5th Annual Native American Animation Lab. Markie’s recent medium has been through short film media of his spoken word poems.

From being mute to spoken word poetry, acting, playwriting and a becoming professor at his tribe’s college, Markie is on a path to share his voice in every way possible.

(Follow Markie’s latest media on Instagram & YouTube @markiethemoki)