Bio
A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Amber Morning Star Byars is a multidisciplinary artist, lawyer, and Indigenous rights activist. Amber graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2018 with BFA in Indigenous Liberal Studies. She went on to receive her Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, graduating with two certificates in business law in 2022. In 2023, Amber founded Good Trade Productions, and has since provided impact production services for the two-time Emmy winning film Lakota Nation vs United States and the Academy Award nominated documentary, Sugarcane. Amber currently serves as a cultural advisor for AMC Networks and was named one of DOC NYC’s New Leaders for 2024. Amber currently resides in her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
