Tina Keeper honoured with ACTRA Manitoba Award [Video]

A trailblazing Indigenous producer has been recognized for her work with local First Nations and Métis creatives.

Tina Keeper, the president of Kistikan Pictures – an Indigenous-led production company, received the ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) Manitoba Award Saturday at the union’s bi-annual ceremony.

The award is given to a production company that hires the most members or makes a significant impact on the local creative community, said Alan Wong, the president of the ACTRA Manitoba branch council.

Keeper hails from Norway House Cree Nation, but was born in Winnipeg. She is best known for her role in TV series North of 60, received the award for the first two seasons of her latest TV sitcom, Acting Good.

“It’s hired a lot of our members and also drastically increased the amount of Indigenous members in ACTRA,” Wong said.

Aside from her work in broadcast, Keeper also …