For nearly two decades, Ryan McMahon has been a trailblazer in Indigenous comedy and storytelling across all mediums. His goal is to smash the status quo and rebuild the world around him through laughter and Indigenous storytelling.

An independent creative known for risk-taking and bold storytelling, Ryan is an award-winning writer, critically acclaimed journalist, sought-after keynote speaker, and one of the best Indigenous comedians working today.

McMahon's notable works include the three-time Canadian Screen Award (2024) nominated docuseries Thunder Bay (CRAVE TV, 2023), Teepee Or Not Teepee (CRAVE, Bell Media, 2021), Stories From the Land (CBC Gem, 2020), the Thunder Bay podcast (Canadaland, 2023, 2020, 2018), A 12-Step Program For Canada (CBC Radio One, Day 6, 2017), Colonization Road (CBC TV, CBC Gem, 2015), Red Man Laughing (CBC Radio One, 2014), Ryan McMahon - UnReserved (CBC TV, 2012), Ryan McMahon - Welcome To Turtle Island Too (CBC TV, 2010).

Madeline Wilson Shaw is a Kanien'kehá:ka producer based in Hamilton, Ontario. She brings nearly twenty years of experience as a music industry executive, senior political advisor, and community strategist to her work at Indian and Cowboy Creative Media Inc.

Madeline doesn't just produce stories; she lives inside them. Her work as a writer, speaker, and storyteller, including appearing in the documentary Beautiful Scars and a feature in Mayana's national Bust the Breastfeeding Stigma campaign, reflects a career built on the belief that personal truth is the sharpest tool for change.

She is building Indian and Cowboy's partnerships and original IP with the same conviction she brings to everything: that the most compelling stories come from the most honest places.

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