Annie started what would become NativeCelebs late 1996 on Geocities. By 1999 she moved to a paid host, and had to come up with a name for the site. She chose Native Celebs, which has since become synonymous with the content matter - Native American actors and entertainment.

In March 2009 she started the Facebook page with news that's now perhaps the most important "part" of the site. The move was prompted by changing internet trends, the desire to post breaking news quickly, and to allow Morten to post more often as well as eventually adding more editors.

Why start the site?

She originally started NativeCelebs as a one page list of names of Native American actors. She had created a website for a Native American actor/singer friend (Duane Loken), and realized nobody was likely to search for his name, since he'd been out of the limelight for years at that point. So the only way to get people to find him, was for them to find him for another reason. This strategy worked so well, the NativeCelebs website took on a life of its own, and she was soon totally immersed in running it, learning a lot about Native culture and internet communication in the process.

Annie is Norwegian. Contact: Facebook, Mail

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Morten started contributing to the newsletter in October 2006, and has been one of the editors of the Facebook page from the start. He's also contributed to the actor linklist a while ago. He'll contribute on this site as well. Morten is Norwegian. Contact: Facebook, Mail	Rob became an editor on the Facebook page December 16, 2009, and will also contribute here occasionally. He was already posting a lot of stuff on the Facebook page, so it made sense to ask him to do it officially. Rob is a freelance journalist and lives in Los Angeles. He is Anglo American and is very knowledgeable about Native stereotypes. Contact: Facebook, Mail	Veronica joined as editor right after Rob, and contributes when she finds something she wants to post. Veronica is Norwegian. Contact: Facebook, Mail	Michelle R. Shining Elk. Publicist and more. Member of Colville tribes of Washington. More info and contact info to come. Contact: Facebook