In partnership with
Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Film Program and additional funders, The White Feather Foundation established the
Merata Mita Fellowship, which aims to bring Native and Indigenous voices to the forefront of global storytelling. Open to filmmakers in any career stage and from any part of the world, the annual program helps an artist who is developing a narrative or documentary feature-length project. It’s named in honor of New Zealand’s first Indigenous female feature filmmaker, Merata Mita (Ngāi Te Rangi /Ngāti Pikiao), who championed emerging Indigenous talent throughout her life.