ᎠᏲᎧ is a portrait of Ahyoka Youngdeer, Cherokee culture bearer, teacher, and two-spirit activist. Weaving her own life with a traditional Cherokee story about a crooked-face boy, Ahyoka traces how exclusion was never a Cherokee value and reminds us what it truly means to be a Keetoowah person.
A life. A teaching. A medicine.
Director: Schon Duncan · Writers: Schon Duncan, Ahyoka Youngdeer
ᎠᏲᎧ is a portrait of Ahyoka Youngdeer, Cherokee culture bearer, teacher, and two-spirit activist. Weaving her own life with a traditional Cherokee story about a crooked-face boy, Ahyoka traces how exclusion was never a Cherokee value and reminds us what it truly means to be a Keetoowah person.
Ahyoka is a 2026 documentary movie from the United States directed by Schon Duncan, starring Ahyoka Youngdeer and Schon Duncan. It was released on September 19, 2026. The running time is 14 min, in English.
“A life. A teaching. A medicine.”
Ahyoka was released on September 19, 2026.
Ahyoka was directed by Schon Duncan.
The main cast includes Ahyoka Youngdeer and Schon Duncan.
Ahyoka runs 14 min.
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Ahyoka Youngdeer