Vincent Schilling

Vincent Schilling, Akwesasne Mohawk, is an enrolled member of the St. Regis Mohawk tribe, is an award-winning author that is currently working on a book commissioned by Random House / Viking about Native American Boarding Schools. He is the founder and editor of Native Viewpoint at www.NativeViewpoint.com. Vincent is also an award-winning producer, journalist and public speaker, in addition to serving as the current Executive Vice President and co-owner of Schilling Media, Inc. a Native American owned media and media relations corporation. He is a U.S Army veteran that trained as a 91-A combat medic and 92-B medical lab specialist and served at Letterman Army Medical Center. He later became a commissioned officer and served as the battalion chemical officer for the 1-143 Field Artillery battalion in Walnut Creek as a lieutenant.He is the former Associate Editor for Indian Country Today. He contributed thousands of articles to the publication for over 16 years. As a content media producer, Vincent help to orchestrate video content for news for over 16 years. In addition to the above organizations, he has contributed video media content to Marvel, NBC, Dateline, Now This News, CBC, APTN and more. In 2011, Vincent was given a human rights award in the city of Virginia Beach by the Virginia Beach Mayor for programs created about Native American issues in the Hampton Roads region. He is also the former host of Native Trailblazers, an online Indigenous radio program that aired every Friday at 8 P.M. on www.blogtalkradio.com/NativeTrailblazers from 2010 to 2020 which was nominated for an Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Award for “Best Aboriginal Music Radio Station / Program.”He was given a Bronze Editorial Excel Award for the Winds of Change "Conflict on the Mountain" article featured in the Spring 2011 issue. As a public speaker, Vincent has shared his experience and expertise with public, governmental and private entities to speak about diversity in the workplace and in schools to overcome the stereotypes of Native American people today.'I enjoy writing profiles on successful and inspirational people. I want to uplift with my writing. Every word I write - I write with the cognizance that hopefully, someone somewhere will make a change for the better--no matter how small--to improve their own lives.'Follow him on Twitter and all other social media at @VinceSchilling. https://beacons.page/vinceschillingWebpage: NativeViewpoint.comWebpage: schillingmediainc.comTwitter: @VinceSchillingTikTok: @VinceSchillingInstagram: @VinceSchillingYouTube: @VinceSchilling