Arigon Starr facts for kids

Arigon Starr is a talented artist from the Kickapoo tribe. She is a singer, actor, writer, and comic book creator. Arigon Starr is famous for her one-woman shows and for creating her own record label.

She has won many awards for her music, art, and plays. For example, she won the Native American Music Awards for Best Independent Recording in 1999. She also won Songwriter of the Year in 2007. In 2016, Starr helped create a graphic novel called Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers. This book was named one of the best graphic novels for teens in 2018. Arigon Starr wants her work to help people understand Indigenous cultures better. She aims to correct wrong ideas about Native Americans. She is also the first Native American woman to own her own record label, "Wacky Productions."

About Arigon Starr

Arigon Starr was born in Pensacola, Florida. Her parents are Ken and Ruth Wahpecome. She is a member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. She also has Muscogee family roots.

Later, Starr moved to Los Angeles. There, she worked for big entertainment companies like Viacom and Showtime Network. But she loved music and art so much that she decided to leave her corporate job. She wanted to become a full-time musician and artist.

Super Indian Comics

The idea for Super Indian, Arigon Starr's first comic, started in Australia. She was at a theater workshop and thought about a Native American superhero. In 2007, Arigon wrote a ten-part radio comedy series. This show was for the Native Radio Theater Project.

She then used these radio scripts to start making a comic book. When she began, Arigon didn't know much about making comics. She had only drawn them for fun as a child. She worked on an early comic called "Super Indian: Origins." It was 23 pages long and followed the first radio episode.

Arigon Starr and her editor, Janet Miner, started Rezium Studios. In April 2011, they launched Super Indian as a webcomic. Starr posted new comic panels online every Monday. The stories published online became the first Super Indian comic book. Starr created the second Super Indian book in 2015. She is also working on a third book.

Meet Super Indian

Super Indian's real name is Hubert Logan. He was just a normal boy living on a Reservation. But then he ate some special cheese that had a secret ingredient called Rezium. This gave him superpowers!

As Super Indian, Hubert Logan is brave, funny, and a bit silly. He fights bad guys who try to take over the Reservation's land and people. He gets help from his loyal friends, Mega Bear and Diogi. Together, they work to keep their community safe.

Arigon Starr's Works

Music Albums

• Meet the Diva (1999): This album won a Nammy Award for Best Independent Recording.
• Wind Up (2000): This album includes the song "Junior Frybread." That song won the Native American Music Awards Song of the Year in 2001.
• Backflip (2002)
• The Red Road - Original Cast Recording (2006): This recording won Best Contemporary CD at the 15th Annual First Americans in the Arts Award.

Plays

• The Red Road
• Round Dance: This play was chosen as a top featured play at the 2018 Native American New Play Festival.