Carrie Johnson

Carrie Johnson (she/her) is a graduate student at New York University pursuing her MA in News & Documentary on a full-ride scholarship from the Indigenous Journalists Association. She graduated with her BA in English with an Emphasis in Creative Writing & Media Studies from Austin College, a small liberal arts college in Sherman, TX. During her time as an undergrad, she played basketball and softball, and published a thesis called “to tell, for the sake of the birds,” a collection of poetry, prose, creative non-fiction and essays.

Carrie has been a fellow and mentor-in-training for the Indigenous Journalists Association, a mentee and mentor for NPR’s Next Generation Radio, a fellow for Underscore Native News, an intern for Retro Report and an intern for the Chickasaw Press. Most recently, she received the Dreamstarter grant from Running Strong for American Indian Youth and has been directing a documentary called “A Breath on the Flames.” Currently, she is working on the MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project for Native Journalists, a program focused in Oklahoma, and works full-time for the Chickasaw Nation as a Public Relations Officer. Carrie is Chickasaw and Pawnee and resides in Brooklyn, NY.

About Carrie’s Project

During her time as a 2025 Remembering Our Sisters Fellow, Carrie plans to direct a mini-documentary following a journalist, advocate and law enforcer, supplemented with original poetry.