Catching up with Dallas Goldtooth

Jackie Keliiaa talks Reservation Dogs, comedy writing and shares old college stories with comedian, actor and climate justice organizer Dallas Goldtooth. Dallas is the National Campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network, co-founder of comedy crew, The 1491s, and he plays the hilarious character, Spirit aka William Knife Man, on FX’s Reservation Dogs now streaming on Hulu. Dallas talks about how his role flips the script on old Hollywood tropes, he gives us a behind the scenes look into shooting the show and we find out what he misses most about the Bay Area.

Dallas Goldtooth on Twitter & Instagram

1491s on Twitter & Instagram

Jackie Keliiaa on Twitter & Instagram

Production by Jackie Keliiaa

Music by: Oriente Records

Jackie Keliiaa is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor and producer based in Oakland, California. You can find her in the 2021 release, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy. She was featured on Team Coco LIVE: Moses & Friends, Illuminative’s 25 Native American Comedians to Follow, was Comic of the Week on The Jackie And Laurie Show, and took over Tig Notaro’s Twitter! ​Jackie has opened for Judah Friedlander, Nikki Glaser and was featured on the First Nations Comedy Experience on Amazon Prime Video.