Participants in last year’s 4th World Indigenous Media Lab work hands-on with a camera. (Photo Courtesy of Tracy Rector) Participants in last year’s 4th World Indigenous Media Lab work hands-on with a camera. (Photo Courtesy of Tracy Rector) Ryan Phelan Ryan Phelan is a writer currently studying journalism and political science at the University of Washington. His film and television backlog is miles long, and he is interested in the intersection between entertainment and diversity in media and art.