Biography
Migizi Pensoneau is a writer, producer and actor. He is a member of the 1491s, a Native American sketch comedy group, and has contributed to several television series as a writer and producer.
He wrote episodes of Reservation Dogs (2021–2023) and served as co-producer and later co-executive producer on the series. He also wrote for Barkskins (2020) and Two Sentence Horror Stories (2021), and wrote an episode of and acted as co-executive producer on Alien: Earth (2025). Other credits include writing for Government Cheese (2025).
Pensoneau (Ponca/Ojibwe) was born and raised in Minnesota. He attended the Native American Preparatory School and Wesleyan University, and holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the Institute of American Indian Arts. He has worked as a Native cultural consultant, including on projects for Avatar Studios.
