Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today's profile is Martin Olvera of IATSE.
In 1995, Martin Olvera began his career starting with Disney’s “Pocahontas Live” stage show at MGM Studios in Florida and continued as an extra in various television shows, even playing a park ranger on Nickelodeon’s “The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo.” In 1996, Olvera had his first stagehand job with “American Gladiators Orlando Live.” “Being a part of this union has given me so much opportunity and support. Being Indigenous, we live in two worlds, and I give thanks that our industry gives me the opportunity to continue to live in both worlds.”