Bobby Wilson

Bobby "Dues" Wilson is a Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota actor, writer, poet, visual artist, and comedian. Wilson is known as one of the founding members of Indian Sketch Comedy group The 1491s. Wilson grew up in Minneapolis, MN where he and his family frequently lived out of women's shelters and homeless shelters. He began his graffiti artist, and spoken-word poetry careers as a teenager. His work is heavily influenced by his Dakota heritage with his city upbringing, and ties in commentary on colonization, racism, modern imagery of Native American peoples, homelessness, and many more issues faced by indigenous peoples today. He has since created many murals across the country and has been a featured Artist in Residence, including for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), the Institute of American Indian Arts (AIAI), and Yale. Wilson now travels around the country conducting youth writers workshops, art workshops, emceeing events, and comedy performances with The 1491s. Wilson i