Fresh Face: ‘1923’ Star Aminah Nieves On Listening To Her Mom Before Agreeing To Take A Role That Speaks “For All Indigenous Peoples Across The World”

Aminah Nieves WHO Age: 25 Hometown: Hammond, Indiana WHAT Newcomer Aminah Nieves plays Teonna Rainwater, a student — or rather, prisoner — of a Catholic boarding school in Montana. In 1923’s authentic depiction of how the church dehumanized indigenous youths while trying to assimilate them into European American culture, Teonna rages against — and ultimately […]