Sandie Johnson

Writer Director Producer Sandie Johnson

Sandie is a psychologist-writer who was a government project officer for many years to grantees nationwide starting substance abuse prevention programs.  She served as the liaison from her agency to both the Indian Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  In 1982, Sandie was given a Cree Indian spiritual name, Two-Moons Owl Woman, in a ceremony in northern Alberta, Canada.  She was told that her spiritual name does not have to remain secret as do many Indian names, and she named her new film services company Two-Moons Productions in 2005. 

Sandie coordinated a Fellowship program for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, part of the U.S. Public Health Service, for two years before retiring in March 2007 to work full-time on “Gypsy Pilot.”  For many years, she reviewed educational videos in the alcohol and drug field and also coordinated an American Indian documentary film festival held each November in Rockville, Maryland.

Her life’s story has been told in books published by McGraw-Hill and the Indian-owned company, White Bison, Inc (www.whitebison.org).  She has published many articles and presented numerous times at national conferences.