She has directed/produced 8 documentaries, 2 short dramas and 13 episodes for Television; she is a 2009 alumni of the Sundance Institute Ford Fellowship for her Iñupiaq Fantasy Trilogy and short film.  Her history of the Iñupiaq documentary series was the first all native produced and directed history series in the United States.  She also works in education and is a cultural safety consultant in Australia and the USA, leading holistic culturally safe and responsive practice in education, film, arts and media, government, health and corporate sectors. She is a Iñupiat/Norwegian/Sami woman. Rachel is married to former land rights lawyer and social justice advocate, David Selvarajah Vadiveloo, and together they have three joyful children.  She is the oldest daughter of author, leader and educator, Debby Edwardson and tribal leader and geologist George Edwardson.