Born and raised in Tacoma, WA, David grew up on the Puyallup Indian reservation where he often attends tribal potlaches and pow wows.  He graduated from Chief Leschi Schools, a nationally recognized K-12, BIE school.  David volunteers for various events and groups at the Tribe and schools, his favorite being G.R.E.A.T. Camp, a native youth camp focused on keeping kids out of gangs. As a student at Chief Leschi, he studied digital multimedia under Jason Abram,  a working, professional cameraman for local and national television stations and sports teams including; Fox Sports Network, Komo 4, King 5, The Mariners, The Seahawks, and The Seattle Super Sonics. Recently, David completed an intensive learning course taught by myTribeTV in cooperation with the Northwest Indian College, earning his certificate in Internet Broadcasting.