November 2006

The Native Radio Theater (NRT) Project presents three original radio plays, produced at a National Audio Theatre Festival workshop in West Plains, MO in June, 2006. Melba’s Medicine, written by Rose-Yvonne Colletta (Lipan-Mescalero Apache) features a Native Grandmother who hosts her own radio talk show and gives out sage advice. Super Indian by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo) is about an Indian with super powers and his side kicks General Bear and Diogi. THE Best Place to Grow Pumpkins by Rhiana Yazzie (Navajo) tells the story of a young girl who helps her grandfather fight his diabetes through a magical pumpkin patch. Funded by the Ford Foundation, NRT is a project of Native American Public Telecommunications and Native Voices at the Autry.

The hour-long special will be broadcast over Native Voice One (NV1) eight times during November. NV1--The Native American Radio Service distributes through the Public Radio Satellite System to Native American radio stations around the country. Listeners all over the world can hear it on the web at www.airos.org or www.nativeradio.org

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day November 23 at 8 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m. E.T.

Saturday, November. 25 at 1 p.m.

Sunday, November 26 at 1 p.m.

This amusing animated video storybook presents a whimsical look at what a Native American Christmas Eve might be like when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver commodities, fry bread and other goodies. Based on an adaptation of the beloved Christmas classic "A Visit from St. Nicholas."

Written and produced by Gary Robinson; illustrated by Jesse Hummingbird; narrated by Harlan McKosato; music by Jim Boyd.

Now available at www.visionmaker.org/ndn_xmas.html.

Nominated for the "Best Animated Short Film" at the 2006 American Indian Film Festival.

In order to be guaranteed delivery of videos and DVDs for arrival before Christmas, orders must be placed by no later than December 8, 2006. Orders placed after that date may or may not arrive by the Christmas holiday.

NAPT and VisionMaker offices will be closed between the dates of December 22, 2006 and January 2, 2007. No customer service agents will be available to assist you during that time. Thank you.

Celebrating Frank Blythe's accomplishments over 30 years of service at NAPT. His retirement from the position as Executive Director of Native American Public Telecommunications was celebrated across the country in the fall of 2006. Pictured above - Wallace Coffey, Chairman of the Comanche Tribe, Mabel Haddock, Executive Director NBPC, and Frank Blythe at the San Francisco celebration.