| NNMC 2010--Catch the Latest Tips from NAPT Staff |  This summer, NAPT co-presented with NAJA to bring the 2010 Native Nations Media Conference to St. Paul, Minnesota. A few of NAPT's staff attended and also presented at the conference. NAPT's workshops for media makers are now available online.
From Podcasting, to Successful Marketing on a Budget, to Community Engagement and Rights Clearances for Broadcast and Online, NAPT has got you covered with some fantastic takeaways to aid you in your media endeavors.
To download the presentations, visit:
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| VMV's Gearing Up for Back-to-School |  It's still warm outside, but school bells will be ringing everywhere soon! Keep on top of upcoming school lesson plans with the latest educational titles from VisionMaker Video--your premier source for quality Native American educational videos. With over 40 DVD titles to choose from and online viewer discussion guides (for select films) for classroom use, you're sure to find a documentary that will add that extra value to your upcoming school year's curriculum.
Here are some hot educational titles for the month of August:
 Tribal Sovereignty features a classroom-tested educational program that answers the most-asked questions concerning the origin, history and legal development of Tribal sovereignty and the basis for the existence of American Indian Tribal governments.
Silent Thunder is a heartwarming story about Stanford Addison, an Arapaho horse-whisperer. Despite Addison's physical disabilities, he shares his unique method of gentling wild horses. Addison, a spiritual leader and elder, shares his stories of peace in this inspiring and timely message of universal peace and cultural tolerance.
We Shall Remain is a groundbreaking mini-series and provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. Five, 90-minute documentaries spanning three hundred years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective. Home Version | Educational Version
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| Assistant Director Heading to Wisconsin |  NAPT's Assistant Director Georgiana Lee is heading to Green Bay, Wisconsin for the 12th Annual NATHPO Meeting. For the week of August 9, 2010, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin will host the annual meeting, as well as related events and training sessions. Georgiana will be presenting her session "Community Engagement through the Power of Media" where you will learn how you can utilize television, radio and internet resources to engage your community. NAPT has resources such as documentary films with viewer discussion guides included, educational materials for the classroom, radio theater programs and a soon-to-launch educational microsite that you can utilize in your facilities. If you'd like to schedule a meeting with Georgiana outside of the conference, please email glee3@unl.edu.
For more information, visit: www.nathpo.org
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Producer Profile
Valerie Red-Horse |
Valerie Red-Horse (Cherokee/Sioux) is an award-winning filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker. She has produced content for both television and film. Recently, NAPT spoke to her about her current film project, Choctaw Code Talkers, a film about the Choctaw men who used their traditional language to help the Allies achieve victory in World War I. Read the entire Valerie Red-Horse article.
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Embark on an intimate journey of self-discovery and directly facing health risk issues in this documentary featuring physician and national health columnist, Dr. Arne Vainio, as he switches roles and becomes the patient during the most critical turning point of his life. | |
In 1918, not yet citizens of the U.S., Choctaw members of the American Expeditionary Forces used their Native language as a powerful military weapon against the German forces in WWI--establishing them as America's original Code Talkers.
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