Viewers of public TV will see future shows on Comanche activist La Donna Harris, an Alaska Native village's community spirit and other compelling stories by and about Native Americans with the help of NAPT.

The organization awarded more than $500,000 to documentary filmmakers in 2008 in its annual open call for proposals.
 
Read the news release.

We Shall Remain, the five-part series that brings to life more than 300 years of Native American history in America, now has online kits available to help librarians, educators or community organizers plan events around the monumental series airing in April 2009.

The We Shall Remain library event kit offers programming ideas and resources to help libraries and other organizations deliver engaging events leading up to series premiere, and other resources during and after the series. The online kit includes ideas for:

• Storytelling days
• Reading circles
• Cross-cultural art projects for youth
• Ideas for discussion forums
• Guidelines for evaluating media about Native peoples
• An extensive bibliography of book, film, and Internet resources.
  

NAPT has provided funding for the series and has served as an adviser. The series will debut on PBS' American Experience in April 2009.

To view the online kit, go to: www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/libraries. To read more about the series, go to: www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain.

Native telecommunication and tribal leaders will have a conference call from 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 18  to discuss Internet access, and broadband policies and practices in Native communities.

The meeting, hosted by Native Americans in Philanthropy, Native Public Media and NAPT, will also address affordability, usage and high-speed Internet.

Presenters include:

• Joe Garcia, board chairman, National Congress of American Indians
• Matt Rantanen, technology director, Tribal Digital Village
• Geoffrey Blackwell, Esq., Chickasaw Nation Industries, and chairman of NCAI's Telecommunications Subcommittee

Participants are asked to review notes from a prior meeting before engaging in the discussion. The notes are available from: gfem.org/node/397.

The call-in number is: 712-775-7000; then punch in code: 1056560#.

In order to better serve our viewers and listeners, NAPT will unveil a new website soon. Producers will be able to upload video and musicians will be able to upload audio.

For a sneak peak, go to: www.nativetelecom.org/beta.

Keep checking www.nativetelecom.org to see the new and improved user-friendly Web site by NAPT.

New to VisionMaker Video:

Native Nations

Hosted by Peter Coyote, Native Nations chronicles American Indians' struggle for civil rights, and the creation of the National Indian Lutheran Board, which raised awareness of the struggle.

From the controversy surrounding the 1862 trial when 38 Dakota Sioux were executed in the largest single-day mass hanging in United States history to the turbulating times of the 1960s, Native Nations tells the story of standing together for sovereignty, justice and civil rights.

Home sale price $20

To read more about the film or view a film clip,  click here.


Celebrate the holiday with these special stories with a Native twist to make you laugh and cry:


Christmas in the Clouds

A romantic comedy set in Indian Country starring Graham Greene, Sheila Tousey and Rita Coolidge.

Only $14.95



A Native American Night Before Christmas

Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling with his team of flying white buffalo.

Only $12.95


Christmas Package:
Get both videos for one low price $21.95


NAPT/Visionmaker Video cannot guarantee that orders placed after Dec. 12 will arrive by the Christmas holiday. Please take this into account when placing orders at visionmaker.org.

Click here to see our holiday greetings video.

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