September 9, 2014

Coming to PBS

Behind every number, there's a story. America By The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa is a new PBS documentary series--the first to focus on the dramatic demographic shifts currently taking place in this country.

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LaDonna Harris: Indian 101

Broadcasts to Begin as Early as Nov. 1

All-star filmmaking duo--Comanche producer and director Julianna Brannum and executive producer Johnny Depp (Transcendence, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lone Ranger)--bring the story of politically influential Native American leader LaDonna Harris to Public Television stations nationwide with broadcasts beginning November 1.

Vision Maker Media is Looking for a Development Director

Assist in organizing, implementing and supporting annual giving/membership (with strong emphasis on fundraising support and donor development) along with cultivation. Assist with regional and national events. Prepare materials for fundraising and cultivation events, lead the procurement of donations, and oversee logistics. Conduct research related to fundraising. Assist in identifying fundraising prospects for sponsorships. Maintains database records related to events, donors and prospects.

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Sovereign Bodies Blog
Nikke Alex (Navajo) Looks at Reproductive Autonomy from an International Perspective

During the month of June, I was given the wonderful opportunity to attend the Guanajuato Summer Law Institute in Mexico where I took two classes at the Universidad de Guanajuato. I took Comparative Equality and Human Rights and International and Comparative Family Law. Both classes were very interesting. One of the big topics in both classes was reproductive autonomy.

Video Profile of Katrina Cantrell
Part of the Sovereign Bodies Series

Katrina Maczen-Cantrell (Western Shoshone) serves as Associate Executive Director of Women's Health Specialists, a coalition of feminist women's health centers in Northern California founded in 1975.

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Producer Profile: Frank Waln

Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is an artist and producer from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. After graduating valedictorian at his high school and starting college as a pre-medical student at Creighton University through the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship, he recently graduated from Colombia College to pursue his dream in music.

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Vision Maker Media Welcomes
Archivist Alison Lotto

Vision Maker Media is proud to announce Alison Lotto as its newest staff member. Lotto has accepted the position of archives specialist for Vision Maker Media. Alison's position is located at Vision Maker Media's offices at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln alongside Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET).