For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska: The true-life story of an extraordinary Alaskan woman who becomes an unlikely hero in the fight for civil rights. Nov 9 on PBS.

Jim Thorpe, The World's Greatest Athlete: A biography of the man voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century. Now on PBS.

Power Paths: An exploration of energy through the eyes of Native Americans. Nov 3 on the PBS Series Independent Lens.

River of Renewal: A look at the fight over water rights in Northern California. Now on PBS.

To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey:  A story about the Mohawk community in the middle of New York City -- Little Caughnawaga. Nov 2 on PBS.

The Twelve Days of Native Christmas: A visual and musical adaptation of the well-known classic Christmas song. On PBS starting Nov 15.

October 30 - November 5



The 2009 Vision Maker Film Festival is a project of Native American Public Telecommunications and the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. This year, we will add another presentation partner, the Sheldon Art Museum.

For more info: www.nativetelecom.org/festival

Across the rolling plains of the Midwest, a great nation was created by a people who had their own system of government and a livelihood that was forever changed by settlers and trappers. The Oyate, the people, tell their own history and sustaining culture in this Emmy-nominated, hour-long documentary funded by the South Dakota Education Department.

Home Video price $15.96

Educational Video with bonus DVD price $180

VisionMaker Video has a new website. Check it out at http://visionmaker.semkhor.com

Filmmakers Norman Brown (Navajo) and Bo Boudart talk about their collaboration on the film Power Paths.  The film is an exploration of energy through the eyes of Native Americans as they reveal their quest to tap wind, solar, biomass and other power sources for their communities and cities across the country.

Power Paths airs November 3 on the PBS series Independent Lens.

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