Thanks Giving?
Oh what a day, Thanks Giving, so happy and so free.
A time of joy and merry bliss, to feast through out the day.
Elation fills the Autumn mist, to share the joyous tide.
But in my heart I know the truth, my culture really died.
From time hence forth, from coast to coast and all through out the land.
Whispers from the Nanticoke and other Native bands.
Mark this time, Thanks Giving, the time we lost our land.
Buffalohair
WELCOME TO THE 30th Anniversary of the NATIVE
AMERICAN FILM + VIDEO FESTIVAL
The
work done by the 2009 festival’s guest selectors—Nanobah Becker, Chris
Eyre, Fred Rickard, and Zezinho Yube—and special advisor Jesús Avirama,
has resulted in a rich and diverse program. From the more than 350
entries received, 60 award-winning shorts, features and documentaries
are being screened, representing indigenous media artists and
communities in Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,
Paraguay, Venezuela, and the United States.
Please join me in welcoming two new members to our illustrious NativeVue team, Ann Little Running Deer and Carlos Guevara/Buffalohair.
Both are deeply knowledgeable about Native arts and culture and
are passionate, articulate advocates of the best Native America has to
offer. Ann is dedicating her talents to keeping our 
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The
2008 Native Cinema Showcase features recent works to expand
our understanding of world indigenous cultures and to provide
rich opportunities for audiences to cross generational and
ethnic divides. Special programs consider Native languages
and film, screen a new Native history series for public
television, and provide workshops for young filmmakers.
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