Vision Maker Media’s mission is empowering and engaging Native people to share stories. We envision a world changed and healed by understanding Native stories and the public conversations they generate. We work with VMM funded producers to develop, produce and distribute programs for all public media. VMM supports training to increase the number of Native Americans and Alaska Natives producing public broadcasting programs.

Donor Impact

Here are some highlights of what has been accomplished so far in 2022 with financial support from friends like you whose donations contributed to: 

Creating 128 films available via DVD and/or streaming
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Bringing 36 films to your local PBS station for viewing
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Sharing our films over 42,800 times on public television stations nationwide
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Hosting 99 filmmakers during VMM’s first Filmmaker Summit
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Together we can help change and heal the world by better understanding Native stories!

Donor Impact

Here are some highlights of what has been accomplished so far in 2022 with financial support from friends like you whose donations contributed to:

  • Creating 128 films available via DVD and/or streaming
  • Bringing 36 films to your local PBS station for viewing
  • Sharing our films over 42,800 times on public television stations nationwide
  • Hosting 99 filmmakers during VMM’s first Filmmaker Summit


Together we can help change and heal the world by better understanding Native stories!

Behind the Scenes Image from Two Bears

Streaming Now on PBS.org

*Some videos require PBS Passport Membership.

Bring Her Home
A Qayaq to Carry Us
Manzanar, Diverted
Home From School

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Walt Pourier

Vice Chair

Walt is Oglala Lakota and created the logo for Urban Rez. He is Creative Director, owner of Nakota Designs Advertising Designs and Graphics. Executive Director of the Stronghold Society nonprofit dedicated to instilling hope and supporting youth movements through Live Life Call To Action Campaigns.

lynn palmanteer-holder

Lynn Palmanteer-Holder, an Indigenous plateau woman of North Central Washington and member of eight of twelve Tribes of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Lynn recently retired as inaugural Director of Tribal Government Affairs for Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, the state’s oversight agency of 34 CTCs.  She is a highly accomplished professional that spans over 40 years. She is an experienced educator that has a demonstrated history across K12, post-secondary & higher education as a teacher, school counselor, superintendent, researcher, and professor. Also, she has diverse experience as an entrepreneur, Tribal leader and administrator. She is skilled in curriculum and program development, facilitating government to government relationships that led to formal partnerships between state institutions and Tribes developing custom programs. Lynn has served on many boards and has been recognized for various statewide, and national awards. She has several scholarly publications and has done various conference presentations and speaking engagements, at the local, national and international level. Lynn holds a Ph.C. (ABD) in Social Welfare Policy from University of Washington. She earned her M.Ed., with a concentration in counseling psychology from Washington State University and B.Ed., in K12 Education from Eastern Washington University. Lynn is a wife of 49 years, a mother of three adult professional children, granny of 10 and great granny to two. Lynn and her husband are high school sweethearts, and together enjoy time with their 15+ two-legged blessings.