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Our Mission

Our mission and vision

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.

What We Do
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Our Values

Courage
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Generosity
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Creativity
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Respect
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Commitment
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We bring Indigenous storytelling to your home through community-based digital events, social media feeds and online film programs.

Our Team

Staff Members

Francene Blythe-Lewis

Executive Director

(Diné, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Eastern Band Cherokee)

Georgiana Lee

Director of Programs & Projects

(Navajo/Dine)

Dawn Amory

Director of Development &
Communications

Gregg Jablonski

Director of Accounting & Finance

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Digital Media Coordinator

Alana
Stone

(Sicangu Lakota)

Brittany Grove

Contracts & Accounting Associate

Ann Mckeighan

Administrative Project Coordinator

Board Members

Joely Proudfit

Board chair

Walt Pourier

Vice Chair

Franz Joachim

Secretary

RANDAL P. HANSEN​

Treasurer

Mary Kathryn Nagle

Paul Hunton

La quen náay Liz Medicine Crow

Elizabeth Weatherford

Kate Beane

Nuturing Youth

We nurture the next generation of storytellers through partnerships with sustainable Native youth media training programs.

Mentorship & Funding

We provide Native filmmakers with professional workshops, funding, internships and mentorship programs.

Education

We help educators effectively cover present-day and historical Native
topics through free viewer discussion guides.

FOR OVER 45 YEARS
We've Educated
The Nation

Vision Maker Media fans and media consumers spread vastly across the United States and even worldwide, reaching younger and older audiences alike. Distinctive Native American tribes, cultures, histories and stories can be found everywhere and can be enjoyed by all age groups.

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Learn why Native representation in the media is vitally important.
See the positive impact we’re making for our filmmakers in your community.

News & Updates

Explore film updates, learn more about modern-day Native culture, go behind the scenes with the filmmakers, and keep up with the latest and greatest at Vision Maker Media.

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Digital Media Coordinator

Alana
Stone

(Sicangu Lakota)

Brittany Grove

Contracts & Accounting Associate

Ann Mckeighan

Administrative Project Coordinator