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announcing public media fund & creative shorts fellowship may 2024

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public media indigenous stories

We are happy to announce our Public Media Fund and Creative Shorts Fellowship Award Recipients receiving 2024 funding. Three (3) Public Media Fund projects and one (1) Creative Shorts Fellowship project totaling $115,000 in funding support.

public media fund award recipients

FILMMAKER

Khalil Hudson

(Tlingit)

Indigenous wisdom

A documentary series that explores Indigenous wisdom and time-tested strategies from various culture-bearers to reflect on lessons learned and how the public can spur progress.

Supporting RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

FILMMAKER

Bryant High Horse, Jr.

(Sicangu Lakota)

oyate woyaka

Original Lakota Speakers work to preserve the Lakota language and culture.

Supporting POST-PRODUCTION/COMPLETION

FILMMAKER

Peter Chelkowski

one with the whale - aghvelek

A heartwarming story about a St. Lawrence Yupik teen who rebuilds his identity after a series of cruel online attacks from animal rights activists.

Supporting POST-PRODUCTION/COMPLETION

the next generation of vision makers

creative shorts fellowship award recipients

Fellow: Emma Barrow (Cherokee)

other plans

A Cherokee woman fights to protect her niece from an unlawful adoption by her white grandparents as she reckons with feeling distant from her own culture.

Mentor: Dylan Brodie

Empowering Native Storytellers 

Vision Maker Media. The Premiere Source of Indigenous Knowledge through film and media.  

We work with VMM funded producers to develop, produce, and distribute programs for public media. VMM supports training to increase the number of Native Americans and Alaska Natives producing films.
 
Learn more at, https://visionmakermedia.org/about-us/ 
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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.

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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.