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Empower and engage Native People to craft their tales by supporting Vision Maker Media!  
Since 1976, we have been sharing stories to inspire, educate, and heal the Native American community.  

By donating, you help support Native American filmmakers in professional development and Native youths in media training, while sharing their stories with a wider world for all to gain a better understanding of Native culture. 

Throughout the year, Vision Maker Media can, with your help, continue to expand our programs: 

  • Native Youth Media Project – younger generation learning how to become storytellers. 
  • Share funding for emerging Native filmmakers in our Creative Shorts Fellowship program. 
  • Producers Summit for Native documentary filmmakers that enhances skills and networks. 

Your donation, big or small, will make a difference for Native American culture now and in the future. 

Give the gift of hope today by donating now. 

SUPPORT NATIVE STORYTELLERS
SUPPORT NATIVE STORYTELLERS

Because of donor support from people like you, here is what this year's donations provided:

  • Allowed 14 Native Youth to receive training with the Native Youth Media Project.
  • Supported 7 emerging Native filmmakers with funding in the Creative Shorts Fellowship program.
  • Helped 23 Native documentary filmmakers receive funding.
  • Provided 30 Native documentary filmmakers professional development opportunities through the Vision Maker Media Producer Summit.
  • But that’s not all, continued support provided free films for your community through online events.

Behind the scenes image from Blood Memory.

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BE A Vision Maker Media DONOR

Make a donation to Vision Maker Media and become part of our growing community of supporters who believe in empowering and engaging Native people to share stories. There are many ways to give:

Make an unrestricted, general contribution

Commit to a recurring contribution (monthly, annually, etc.)

Purchase a DVD on our SHOP site (a portion of all sales benefits VMM filmmakers)

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VMMCARS program

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Why you should give?

"We have much to learn from the Native American approach to respecting our home planet, it's lands, waters, plants, animals, and each other."
"I'm donating to help promote and strengthen indigenous voices in the media. Thank you all for your hard work!"
"Thank you Vision Maker Media for what you are doing to help all of us!"
"These films bring us stories we need to hear. They are urgently needed. They inspire us, open our eyes and help us learn more about each other."
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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.