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Vision Maker Media Attends NIEA Conference

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vision maker media at niea

Vision Maker Media staff attended the National Indian Education Association annual conference Oct. 18–21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The theme of the conference this year was Education Sovereignty, and VMM totally supports that. Besides attending sessions, we also presented one titled, “Preserving and Revitalizing Indigenous Communities through Native Youth Media Storytelling.” Thank you to our two speakers, Maya Salganek and Native youth participant Kanesia McGlashan-Price, both from Alaska, who participated in the training “Alaska Native Filmmakers Intensive 2021.” The discussion was about the collaboration with VMM and highlighting the Intensive’s successes and challenges. The conference had nearly 2,000 Native educators, parents, students, presenters, and exhibitor attendees. Vision Maker Media had a booth to share with any interested passersby all about being a Vision Maker.

NIEA VMM booth 2023
Kanesia McGlashan-Price left, Francene Blythe-Lewis, Maya Salganek right
NIEA VMM booth 2023
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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.