UO museum store
seeks artwork
The University of Oregon
Museum of Natural and Cultural
History’s museum store, Past and
Presents, is seeking a limited num
ber of artists interested in selling
their original high quality crafts or
non-2D artwork for sale on consign
ment in our museum gift store.
We invite Pacific Northwest
Tribal members to submit four
digital images of their work for
consideration to Tracey Bell, visi
tor services coordinator, at tracey@
uoregon.edu.
This museum protects significant
collections, enhances knowledge and
encourages stewardship of human
and natural history through research,
preservation and education.
Past and Presents offers a com
prehensive selection of regional
books and gifts that reflect the
museum’s exhibits, collections and
research, as well as the inspiration
of the Pacific Northwest landscape.
It features handcrafted goods from
local and regional artists.
TRIBAL COURT OF THE
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ
INDIANS OF OREGON
Notice of Pending Litigation
June 11,2012
Court Address
P.O. Box 549
201 SE Swan Ave., Siletz, OR 97380
Court telephone no.
800-922-1399
541-444-8228
In the matter of: Siletz Tribal Per Capita Distribution
These matters came before the Court on review and the Court being fully informed finds as follows:
FINDING OF FACT
2.
This Court has jurisdiction to review this matter as the Respondents are members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians (CTSI).
Petitioner filed a Notice to Offset/Attach Tribal Per Capita in the Siletz Tribal Court.
ORDER
The following Tribal members have a lien filed against their per capita and do not have a valid mailing address:
Jason Bennett
Patrick Olson
Daniel Sullivan Jr.
Hearing Date:
Hearing Date:
Hearing Date:
July 9, 2012, at 11:00 a.m.
July 11,2012, at 11:00 a.m.
July 11,2012, at 2:00 p.m.
If the above-mentioned people do not show for their hearing date, an Order of Default will be entered against them.
SO ORDERED this 11th day of June 2012.
Calvin E. Gantenbein, Chief Judge
Siletz Tribal Court
NAPT announces recipients of Public Media Content Fund for PBS films
LINCOLN, Neb. - Eleven production
contracts from Native American Public
Telecommunications Inc. (NAPT) have
been approved for the delivery of docu
mentary and new media projects to the
Public Broadcasting System.
“The purpose of this funding is to
increase the diversity of voices available
to PBS viewers,” said Shirley K. Sneve
(Rosebud Sioux), executive director of
NAPT. “We encourage Native Americans
to take on significant creative leadership
roles, such as director, producer and
editor. We want Native voices to have
creative control and not just in an
advisory capacity.”
Funding for the projects comes from
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The 11 films recommended for fund
ing include:
Finding Refuge
Producers: Torsten Kjellstand,
Rob Finch, Jamie Francis and Isabella
Blatchford (Supiaq/Alutiiq, Inupiaq)
The efforts of one dying woman to
preserve her Native culture don’t end
when she passes, but prompt a renewal
in finding pride in that culture. She con
fronts the violent event more than two
centuries ago that began the destruction
of her people and the shame that colonial
ism created.
Kivalina People
Producer: Gina Abatemarco
This film is an intimate and unique
look into the public and private lives of
one of America’s last Indigenous cultures
trying to survive in the modem Arctic,
where struggles of poverty, climate change
and culture are inextricably intertwined.
Apache Scouts: An Untold Story
Producers: Velma Craig (Dine) and
Dustinn Craig (White Mountain Apache/
Navajo)
The U.S. Army had little-to-no
success subduing Apache bands of
the Southwest until White Mountain
Apaches enlisted as Army scouts. This
film explores the complex histories of
the scouts, their relation to Geronimo
and to securing the White Mountain
Apache homeland.
The Mayor of Shiprock
Producer: Ramona Emerson (Dine)
In the town of Shiprock, N.M., the
harsh realities of reservation life and the
beautiful, reddened landscape of the rock
formations build stories of survival and
existence. Poverty and corruption have
long been a struggle in the community
and as the Navajo Nation looks for lead
ership, it is met with scandal. To make a
change, a young group of men and women
are taking back their community - led by
21-year-old Graham Beyale. This is the
story of how one will make a difference
and inspire a generation of leaders to
make changes in their own communities.
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
Producers: Sydney Beane (Flandreau
Santee Sioux) and John Whitehead
This documentary follows Kate
Beane, a young Dakota woman, as she
examines the extraordinary life of her
women s health. It’s an online comple-
ment to the documentary Young Lakota
to be broadcast on Independent Lens
in 2013. Distributed electronically, the
videos are particularly relevant to the con
temporary experience of young people,
girls and women in Indian Country. Funds
will be used for community engagement.
Rising Voices/Hothaninpi
Producer: Wilhelm Meya
This is the story of five young Lako
tas who are on a journey to learn their
language - representing a new generation
transforming their world in the 21st century.
Five short films by Lakota filmmakers
will be integrated into a 90-minute anchor
film. Also, regional American Indian
filmmakers partnered with PBS stations
will develop additional short films about
each region’s American Indian language.
We Breathe Again
Producer: Peter Evon (Neetsaii
Gwich’in)
One of the most difficult and tragic
issues Alaska Native communities face
today is suicide - with a rate six times the
national average. This feature-length docu
mentary is the story of four Alaska Natives
wrestling with the impact of suicide and
illuminating a path toward healing.
About NAPT
Spirit in Glass
Across the Creek
Producer: Jon Coumoyer (Rosebud
Sioux)
Broken by the legacy of colonialism,
the Lakota Tribes struggle for restoration,
healing and rebuilding. This film focuses
on mostly the Elder generation and their
reflections on the youth, specifically to
family structure, spirituality and language
to help reclaim their stories, values and
visions for the future.
celebrated relative, Charles Eastman
(Ohiyesa). Biography and journey come
together as Beane traces Eastman's path
from traditional Dakota boyhood through
education at Dartmouth College and in
later roles as physician, author, lecturer
and American Indian advocate.
Producer: Penny Phillips
A celebration of American Indian Pla
teau art and culture, the film emphasizes
the origin and remarkable survival of the
art form and culture as experienced by
Native Plateau bead artists.
Yellow Fever
Producer: Sophie Rousmaniere
Tina Garnanez, a young Navajo
woman, begins a personal investigation
into the history of the Navajo uranium
boom, examining its lasting impacts and
the potential for new mining in the area.
Looking at the cost of cheap energy
and the future of the industry, Garnanez
becomes an advocate, lobbyist and a vocal
proponent for environmental justice.
Native American Public Telecom
munications Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
that receives major funding from the Cor
poration for Public Broadcasting, shares
Native stories with the world through
support of the creation, promotion and
distribution of Native media.
Founded in 1977, NAPT brings
awareness of Indian and Alaska Native
issues through various media - public
television, public radio and the Internet.
NAPT operates VisionMaker, the premier
source for quality American Indian edu
cational and home videos.
Young Lakota
All aspects of our programs encour
age the involvement of young people to
learn more about careers in the media
- to be the next generation of storytell
ers. NAPT is located at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln. It offers student
employment, internships and fellowships.
Producer: Marion Lipschutz
This series of five short videos fea
tures leaders addressing American Indian
Reaching the general public and the
global market is the ultimate goal for the
dissemination of Native-produced media.
July 2012
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