Photos by Kathy Kentta Robinson
Above: A group gathering to share treasures
Above right: Kahryee Holmes-Chavarria and Lexi Jackson
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AMG launches first VOD service with American Indian, indigenous focus
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Amerind
Media Group, Inc. (AMG) has launched a
new online video on demand (VOD) service
called NativeFlix, found at nativeflix.com.
Viewers now can instantly watch from
a growing catalog of movies, television
series, documentaries and educational
content about American Indians and other
indigenous people from around the world.
The NativeFlix service offers pro-
gramming genres that include children
and family, comedy, lifestyle, culture,
drama and music. In addition, AMG
is working with production companies
from around the world to bring original
programming exclusively to NativeFlix.
The service provides seamless
streaming of Internet video to computers
and mobile devices through a broadband
connection or wireless provider network
via a monthly subscription fee of $5.99.
Additionally, customers also will be
able to rent new-release movies starting
at $3.99 each. The company currently
is developing apps for OS, Android and
streaming devices like Roku, Apple TV,
DVD players and smart TVs.
“For too long, quality indigenous
What you should know 40 years later
TOWNHALL
May 8, 2015 – 6 p.m. – The Newport Armory
May 9, 2015 – 1 p.m. – Florence Elks Lodge
Purpose
1. Outreach to all affected veterans and their families
2. Outreach to health practitioners and disability-related service agencies
3. Medical care for affected children and grandchildren
4. A fresh approach to research
5. Direct service to veterans and their families, intheir communities
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Contact: Tony Molina – 541-444-2828 (Newport)
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entertainment has been available only in
a fragmented way. We’ve created a new,
convenient and affordable way to watch
quality indigenous entertainment in one
place,” said Tim Harjo, CEO of AMG.
The company operates its content
distribution similar to a cooperative. It
shares 60 percent of the subscription
revenue with the content owners.
AMG also said it is working with
Tribes, Tribal-based organizations and
educational institutions to offer them dis-
counted subscription packages. AMG also
is working with Tribally owned hotels to
begin offering new-release indigenous
features on closed-circuit hotel room
networks across the country.
AMG currently is developing its live
stream service that will offer pay-per-view
access to major indigenous-related events
such as national pow-wows, Indian rodeos
and sporting events each year.
EOU honors memory of Jackie Grant
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Monetary
contributions that benefit Eastern Oregon
University students through scholarships
always are significant and donations made
to the First Citizens Award are particularly
meaningful this year.
Jacqueline “Jackie” Leno Grant, for-
mer director of Rural and Native Ameri-
can Programs at EOU, passed away in
April 2014 following a battle with severe
acute pancreatitis. She helped establish
the First Citizens Award for American
Indian and Alaskan Native students and
now donations are being made to the fund
honoring her memory.
Jay Kenton, interim EOU president,
contributed $5,000 as part of a matching
gift drive that university administration
and the foundation board of trustees par-
ticipated in last fall.
In addition to Grant’s long and
dedicated career at EOU, she also led
programs for the Oregon Indian Education
Association and Oregon Indian Coalition
on Post-Secondary Education.
She was an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
and played an integral part in the annual
Indian Arts Festival and Pow-Wow on
campus as the advisor to Speel-Ya, the
Native American Student Council.
“Jackie touched many students’ lives
throughout her life and career at EOU,
including mine,” said Shoshoni Walker,
current coordinator of Rural and Native
Courtesy photo
Jacqueline “Jackie” Leno Grant
American Programs. “She will always
continue to positively influence the lives
of American Indian students through the
First Citizens Award.”
The First Citizens Award encourages
eligible students to enroll in and complete
a four-year degree from EOU. The schol-
arship is renewable for up to five years
and has an option to increase in award
amount each year the recipient maintains
all eligibility requirements.
Learn more about the scholarship by
contacting Walker at 541-962-3588 or
walkerss@eou.edu or visit eou.edu/rnap.
To find out how to contribute to the
fund, contact the EOU Foundation at 541-
962-3740 or visit eou.edu/foundation/
giving. Donations are tax-deductible and
can be public or anonymous.
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