July 17, 2013

Vision Maker Media: Native American films funded across Indian country

Documentaries represent Native voices from Arizona, California, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, Wyoming, and a couple documentaries will span coast to coast

Vision Maker Media Announces
Public Media Content Fund Awards

Lincoln, Neb: Vision Maker Media announces ten, newly funded documentaries as part of its Public Media Content Fund. Sixty-two producers and public television stations submitted proposals for funding consideration for their documentaries by and about Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

Since 1990, Vision Maker Media has invited filmmakers to submit proposals in various stages of their film-from research & development, to production, post-production/completion, and outreach. All proposals are reviewed by a group of public television professionals, station programmers, independent filmmakers, educators, and executives from indigenous organizations.

Mohawk Nation News 'Idle No More Inc.'


IDLE NO MORE INC.


MNN. July 16/13. Idle No More was a grassroots Indigenous movement until it got incorporated in January 2013. The owners are shareholders and are now part of the foreign corporate grid structure that controls us and our possessions. The settlers can become part of Idle No More, decolonize themselves and help stop the genocide. Idle No More is governed by the foreign corporate hierarchical structure of Admiralty Law, the law of commerce. It can get a bank account, be taken over by anybody through 51% purchase of the shares. The bankers will take control, if they haven’t already. All corporations exist to generate profit for the shareholders.
Women have everything we need. Incorporation is slavery..
Women have everything.  
Idle No More can sue, buy, sell property, make contracts, pay taxes, even commit crimes. It protects the owners from personal liability for debts and obligations. Tax receipts can be provided to foundations and government bodies for donations to their enterprise. Like all corporations, annual meetings are obligatory.
MNN is an advocate of the real law of the land, Kaianerehkowa/Great Law of Peace. We have never been idle in all our existence. True Indigenous nations are the independent sovereigns of Onowaregeh/Great Turtle Island, and keepers of the law of peace.  
All corporations are controlled by the bankers. Those who remain with Idle No More Inc. can’t fight an entity they have become a part of. It makes no sense.
It will be easier to get money from our enemies.
It will be easier to get raise funds. 
The corporate band council sell-outs are the same. They work for and get paid by the Corporation of Canada. These traitors will be brought before their people to answer for their treachery. 
Idle No More awakened settlers to the genocide. Now they can follow the white roots of peace. If their minds are clean, they can follow the real law of the land, the Kaianerekowa. They are welcome to take protection in the shade of the tree of peace with us. As the band “Show of Hands“  points out ; “When the Indians, Asians, Afro-Celts It’s in their blood, below their belt. They’re playing and dancing all night long. So what have they got right that we’ve got wrong? Seed, bark, flower, fruit. They’re never gonna grow without their roots Branch, stem, shoot They need roots” Roots
MNN Mohawk Nation News kahentinetha2@yahoo.com Thahoketoteh@hotmail.com For more news, books, workshops, to donate and sign up for MNN newsletters, go towww.mohawknationnews.com  More stories at MNN Archives.  Address:  Box 991, Kahnawake [Quebec, Canada] J0L 1B0  For free download of Mohawk music thahoketoteh.ws 
IDLE NO MORE Canadian trade-mark data
The database was last updated on: 2013-07-09
REGISTRATION NUMBER: not registered
STATUS: FORMALIZED
FILED: 2013-01-10
FORMALIZED: 2013-01-14
APPLICANT: Jessica Gordon, 7 Vanier Crescent, Saskatoon, S7L 5J8, SASKATCHEWAN
TRADE-MARK (Word): Idle No More
INDEX HEADINGS: IDLE NO MORE
WARES: (1) catalysts of blankets mugs, clothing placards
SERVICES: (1) providing education
CLAIMS: Used in CANADA since October 26, 2012.
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DATE
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Filed2013-01-10
Created2013-01-11
Formalized2013-01-14


Censored News: The long seven year road


By Brenda Norrell

Censored News

Honestly when I created Censored News seven years ago, I thought it would only take a year or two for people to see the need for a real uncensored national Native American newspaper, and create one. 

Well, that was naive. Not only has that not happened, but the amount of plagiarism in Indian country media each day boggles the mind. How can it be that hard working reporters can't make a dime -- and armchair plagiarizers who never leave their homes get fat paychecks? 

Still, I wouldn't trade these years at Censored News for anything. Tuesday was one of the best days in a long time at Censored News, with more than 5,000 readers. It always makes me smile to see that Russia and China are at the top of the readers list. It is always a good day to share a photo of an O'odham protest against the US Border Patrol, news from the Longest Walk 4, and to warn of the threat of arrests at the traditional camp in Washington state. 

One reason that plagiarism is so rampant in Indian country media is because of the websites that just share links without doing any journalism. They usually promote the plagiarizers, and don't bother to do any research to find out the original source and who did the actual hard work. 

Another reason is that Indian Country Today Media Network fired its real reporters years ago and hired plagiarizers to rewrite others hard work. This is the pattern of those reporters who never leave their homes. This plagiarism is expected by the newspaper's editors and publisher. 

Plagiarism became the standard at Indian Country Today. People unknowingly promote those links believing those are authentic work. In a recent press release, Indian Country Today said its two top editors came from Martha Stewart Living and Playboy -- that's hardly background in American Indian news. Indian country deserves better.

Thank you to all our readers, writers and photographers.

Brenda Norrell, Censored News 
brendanorrell@gmail.com

Brenda Norrell has been a news reporter in Indian country for 31 years. She served as a reporter at  Navajo Times during the 18 years that she lived on the Navajo Nation. She was also a stringer for AP and USA Today. After serving as a longtime staff reporter for Indian Country Today, she was censored and terminated in 2006. She began Censored News as a result. Now in its 7th year, Censored News has no advertising or sponsors.