Presenting the Past, Episode 3: Indian Country Today
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This series features a series of informed conversations with scholars, educators, industry professionals, researchers, archivists, and others about significant events, issues, and topics documented in the more than 70 years of programming available in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection.
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EPISODE 3: INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY
Image: Mediak training from Alaska Federation of Natives: Youth and Elders Conference. Provided by Koahnic Broadcast Corporation.
The collaboration between Aca-Media and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting continues with episode 3 of our special series “Presenting the Past: Exploring the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.”
In this episode, Shirley Sneve, Vice President of Broadcasting for Indian Country Today, reflects on her work with Indian Country Today, Vision Maker Media (VMM), and archiving with the AAPB. Sneve also comments on the history of Native American public broadcasting and presents excerpts from a few of the documentaries that VMM has supported that present a diversity of perspectives on traditional and contemporary Native American culture.