| Native Sounds: Grammy-winners Melonie, Derek and Lita Mathews | |
 Just a few days before the Grammy awards NAPT production assistant Aden Marshall spoke with Melonie and Derek Mathews. The two along with Dr. Lita Mathews were nominated for Best Native American Album for their production work on the CD 2010 Gathering of Nations Powwow: A Spirit's Dance.
Aden talked with the Mathews by phone from their offices in Albuquerque, N.M. On Grammy night, February 13, 2011, Dr. Lita, Melonie & Derek Mathews won the Grammy. Listen to hear what they had to say just days before the win about being nominees, producing the album independently and their plans for this year's Gathering of Nations.
Listen to the interview | Read the blog | Watch their acceptance speech
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| February is African-American History Month | |
 To honor African-American History Month, AIROS is compiling a playlist of artists whom are of both African-American and Native American descent. For example did you know that Donna Summer is Cherokee and Former Miss Navajo and recording artist Radmilla Cody is also of African-American heritage?
· Radmilla Cody - The Fancy Dancer
· Cherokee Rose - We Dance
· SongCatchers - History 101
· Janice Marie - Vamos a Boogie Oogie
· Donna Summer - Dreamcatcher
· Martha Redbone - Heaven
· Pamyua - Cauyaga Nauwa? |
| New Look. New Resources. | |
 The NAPT website launches improvements for all users at nativetelecom.org--the new look includes an educational resources section offering instructional tools such as lesson plans, post-screening viewer discussion guides, interactive timelines, digital media clips and more.
NAPT has also improved our members' area to allot for multiple search criteria when looking for media makers in Indian Country. You can now search by job title, skill set and/or location. A new feature sure to please is the proximity filter, so people working on a production in a certain location can find potential crew members local to the area.
Also new to the members' section is an area where educators, students and parents can connect and discuss ideas for the classroom amongst numerous other topics important to education.
A new calendar will aid in looking up broadcast and screening times, as well as the option to sign-up for a reminder email from NAPT before the event occurs.
NAPT feels that the new features of the site will create a user-friendly experience that will bring you closer to the resources you've been looking for. If you haven't done so already, please join the NAPT family by becoming a registered user of the new site. If you're already a current user, be sure to check out the new look and update your profile with any recent accomplishments or location updates.
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| AIROS Audio on iTunes | |
Next time you're downloading some tunes, don't forget there is FREE Native content for download off of iTunes from AIROS Audio. All AIROS podcasts can be found on iTunes. Just search "Native American" or simply follow these links:
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Producer Profile:
Actress Diane E. Benson (Tlingit) | |
Diane E. Benson
(Tlingit)
Diane portraying Elizabeth
Diane E. Benson (Tlingit) has pursued a multidimensional life that has included work as a playwright, writer, speaker, politician and actress. In the docudrama, For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska, Benson plays the role of Tlingit activist Elizabeth Peratrovich--on of the most influential leaders of the Alaska Civil Rights Movement.
The film tells the story of Alaska Natives and the injustice they experienced after the United States purchased the Alaska Territory from Russia. Facing racism, segregation and discrimination, Alaska Natives staged their own Civil Rights Movement. Peratrovich's impassioned testimony before the Alaska Territorial Senate helped Alaska Natives achieve the legal recognition they desired.
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