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NAPT will be at the
2012 AIHEC Student Conference |
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is holding its Spring 2012 Student Conference March 24-27 in Rapid City, South Dakota. This year's conference theme is "Honor the Drum." NAPT's Executive Director Shirley K. Sneve (Rosebud Sioux) will be presenting on "Natives in the Movies."
About the Presentation (Tuesday, March 27; 10:45 a.m.): Are we winning the battle of an accurate portrayl of the Native American experience on screen? For 35 years, NAPT has supported Native American media makers in telling their own stories. Get a sneak preview of Native American documentaries and films coming up next year on PBS. Also, Shirley will demonstrate some web-based resources that extend the impact and community engagement of these important Native stories. |
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NAPT is Looking to Partner College Students with Public Television Stations!
Deadline to Apply is March 31 |
 NAPT is looking to partner college students and Public Television stations to offer three multimedia summer internships. From a pool of applicants, NAPT will select three currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students for a 10-week, paid internship.
With major funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the purpose of this paid multimedia summer internship is to increase the journalism and production skills for the selected college student. One of the major goals of the internship will be to increase the quantity and quality of multimedia reporting available to Public Television audiences and other news outlets.
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NAPT's Public Media Content Fund Deadline is Next Friday (March 16) |
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 Attention all media makers! Submit to NAPT's Open Call 2012.
The NAPT Public Media Content Fund will award support to video projects with significant Natve involvement--particularly projects that profile Native American leaders for our series NATIVE WORD: STORIES PAST & PRESENT.
Find out more!
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Time to Celebrate!
Congratulations Rebecca! |
 NAPT is proud to celebrate the 30-year-Anniversary of staff member Rebecca Fauver. Rebecca is the organization's Contracts/Accounting Assistant. She assists with the process of the yearly request for proposals, as well as drafting, finalizing and tracking independent and producer contracts and amendments. Fauver also assists with the distribution files for VisionMaker, is responsible for NAPT's inventory, assists with accounting procedures and the year-end audit. She began working at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 5, 1981, in the Veterinary Science Department and has been working for NAPT since 1985. |
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