Showing posts with label marilyn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marilyn. Show all posts
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Native American Music Awards
After tomorrow night we will know the winners of the Native American Music Awards. The winners for this year will be posted on this blog after the event that will be held in Niagara Falls, NY.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Native American NEWSPAPERS
Research Tribal Newspapers and The Web Before You Go
Photography By: ©Marilyn Angel Wynn/Nativestock Pictures
Before visiting an area to photograph, in Indian Country USA, I do the research. One of my main tools for information are tribal newspapers for stories of annual events, new developments and interesting people. I to be a subscriber of many of these weekly's and monthly's. On occasion I've even placed ads in some to hire models or look for an assistant. Now, instead of the printed versions, I go straight to a tribal newspaper's website to search through a wealth of information. Their stories vary from governmental issues to special events all the way down to local gossip on the rez. Photo researchers that call my office looking for images of specific current happenings, which I generally do not have at the time of their request, are directed to a tribal community paper or one of the National Native American circulations. Here's a list with links to many of my favorite websites to gather information.
The Cherokee Phoenix was one of the first tribal newspapers published in the early 1800's using both english and the Cherokee syllabary language. The Phoenix press was located in New Echota Georgia and began distribution several years before the infamous Trail Of Tears.
Before visiting an area to photograph, in Indian Country USA, I do the research. One of my main tools for information are tribal newspapers for stories of annual events, new developments and interesting people. I to be a subscriber of many of these weekly's and monthly's. On occasion I've even placed ads in some to hire models or look for an assistant. Now, instead of the printed versions, I go straight to a tribal newspaper's website to search through a wealth of information. Their stories vary from governmental issues to special events all the way down to local gossip on the rez. Photo researchers that call my office looking for images of specific current happenings, which I generally do not have at the time of their request, are directed to a tribal community paper or one of the National Native American circulations. Here's a list with links to many of my favorite websites to gather information.
- Native Radio
- The Navajo Times
- The Cherokee Phoenix
- The Eastern Door
- Lakota Country Times
- ShobanNews
- Shastawind News
- NativeBiz
- Potawatomi Traveling Times
- Indian Country Today
- NativeWeb News
- Turtle Island Native Network
- Navajo/Hopi Observer
- News from Indian Country
- Red Lake News
- Indianz
- Native American Times
The Cherokee Phoenix was one of the first tribal newspapers published in the early 1800's using both english and the Cherokee syllabary language. The Phoenix press was located in New Echota Georgia and began distribution several years before the infamous Trail Of Tears.Friday, January 23, 2009
Hollywood Movies Indian Style
photography by: Marilyn Angel WynnAs part of my business of Indian Country travel and photography, I'm always in search of historic and contemporary films for entertainment that are primarily based on tribal cultures. Most of the stories are drama based but you will find some genuine Indian humor scattered throughout a couple of scripts. Here's a list I made up of 16 movies (Hollywood-style) that, to various extents, present Native Americans where the script content is realistic and somewhat accurate. They range from feature films where the narrative genre involves reservation life today, historic periods, specific events and includes documentary films. These are movies that I've personally watched and feel that they all, on the most part, provide a respectful image of Native Americans and other Indigenous cultures around the world. This list is in no special order. Many of these films are available at BlockBusters.com where you can view detailed information on each film, such as actors, directors, etc. Sometimes an included plot summary is provided. Suggestions to include other films are welcome.
MOVIES:
Whale Rider- Rabbit Proof Fence
- A Man Called Horse
- Last Of The Mohicans
- The Last Of His Tribe: Ishi
- Skins
- Dreamkeeper
- Wardance
- Thief of Time
- Water
- Little Big Man
- Dances With Wolves
- Edge Of America
- Smoke Signals
- End Of The Spear
- Pow Wow Highway
Friday, January 2, 2009
NEW YEARS '09 GOAL #1
©Marilyn Angel Wynn/Nativestock.comFriends of Native America Group members list has surprisingly grown in the last few months. A big THANK YOU to all of you and your caring. This group is for people of tribal heritage and for those who are passionate to learn about Native American culture. We are here to network together to help protect sacred sites, promote economic development and recommend travel destinations throughout Indian Country through photography and stories. My big goal this year is to keep you members up-to-date on tribal culture, people and up-coming events. This will enable all of us to help out in some way or another, small or large. Through our networking, donations to coat drives, food drives, emergency aid, voluntary contributions or even just your time to write the odd letter are all very helpful. If any of you hear of any specific news from Indian Country that may be of interest to other members then I invite you to leave a comment. May our networking through Friends of Native America bring us all new and exciting opportunities for 2009. Kindly share any meaningful goals that you are hoping to achieve this year.
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