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Monday, July 29, 2002 |
"Storytellers of the Pacific - Self Determination"
Highlights the oral traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Rim. This show looks at the issue of self-determination through the words and stories of four cultures who have had to struggle to keep their cultures intact. Groups featured are the Nisqually people of the Pacific Northwest, native Hawaiians, the Seri people of the Sonoran Desert in northern Mexico, and the Aleut people of Alaska's Pribiloff Islands. "Storytellers of the Pacific" is part of the "First Peoples' TV" series made possible by DreamCatchers, a non-profit organization working to bring Native films to a wider audience.
THIS WEEKS SCREENING TIMES
Thu, Aug 01, 10:00 PM ET (Thu, Aug 01, 7:00 PM PT)
Fri, Aug 02, 4:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 02, 1:00 AM PT)
Fri, Aug 02, 10:00 AM ET (Fri, Aug 02, 7:00 AM PT)
Fri, Aug 02, 4:00 PM ET (Fri, Aug 02, 1:00 PM PT)
TO ORDER A VHS CASSETTE
Visionmaker Videos:
http://www.visionmaker.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FIRST PEOPLES TV & WORLDLINK TV:
For program descriptions visit http://www.dreamcatchers.org/fptv
or for program schedules visit http://www.worldlinktv.org
FIRST PEOPLES TV
WorldLink TV (www.worldlinktv.org), the first nationwide television network providing Americans with global perspectives on news, events and culture, is broadcasting a new weekly series by and about the tribal peoples of the world. "First Peoples' TV" features 26 award-winning documentaries and dramas focusing on the lives of contemporary Native and Aboriginal people and the issues they face.
WorldLink's programming consists of first run documentaries, foreign feature films, global news reports and eight hours of world music each day. Launched in December 1999, the channel is available in over 17 million U.S. homes via basic service on the direct-to-home satellite services DIRECTV® (Channel 375) and EchoStar's DISH Network® (Channel 9410). "First Peoples TV" is the first time a regularly scheduled TV series concerning tribal peoples will be accessible to all urban areas, including the territories of every Indigenous nation in the United States.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
- - The Dali Lama
RHINO HERE:
Saw a recent interview with the legendary TV producer, Norman Lear, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. When asked about the state of programming on TV today, he said he felt this was the golden age of television due to the high quality of so many dramatic series being produced. He added that you have to work at finding the right ones but they're there.
This is something I've been thinking for a few years now. Witness programs that deal with real issues in both an educational and entertaining way like "Oz", "West Wing", sometimes "Law and Order" and more recently "Six Feet Under", "The Wire" and "The Shield". Coming up August 7th on NBC's The West Wing, there will be a re-reun of an episode wherein President Bartlet (played by the ever veteran activist Martin Sheen) is confronted by a challenge to his leadership: will he step up to ban landmines and save thousands of innocent lives? In real life, in the time it takes to watch this show, somewhere in the world, three people will step on a landmine. Some will lose arms and legs and others will die. In the drama, The Poet Laureate of the United States visits The West Wing and tries to persuade Bartlet to join the ban. If you didn't catch this episode the first time, or if you haven't watched The West Wing at all, I encourage you see this show and to spread the word to your friends and family. Invite them to watch The West Wing on NBC 9/8PM Eastern/Central. Challenge them to learn more about the humanitarian cost of landmines.
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A multidisciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment, commerce, and society. The Lear Center was named for television writer, producer, and director Norman Lear, a pioneer of a more candid, socially realistic genre of television programming and a champion of democratic values. The founding of the Center celebrates the artistic innovation of such Lear shows as All in the Family, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and The Jeffersons; his willingness to take extraordinary creative and commercial risks in the name of quality; his passion for wrestling with issues of conscience while building a remarkable entertainment career; and his leadership in founding People for the American Way to defend core First Amendment freedoms, and the Business Enterprise Trust to celebrate businesses that advance the public good while achieving financial success.
http://www.entertainment.usc.edu/
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© Copyright 2005 Gary Rhine.
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