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Awards

  • National Educational Media Network/ Gold Apple Award, 1997
  • Windy City International Documentary Festival/ Honorable Mention, 1997
  • San Francisco International Film Festival/ Golden Gate Award, 1998
  • CINE International/ Golden Eagle, 1998
  • Missouri Video Festival/ Award of Recognition, 1998
  • Best Documentary Short-Finalist/ American Indian Film Festival, 1998
  • Distinguished Coverage of Race in Journalism - Finalist/ Columbia University School of Journalism, 1999
  • Society of Visual Anthropology/ Award of Commendation, 1999
  • Broadcast Education Association/ Broadcast Faculty Awards, Documentary Category, 1999.

National Television Broadcasts

  • PBS Point of View (POV) series, July 15, 1997
  • Worldlink Satellite Channel, 2002
  • Free Speech TV Satellite Channel, 2002-2003

International Television Broadcasts

  • Maori Television Network, New Zealand, 2004

National and International Film and Video Exhibitions

  • Native Americas International Film & Video Exposition - Santa Fe, NM, 1996/97
  • Iowa Independent Film & Video Festival - Cedar Falls, IA, 1996
  • American Indian Festival - Cleveland, OH, 1996
  • Krannert Art Museum - Champaign, IL, 1997
  • Big Muddy Film Festival - Carbondale, IL, 1997
  • Illinois Statewide Conference For Teachers of Culturally Diverse Students, 1997
  • National Museum of the American Indian - New York, NY, 1997
  • Anti-Racism Film Festival - Chicago, IL, 1997
  • United Nations Association Film Festival - Stanford University, 1998
  • American Indian Film Festival - San Francisco, CA, 1998
  • Video Native American Traveling Festival of Mexico, 1998
  • DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, May, 2002
  • Native Cinema Showcase, Santa Fe, NM, Sept., 2003
  • Sami Film Festival, Kautokedno, Norway, April, 2004
  • Reeltime Film and Video Series, Evanston, IL, June 23, 2004