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worldmedia@wgbh.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WORLD Channel Commemorates Native American Heritage Month with Films Showcasing the Rich Culture and History of Native Americans<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BOSTON (November 3, 2020) \u2013 WORLD Channel in partnership with Vision Maker Media will commemorate Native American Heritage History Month<\/a> and Veterans Day in November with the broadcast and streaming of more than 40 films that showcase the history and culture of Native Americans. These films are part of a month-long initiative that will also include several key events.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c<\/em>In this time of racial reckoning, we want to acknowledge, embrace and raise up the many voices of Indigenous communities through story and celebrate the long history of a people who have overcome many struggles but who continue to fight for equality in America today,\u201d said Chris Hastings, executive producer of WORLD Channel at GBH in Boston. \u201cTogether with our partners at Vision Maker Media, we want to remind America that the voices of Native Americans must be heard, as they are part of the fabric and the history of a transforming and diverse America.\u201d<\/p>\n For Veterans Day on November 11, Vision Maker Media<\/a> and WORLD Channel present two feature-length documentary films, The People\u2019s Protectors <\/em>and Choctaw Code Talkers<\/em>. These films share the stories of\u00a0Native American veterans and their military service. These films\u00a0aim to educate audiences further about Native American and Alaska Native involvement in the U.S. military, specifically during WWI and the Vietnam War. The films reflect on the themes of \u201ccommUNITY\u201d and \u201chome,\u201d warmly illustrating the contributions and impact of\u00a0Native American and Alaska Native veterans.<\/p>\n Key highlights of the month include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Special Encores Include:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n On November 17, 2020, at 8pm ET\/7PM CST, Vision Maker Media with support of WORLD Channel will host \u201cTribal Sovereignty and Home,\u201d a special live stream panel discussion with\u00a0Misty Frazier, executive director of the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition; Laura L. Harris, executive director and CEO of Americans for Indian Opportunity and Jim Gray, former principal chief of the Osage Nation. The panel will be moderated by investigative journalist and media critic Jenni Monet. More information can be found at worldchannel.org\/events<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The free event kicks off the commUNITY<\/a> themed \u201cTribal Sovereignty and Home\u201d online film celebration of Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month presented by Vision Maker Media. The films are free and open to the public for online streaming from November 16 \u2013 30, 2020. Viewers will be able to stream the films and panel at their convenience any time during the two-week period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Follow the social conversation of #MyHomeisHere and #commUNITY as part of our Native American Heritage Month<\/a> series. For a complete list of original WORLD Channel programming, visit www.worldchannel.org\/<\/a>\u00a0or follow WORLD Channel on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About WORLD Channel<\/strong><\/p>\n WORLD shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and fact-based informational programming that helps us understand conflicts, movements and cultures that may be distinct from our own. WORLD\u2019s original content examines issues too often ignored by mainstream media by sharing stories from a diversity of voices. WORLD has won a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award and other national honors \u2014 including\u202f1st and 2nd place Native Media Awards, an RTNDA Kaleidoscope Award, a Media for a Just Society Award, two Lesbian & Gay Journalist Awards, two Gracies and an Asian American Journalists Award. WORLD is a growing platform carried by 177 partner stations in markets representing more than 72% of US TV households. It is also available on WORLDChannel.org<\/a> and social media platforms. Funding for WORLD Channel is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and Artworks. WORLD Channel is curated by GBH in partnership with WNET and is distributed by American Public Television (APT).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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