The Last Gathering of Nations - Photos, Videos and more!
Published about 2 months ago • 16 min read
I'm finally back at my desk and it feels good to be here. I'm not going to pretend I'm not behind, because I definitely am, but we're just going to do the best we can this week and knock out as many projects as possible.
First up is getting this newsletter out to you.
Scroll down and you'll find plenty to dig into. We're continuing to add more photos and videos from the Gathering, and the photos you see in today's email are from my friend Fuljens Henry. Fuljens is a friend and photographer I hired to come along and help me document the event. With this being the last Gathering of Nations, I wanted as much coverage as I could get, and he really came through. I'm still waiting on his video footage, but the moment I have it I'll be editing and getting it out to you.
We're also uploading livestream clips to our YouTube channel every day, usually four to six at a time, so keep checking back if you want to see more.
And there are few down below that I wanted to highlight.
Thank you so much for your support. It truly means everything. Now let's get into it.
Thanks, Paul G PowWows.com
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Hollywood has been making movies about Native Americans since 1894 — but it wasn't until 1998 that the first feature film written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans actually reached a wide audience.
That film was Smoke Signals, and it had to win the Sundance Filmmaker's Trophy just to get distributed.
Then it took another 23 years before a TV show — Peacock's Reservation Dogs — finally had an entirely Indigenous writers' room and directing team. Over 125 years of Hollywood telling Native stories, and Native creators only got to hold the camera for the last 27 of them. So what else weren't you taught?
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