Saturday, October 18, 2008

Alaska Native TV

AlaskaNativeTV.com has included SURVIVING SOUNDS OF HAIDA in its "Social Life" category. The Alaska Native Media Company is a non-profit organization that was formed in 2007, with the mission of creating and supporting an electronically networked Alaska Native community. ANTV will provide a medium to preserve and share Alaska Native cultural histories and traditions.

The Goals of the Alaska Native Media Company:

To build a multi-media company by and principally for Alaska Natives, delivering news, cultural features and public affairs programming via web cast and broadcast/cable/satellite TV.

To engage, inform and inspire Alaska Natives and the non-native public in Native news, culture, arts, language, traditions and issues.

To create employment though training and internship opportunities in journalism, videography, internet content creation and electronic editing.

To serve as the catalyst and statewide leader in organizing, recording and archiving Native oral histories while paying special attention to copyright and intellectual property rights.