tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308898002008-12-03T09:50:10.758-08:00Red PageOn Being an aboriginal in CanadaBEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-2377195043238203602008-12-03T09:20:00.000-08:002008-12-03T09:50:10.776-08:00Black is meBlack is me!
Canadians are funny people. But I never thought my fellow Canadians would go so gaggle loose over the election of an American president.
Last summer I wrote about Obama. I wanted to take him fishing. Still do. What I didn’t know then was that he was going to be known as the first black American president. That phrase has been been bugging me. Like, isn’t he half white? Was George BEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-60519765159788317092008-06-04T07:30:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:22:50.722-07:00Go OBAMA!“Go Obama”.
That’s the way a friend ended her email to me today. I say lets take Obama fishing.
History was made last night and much will be made of this historic event in the weeks, months and years ahead. Good for Mr. O. Too bad for Ms. H. As they hoisted their exaggerated American values in victory speeches perched on CNN prime time, particularly from Mr. O, I was kind of hoping I would hearBEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-72489626944128464932008-04-04T07:16:00.000-07:002008-04-04T07:20:07.986-07:00STORYTELLERS IN MOTIONStorytellers in Motion Launches in April 2008
Hello everyone who cares to read my blog.
I have been away and here is why: We have just completed another thirteen episodes of Storytellers in Motion. That is: 26 half hours of programming about indigenous cinema and television! Many thought it could not be done. Some asked why? Others asked how? I said watch us.
Here is the rundown of programs BEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-1153665888179579782006-07-23T07:43:00.000-07:002006-07-23T07:44:48.193-07:00FINDING OUR OWN NEMOFINDING OUR OWN NEMO!
OR, TELLING OUR OWN HISTORIES
My daughter used to ask me: What do you do for work? I’ve always said that I work in television. She would get excited and tell her friends. But they never saw me on TV! Why? she would ask, don’t we see you on TV? It took her years to understand what role I played in the production process. Now I have grandchildren who wonder the same thing. BEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-1153240630778885822006-07-18T09:24:00.000-07:002006-07-18T09:37:10.826-07:00Why we don't see ourselves on Canadian ScreensWhy we don't see ourselves on Canadian Screens
Canada basically tried to ignore the report of the Royal Commission in 1997. The Canadian media criticized the report for its costs and its magnitude. However the report had been authorized because of the events that surrounded the OKA CRISIS where Mohawk and Canadian authorities faced off over a golf course expansion. At the time of the OKA CRISIS BEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-1153004986361013402006-07-15T16:08:00.000-07:002006-07-15T16:09:46.376-07:00Aboriginal & Indigenous Rights in BroadcastingIn 2004 aboriginal producers thought that change was to come about in aboriginal broadcasting in Canada. The government of the day had commissioned me to write a report about the state of independent aboriginal broadcasting. The report recommended that we have our own organization with a voice that represented our industry. The government agreed and supported our efforts to make changes to the BEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003046756510990072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889800.post-1152489050257295492006-07-09T16:47:00.000-07:002006-07-09T16:50:50.256-07:00Jeff Bear Red PagesThis is the first post for Red Pages, an insight into First Nations Television Production and Drama Series.
Ravens and Eagles was a two year project that finished with 26 episodes of Haida Artists. The series interviews Haida Artists about their individual crafts.
To preview a short clip on each episode you can view it here at:
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