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I've been working on our original website Oyate Ta Olowan.We've been working on adding digital downloads to the site, but it's still a challenge. Oyate is a public radio series that we did on traditional Native American music. We did 52 half hour shows and traveled over 100,000 miles collecting music from all over the Americas. It was a while ago, but people still seem to love it, so we keep offering the shows for sale.

It's all a part of our little press Many Kites Press. Life is so amazing, and so full, but we keep on trucking. I hope things are going well for all of you, and that continue to create wonderful things. Later, Milt Lee

Archive for March, 2009

A Song For Wounded Knee

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    The American Experience segment – Wounded Knee is coming up soon, and I thought it might be a good time to listen to a documentary on WK that we did in 1993 – 20 years after the takeover.

    This piece, A Song For Wounded Knee, won a Golden Reel from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. It was produced by Milt Lee and Jamie Lee for PRI, KILI Radio in Porcupine SD, and aired on AIROS. The hour long documentary looks at the background surrounding the takeover and goes deeply into the tribal politics that served as the stew that AIM ( the American Indian Movement) was brought into. Gerald One Feather, tribal Chairman from 1970 to 1972, remarked that in 20 years, we were the first people who had ever done an interview with him, which I found amazing since it was the actions of his administration that led to the 71 day siege at Wounded Knee.

    Published by Milt on March 18, 2009 in Real Rez. Tags: , , , .

    Video Letters – trailer

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    I’ve been working on a new trailer for Video Letters From Prison.  We went to a wonderful workshop with Fernanda Rossi who told us about how to make a good trailer. I hope you enjoy it.  Let me know what you think about it.

    Published by Milt on March 10, 2009 in Hollow Bone Films. Tags: , , .

    All Time Fav's

    This is an old piece (last summer) but we keep doing the Bead People, and I just love it, so here it is! This morning we went to St. Elizabeth Seaton... This is a piece that I did as an homage to Werner Herzog and his documentary. Grizzly Man. Of course I could never duplicate the amazing. haunting...
    Beads Beads BeadsDog Man
    This is one of my all time Fav's - I had done it a while ago, and then never looked at it again. Then last fall, I dug it out, and was a bit shake... I'm working on this project again, and it seems like we are going to be able to continue doing the letters between inmates and their children. This i...
    Cowboys and IndiansVideo Letters From Prison

    Education

    Last week, we started an interview of Jackie Swanson, an 8th grade writing teacher at North Middle School, in Rapid City,  South Dakota.  During the... Jackie Swanson has been teaching for 31 years but the first 25 were not what she wants people to know about.  Calling herself a "traditional" teacher...
    The Writer's Workshop - Part 2The Writer's Workshop - part 1
     Jamie and I went to Colorado Springs to celebrate our son-in-law's graduation.  Nate Walla got his masters degree from Colorado Technical Universit... We are working on a rather large project on the history of education, the path of learning, and the school systems in the United States.  When it is ...
    Nate's GraduationNeurogenocide: an overview

    Real Rez

    A Song For Wounded Knee
    The "Voice of the Lakota Nation" had a celebration last month. It was very interesting, and probably a little strange if you don't live here. Lot... It's an old story, but it's still a good one. At the powwow, it's not always about just preserving culture, and keeping traditions alive. Lots of...
    Kili Radio 25th AnniversaryPreserving Humanity
    Back in 1974, a young Lakota guy with a big black hat came into my studio. He was a singer and wanted to record an album. I suggested that the fi...

    Just Stuff

    Just reminiscing about the last year
    We just couldn't help it.  The Bead People have been traveling like crazy this year, spreading their message of inclusion and peace, but they decided... My youngest son got married to a beautiful girl this last month.  Here's to you guys!  It is just wonderful. Love, Milt...
    A Bead People XmasTom and Erica got married!
    Warning - this video has pictures of me giving blood, so if watching needles and such bothers you, DON'T watch it.  But having said that, i hope that...

    Hollow Bone Films

    I've been working on a new trailer for Video Letters From Prison.  We went to a wonderful workshop with Fernanda Rossi who told us about how to make ...
    Video Letters - trailer2008 - Gone Baby Gone
    Yep, it's over - IT'S OVER!!!!  One more year written in the history books, and this year, I did a post every week on my blog and on Semanal.org.  S... We are working on a rather large project on the history of education, the path of learning, and the school systems in the United States.  When it is ...
    Neurogenocide: an overviewEcospeed - Electric Assist Bikes
    This summer, I had a chance to work with the folks at Ecospeed....