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Re: [AMIA-L] Inquiry regarding 1971 project
Title: Re: [AMIA-L] Inquiry regarding 1971 project
Jason,
I would think the National Museum of the American Indian, which is the new Smithsonian Museum on the Mall in Washington, would be very interested. They have wonderful multi-media displays of contemporary Indian culture. I'm sure this could get complicated, being the huge government institution that it is, and you could get knocked over to the National Archives or the Library of Congress, but it's worth an inquiry. Richard West is the director.
The Autry National Center (formerly the Autry Museum of Western Heritage) is now a partnership of museums with the very significant Southwest Museum as one of its three branches. Now that the Southwest has joined with the Autry there may be more money available for preservation of film. Last I was aware, Duane King was the director of the Southwest and Clyde Derrick was in charge of media for the Autry.
Autry: (323) 667-2000; Southwest: (323) 221-2164.
I have no idea if any of the Five Nations have opened casinos; I'm sure your mother is up on that. But many Indian nations now have the money and the time to invest in their heritage. Oren Lyons is too important a figure not to be remembered.
Good luck!
Darroch
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On 8/24/06 11:20 AM, "jason livingston" <livingston.jason@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm writing to you all in hopes of some tips, leads, thoughts.
>
> In 1971 a number of people in the Ithaca, NY area came together to work
> on a 1/2" video project about the Onondaga Nation's struggle with NY
> State over the construction of I-81 through their territory. These
> people included Phil Mallory Jones (at that time co-director of the
> Ithaca Video Project, and, yes, the same PMJ who later made some
> important video art works); Oren Lyons of the Onondaga Nation; and my
> mother (!). They produced a 35 minute piece on the struggle. Parts of
> it remind me of George Stoney's You are on Indian Land.
>
> Somewhere along the way, they found funding to produce a 16mm transfer
> from the video master. This 16mm print is in my possession. Phil does
> not know if the video master still exists. I'm still investigating on
> that front.
>
> I'm pretty sure that this is an important piece (at least to the
> Onondaga and other indigenous peoples, and to scholars, study centers,
> etc.), and that it should be properly archived, and re-transferred to
> video for preservation and distribution.
>
> In short, I'm now looking to take on this project and find funding,
> names, organizations... if anyone has any ideas, I would be very, very
> appreciative!
>
> all best
> Jason Livingston
>
>
>
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