Iowa Governor Culver Honors Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Proclaims October 3-9, 2010 “Native Ioway History Week”
IPTV-PBS’ Broadcast Premiere of “Lost Nation: The Ioway” Documentary Set for October 3
Des Moines, IA, October 01, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Iowa Governor Chet Culver has proclaimed October 3-9, 2010 the fourth annual Native Ioway History Week, honoring the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. The IPTV-PBS broadcast premiere of “Lost Nation: The Ioway,” the award-winning documentary by Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, will launch the historic tribute.
“The special week reminds state residents and Iowa educators to remember the American Indian people whose name the state bears,” said “Ioway” producer Kelly Rundle.
The film takes viewers on an unforgettable and vivid journey into America's Native past and present. In 1824, during the twilight of Native American dominion, two conflicted Ioway leaders met with William Clark to sign a momentous treaty. White Cloud (Mahaska) saw cooperation as survival for his people, while Great Walker (Moanahonga) regretted the loss of their ancestral homeland. This pivotal moment led both men to different tragic destinies in their battle with epic change. Ioway Elders join historians and archaeologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis. What was a quest for survival in the past, has become a struggle to retain a unique Native American culture and language in the present.
The documentary has drawn national attention to the tribes’ little-known history and a sequel project, currently in production, will be released in 2012. The two additional one-hour films will complete the Ioways’ epic story.
In addition to the broadcast premiere on IPTV-PBS October 3rd, at 6:00 p.m., “Lost Nation: The Ioway” will show on IPTV World on October 4th and 8th at 8pm and November 1 at 9:30pm. It is slated for broadcasts in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin in November 2010.
“Ioway” was funded in part by Humanities Iowa, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
Fourth Wall Films is a film and video production company based in Moline, Illinois. The Rundles, who focus primarily on Iowa and Midwestern history subjects, previously produced the critically-acclaimed “Villisca: Living with a Mystery” and will release their documentary “Country School: One Room – One Nation” in November 2010. They are currently co-producing the documentary “Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg” with Emmy-nominated filmmaker Garry McGee.
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“The special week reminds state residents and Iowa educators to remember the American Indian people whose name the state bears,” said “Ioway” producer Kelly Rundle.
The film takes viewers on an unforgettable and vivid journey into America's Native past and present. In 1824, during the twilight of Native American dominion, two conflicted Ioway leaders met with William Clark to sign a momentous treaty. White Cloud (Mahaska) saw cooperation as survival for his people, while Great Walker (Moanahonga) regretted the loss of their ancestral homeland. This pivotal moment led both men to different tragic destinies in their battle with epic change. Ioway Elders join historians and archaeologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis. What was a quest for survival in the past, has become a struggle to retain a unique Native American culture and language in the present.
The documentary has drawn national attention to the tribes’ little-known history and a sequel project, currently in production, will be released in 2012. The two additional one-hour films will complete the Ioways’ epic story.
In addition to the broadcast premiere on IPTV-PBS October 3rd, at 6:00 p.m., “Lost Nation: The Ioway” will show on IPTV World on October 4th and 8th at 8pm and November 1 at 9:30pm. It is slated for broadcasts in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin in November 2010.
“Ioway” was funded in part by Humanities Iowa, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
Fourth Wall Films is a film and video production company based in Moline, Illinois. The Rundles, who focus primarily on Iowa and Midwestern history subjects, previously produced the critically-acclaimed “Villisca: Living with a Mystery” and will release their documentary “Country School: One Room – One Nation” in November 2010. They are currently co-producing the documentary “Movie Star: The Secret Lives of Jean Seberg” with Emmy-nominated filmmaker Garry McGee.
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www.FourthWallFilms.com
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