ABOUT NATV
NATV is
the acronym for Native American Television, Inc.; the first nonprofit Native
American multimedia broadcasting network and technology training news
organization located in the Washington, DC. metropolitan area. Our primary
vehicle for news coverage and information (both to and from tribal communities)
will be our websites located at www.natv.org
and
www.myspace.com/natvonline.
This section, ABOUT US, provides visitors with basic information about our
organization.
MISSION STATEMENT
NATV’s
mission is to train Native Americans to use multimedia technology to improve and
enhance communication among Tribal Nations while informing and educating our
fellow Americans about Native American heritage & culture; language & issues;
visual arts & entertainment.
GOALS
To create a nationwide grassroots network of multimedia-trained
and politically savvy news reporters; TV, Radio and Internet anchors; and
multimedia technicians who will provide news and information to and from both
rural and urban tribal communities throughout America;
To establish a nationwide, nonprofit Native American
Television multimedia broadcasting network in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan
area;
To establish a permanent technology training center and
institute in Washington, D.C. that offers professional certification (and/or
provides college course credit in cooperation with colleges and universities) to
Native American students in areas of Broadcasting, Digital Studio/ Field
Production; Web Development and Information Technology; while offering
educational courses in Journalism, Governmental Awareness and Environmental
Studies;
To report our own message and how it is presented in all
areas of the news, public affairs, culture, and entertainment; and to do so in a
responsible, honorable cutting-edge manner—through an effective, powerful,
visual and technological medium.
