Summary
First, thank you so much for visiting our page! This project has been a passion project of ours for a few years now and we are at the point that in order for the series to be picked up we need to raise money to shoot the first episode.
What is Native America? Native America is meant to inspire, educate and open the average American’s eyes to the mystery of life on a reservation and the diverse people who struggle to survive AND thrive there. Spotlighting each tribes diversity and drawing parallels to other cultures throughout America.
Each tribe is amazingly different not only in ceremonies and rituals but also with their relationship, history and treaties with the US government. Some tribes like the Seminoles are thriving while others like The Pine Ridge Reservation is one
of the poorest in the United States with a 70% poverty rate and 60% of their children are in the foster care system waiting for adoption. Why is this? Native America will shed light on these topics along with many other mysteries of Native Americans all through THEIR perspective and words.
In each episode will visit and showcase one to two tribes depending on the size of the tribe.
What We Need & What You Get
The money that we raise will go towards filming the first episode for this series. It will take us to 2 reservations. We are going to very remote areas of the United States and bringing our crew of 10 is costly. The money will also go to feed and pay our wonderfully experienced crew along with editing a fantastic end result to be aired! Of course don't forget equipment, tapes, batteries, and promotional tools! All of this adds up and all money raised will go towards the production.
What will you get? A fresh new and informative television show! We don't have much but we do have a few rewards to give out to help us get to our goal! Keep coming back because we will be adding new rewards as they are donated to us!
You might be asking "Why are you calling your perks "Tribes". We called our perks "Tribes" because we are trying to create one group of people or "tribe" fighting for a single cause and that is to get the correct information out there. It's not to show disrespect, we know that in order to get this series made we need to come together as ONE "tribe" to let all of our voices be heard!
The Impact
The Impact for a program like this can make a significant change in how people view the first people of this land. It's 2014, and everyone of the crew believes it's time to pay respect and really learn about the diverse people that were on this land first.
There are so many misconceptions about Native Americans and average Americans know very little when it comes to what reservations are, how they work, what treaties are, how they work and why so many of the events that happen to these great tribes get left out of history books that teach our future generations.
Instead of us telling their story, our host, Rick Mora, will be letting them tell their own story.
Risks & Challenges
It is INCREDIBLY hard to get anything that has to do with Native American's greenlite in Hollywood, so we decided to take it into our own hands to offer a show that so many have been asking for. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP to get us there! Our dream would be to have our own channel if this series is successful so that everyone around the world would be able to access the information.
We have approached MANY networks and they all love the idea but want to see how we will present the information. That has been our struggle from day one. Everyone wants to see it but no one wants to give us the money to prove that the audience is out there to watch it.
Other Ways You Can Help
We understand that not everyone can afford to donate money and in those cases we ask you to please share this indiegogo with everyone you know!
Do you have a connection to a tribe that you think should be showcased? If so, please find us on Facebook and send us a message!
Are you a Native American artist that would like to donate a piece to us so that we can put as a prize to get donations? Again, please send us a message through Facebook and we will add that prize to this page!
You can find us by searching NATIVE AMERICA!