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N. Bird Runningwater. Born of the Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache peoples, Runningwater was reared on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. He has overseen the Native Lab of the Institute which has launched projects such as Four Sheets to the Wind, Sikumi, Miss Navajo, Shímásání, and Drunktown's Finest.
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Sep 22, 2021 · Bird Runningwater (right) alongside Keri Putnam, Michelle Satter, Dave Archambault II, and Tabitha Jackson. ©2017 Sundance Institute | Photo by Jonathan Hickerson. By Bird Runningwater “This home has come to an end; it’s time to move to the next home.” — Mescalero Apache ceremonial song
BIRD RUNNINGWATER. Belongs to the Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache Nations, and was reared on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. He has worked to build an Indigenous Film and Television presence for 25 years championing Indigenous storytellers and creating representation of Indigenous peoples globally.
Sep 22, 2021 · More Stories by N. Bird Runningwater. Nathan Phillips, Yalitza Aparicio and the Long History of Media (Mis)representation of Native Peoples (Guest Column) View All. September 22, 2021 1:00pm
By Lynette Lobban. Wrong place, wrong time. That’s how N. Bird Runningwater describes turning points in a life that traversed three cultures and put him at the center of racial tensions as a University of Oklahoma student twenty years ago. Instead of setbacks, the wrongs added up to the right path for Runningwater to give voice to others as ...
Jun 5, 2003 · As programmer of Native Initiatives for the prestigious Sundance Institute, founded by Robert Redford, N. Bird Runningwater helps indigenous filmmakers get worldwide attention for their projects. Born of the Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache peoples, N. Bird Runningwater was reared on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico.
Sep 30, 2021 · September 30, 2021 11:30am. Courtesy of AP / Amazon. Amazon Studios has signed a first-look deal with former Sundance Institute programmer Bird Runningwater. Runningwater, who spent 20 years at ...
