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  1. Filmmaking course hopes to create ‘narrative sovereignty’ for Alaska Natives
  2. To Continue or Be Remembered: Perpetuating and Sharing Alaska Native Arts (November, 2019)
  3. Film showcase puts spotlight on student works at University of Alaska Fairbanks . October, 2019.
  4. “Molly of Denali” Producer Has New Mexico Ties
  5. PODCAST with Richard Eeds, KTRC, New Mexico. July 2019. 
  6. Producer with Santa Fe roots working on PBS animated series
  7. Children’s Hour Radio Interview from Sunspot Solar Studios,
  8. Native American animated series has New Mexico ties
  9. Unbound art: Native visions of appropriation
  10.  Film program director aims to open doors
  11. Film showcase puts spotlight on student works at University of Alaska Fairbanks . October, 2019.
  12. “Filmmakers fear industry stagnation with Sen. Stoltze’s tax repeal”.
  13. “On Location: ALASKA”
  14. “Absence of Arctic ice affecting weather, global warming”
  15. “Alaskaland, the Movie”, 2011, July 17.
  16. “Legislature considers extending tax credits for Filmmakers”. (2011, February 15).
  17. “Cameras could start rolling for new Film Major”. (2011, February 8).
  18. “Film schooled”. (2011, February 10)
  19. “‘Whale’ of an impact: Estimate credits 1,300 jobs, $16.5 million to film”. 2011.
  20. “U.S. Proposes to Categorize Ringed and Bearded Seals as ‘Threatened’”. Featured video. (2010, December 5).
  21. “Film Fest shows ‘Different Angles of Life’ (2010, December 14)
Filmmaking course hopes to create ‘narrative sovereignty’ for Alaska Natives

UAF and Native Movement collaborate to train Indigenous storytellers

Filmmaking course hopes to create ‘narrative sovereignty’ for Alaska Natives
Juneau Empire, Wednesday August 18, 2021
To Continue or Be Remembered: Perpetuating and Sharing Alaska Native Arts (November, 2019)

Film Premiere at the Morris Thompson Visitor Center and on KUAC-TV as part of the Alaska Federation of Natives public events in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Presentation and public discussion with Film Director, Maya Salganek; Director of the Native Arts Center, Da-ka-xeen Mehner; and Carver and Tradition Bearer, Kathleen Carlo-Kendall.

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Poster for KUAC airing announcement for “To Continue or be Remembered” film presentation.
Film showcase puts spotlight on student works at University of Alaska Fairbanks . October, 2019.

Black, Gary. (31 October, 2019). Fairbanks Daily News Miner. Retrieved from: https://www.newsminer.com/features/latitude_65/film-showcase-puts-spotlight-on-student-works-at-university-of-alaska-fairbanks/article_f4d00e34-fbac-11e9-b3b9-eb1d2e3bfad3.html

“Molly of Denali” Producer Has New Mexico Ties

 

Published on Jul 19, 2019

 
July 19, 2019 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with producer Maya Salganek about a new PBS KIDS series about a 10-year-old Alaska Native girl, called “Molly of Denali.” The show weaves together literacy skills and Native values. It’s the first nationally distributed children’s television series to feature a Native American lead character. Salganek was born and raised in Santa Fe.
 
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PODCAST with Richard Eeds, KTRC, New Mexico. July 2019. 
Producer with Santa Fe roots working on PBS animated series

Producer with Santa Fe roots working on PBS animated series _ Local News _ santafenewmexican.comMayaSalganek-Cover New Mexican SAF

Children’s Hour Radio Interview from Sunspot Solar Studios,

Albuquerque, NM. July 9, 2019. Hosted by Katie Stone. 

Molly of Denali talks with her mother.

We talk with Maya Salganek, a producer at the groundbreaking PBS Kids show, Molly of Denali, along with her son Kéet, one of the children in the series. The animated TV program promotes early childhood literacy and multicultural diversity and is the first PBS’s animated series starring a Native American character, where every indigenous character is voiced by an indigenous actor, and Native people are working in all aspects of the production and writing. Molly of Denali premiers on PBS stations around the nation on July 15, 2019.

The Children’s Hour is free for public radio stations nationwide.

Native American animated series has New Mexico ties
ADRIAN GOMEZ /ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 at 11:45pm
Unbound art: Native visions of appropriation

Pasatiempo magazine, Santa Fe New Mexican.

February 23, 2018.  Retrieved from: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/unbound-art-native-visions-of-appropriation/article_1d5a865b-9708-5e39-b1fc-f55df897828c.html

Unbound art_ Native visions of appropriation _ Art _ santafenewmexican.com

 Film program director aims to open doors
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Maya Salganek directs students and actors on set of “Bodies of Water”, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Fairbanks Daily Newsminer. Matt Buxton Updated Nov 7, 2016

Film showcase puts spotlight on student works at University of Alaska Fairbanks . October, 2019.

Black, Gary. (31 October, 2019). Fairbanks Daily News Miner. Retrieved from: https://www.newsminer.com/features/latitude_65/film-showcase-puts-spotlight-on-student-works-at-university-of-alaska-fairbanks/article_f4d00e34-fbac-11e9-b3b9-eb1d2e3bfad3.html

“Filmmakers fear industry stagnation with Sen. Stoltze’s tax repeal”.

Regan, Kevin. (2015, February 21). KTOO Public Media. Retrieved from http://www.ktoo.org/2015/02/21/filmmakers-fear-industry-stagnation-sen-stoltzes-tax-repeal/

“On Location: ALASKA”

Sorrentino, Scott. “On Location: ALASKA”. Produced By May-June 2014: 72-76.

(Chausse, Amy. (2012, January 31.) “Film Tax Incentive program speaks to Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce”. CBS News 13. News broadcast, Fairbanks, Alaska.

“Absence of Arctic ice affecting weather, global warming”

Hollenhorst, John. (2011, November 15). “Absence of Arctic ice affecting weather, global warming”. KSL

Television/ksl.com.  News broadcast, Salt Lake City, Utah. Archive retrieved from:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=18105863&title=absence-of-arctic-ice-affecting-weather-global-warming

“Alaskaland, the Movie”, 2011, July 17.

Shields, Matt. (2011, July 17). “Alaskaland, the Movie”. 49th Films Blog . Retrieved from

http://49thfilms.blogspot.com/2011/07/alaskaland-movie.html

“Legislature considers extending tax credits for Filmmakers”. (2011, February 15).

Demer, Lisa. (2011, February 15). “Legislature considers extending tax credits for Filmmakers”.

Anchorage Daily News.  Retrieved from: http://www.adn.com/2011/02/15/1704920/legislature-considers-extending.html

“Cameras could start rolling for new Film Major”. (2011, February 8).

Toman, Daniel (2011, February 8). “Cameras could start rolling for new Film Major”. University of Alaska

Fairbanks Sun Star.  Retrieved from : http://www.uafsunstar.com/?p=3188

“Film schooled”. (2011, February 10)

Christensen Scott (2011, February 10). “Film schooled”. Anchorage Press.  Retrieved from:

http://www.anchoragepress.com/news/article_606badf7-1a3d-53cc-8bd8-38c8f31312e0.html

“‘Whale’ of an impact: Estimate credits 1,300 jobs, $16.5 million to film”. 2011.

Anchorage Economic Development Corporation . 2011. “‘Whale’ of an impact: Estimate credits 1,300 jobs, $16.5 million to film”.

Retrieved from: http://www.aedcweb.com/component/content/article/1/478-whale-of-an-impact-estimatecredits-1300-jobs-165-million-to-film.html

Sundt, Nick. (2010, December 5). “U.S. Proposes to Categorize Ringed and Bearded Seals as ‘Threatened’”. World Wildlife Foundation Climate Blog.  Featured video. Retrieved from: http://www.wwfblogs.org/climate/content/ringed-andbearded-seals-threatened3dec2010

“Film Fest shows ‘Different Angles of Life’ (2010, December 14)

Schrock, Jeremia. (2010, December 14) “Film Fest shows ‘Different Angles of Life’”. University of Alaska

Fairbanks Sun Star.  Retrieved from: http://www.uafsunstar.com/?p=2397#4