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April 22, 2001 Summit of the Americas (2001): Global Nomads Group supports Dialogue Between Nations to collect resources on indigenous issues. Content to be re-purposed into educational modules for K-12 students Quebec (April 22, 2001) -- Global Nomads Group (GNG), a leading educational broadcasting organization, today completed its first collaboration with Dialogue Between Nations at the 3rd Summit of the Americas. Operating alongside the world's media organizations, GNG post-produced, edited, and archived a series of short documentaries on indigenous issues and rights, working from video feeds of interviews and speeches gathered over the course of the summit. The clips, which can be seen by the general public on Dialogue Between Nations' website, provide one-of-a-kind insight into the representation of indigenous populations at the Summit, as well as an indigenous person's perspective of the discussions raised at the event, which gathered leaders from 34 nations. They also explore the possible ramifications of the proposed FTAA (Free Trade Area Agreement) on the approximately 40 million indigenous peoples living within the Western Hemisphere. Next steps Later this year, Dragonfly Blue Productions, the parent company of Dialogue Between Nations, will re-purpose the content gathered at the summit to complement educational modules that will aim to teach K-12 students about indigenous peoples' cultures, history, rights, and challenges. It is expected that these modules will be made available to schools by the end of the year 2001. About Dialogue Between Nations Dialogue Between Nations is an interactive global communications network hosting an ongoing educational forum for the self-representation of the world's 300 million Indigenous Peoples and their nations in relation to the goals of the United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations International Decade for Human Rights Education (1995-2004). The programming focuses on the points of view shared between visitors to the site in response to pre-recorded clips and statements by Indigenous individuals, official documents and other resources. About Global Nomads Group Created in 1997, Global Nomads Group is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cross-cultural dialogue and understanding among youth by delivering live global education experiences to students. Using videoconferencing and satellite communications technology, GNG moderates conferences between K-12 classes in different countries, organizes virtual lectures, and conducts remote broadcasts from the world's historical and cultural sites. |
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