Challenging the Status Quo for Native American Women

Date/Time:	Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Sun Room, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
Contact:
Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Diversity Lectures
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"Stories from a Career in Film, Finance and Philanthropy." Valerie Red-Horse, of Cherokee ancestry, is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker. She has raised or assisted in more than $2 billion in financings for American Indian Tribal Projects and founded two female Native American-owned investment banks on Wall Street. She is also the founder and owner of Red-Horse Native Productions. Women's Leadership Series

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Valerie Red-Horse collaborates with tribal nations to bring Native stories accurately and respectfully to the screen. She is perhaps best known for her production of the PBS documentary "True Whispers: The Story of Navajo Code Talkers." A graduate of UCLA and a resident of southern California, she has established the nonprofit Hollywood Access Program for Natives as well as the Bel Air Presbyterian Dance Ministry, serving women in rehabilitation in downtown Los Angeles.