Educational institutions can now purchase an in perpetuity streaming license for “Searching for Sequoyah”. The license is only available through Turtle Island Productions, LLC, which owns the copyright of the program. The license will provide the institution with the ability to host and stream their own digital file of the program from their own servers or with any third party streaming platform that is encrypted and password protected with no ability for users (faculty, staff, students) to download the program. The term of the license is in perpetuity. The cost is $1000, with a sliding scale for non-profit educational organizations, and tribal colleges and schools, that are operated by Tribal Nations legally recognized by the U.S. Federal government , or a state government. For more information and a sample licensing agreement, please contact James Fortier, owner of Turtle Island Productions, using the contact tab of this website.
In Perpetuity Streaming Licenses for Educators Now Available.
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R&D Trip to Zaragoza, Mexico
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LeAnne Howe and Joshua Nelson traveled to Zaragoza, Mexico in the spring of 2017 along with production co-ordinator and...
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R&D Trip to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – Cherokee, NC
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We completed our second R&D trip in August, 2016 when we visited the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI)...
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Vision Maker Media awards Searching for Sequoyah Production Funding
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VMM funding is provided by CPB and is specifically intended to support Native American filmmakers. Successful completion of the...
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1952 Picture of Dr Cherokee Headstone
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After the film screened on RSU-TV in Northeastern Oklahoma I received the following email and photo from the grandson...
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2-Disc Blu-Ray Set and PPR (Streaming) Available
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The 2-Disc Blu-Ray set is now available. Disc 1 includes the 57-minute PBS Broadcast version and the longer 62-minute...
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Descendant of Seminole chief spots ancestor in SFS
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We received this email below from Maximillian Theron Frye, a descendant of the historical Seminole Chief Coacoochee “Chief Wildcat,”...
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R&D Trip to Cherokee Nation – Tahlequah, OK
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We completed our first R&D and mini-production trip in March, 2016 while doing research at the Cherokee Nation in...
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Educators can stream SFS starting October 18, 2022 on Kanopy.
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The award winning documentary “Searching for Sequoyah,” presented by Vision Maker Media and American Public Television will be available...
Recent News
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2-Disc Blu-Ray Set and PPR (Streaming) AvailableOctober 10, 2023
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4.5 Star Review from Video LibrarianJuly 5, 2023
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In Perpetuity Streaming Licenses for Educators Now Available.November 3, 2022
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Educators can stream SFS starting October 18, 2022 on Kanopy.October 5, 2022
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Descendant of Seminole chief spots ancestor in SFSNovember 27, 2021
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“Big old stone house of the Cherokee Indians” Archival Photo FoundNovember 27, 2021







