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Tracy Rector earned her BA in Native American Studies and Communications from [[Evergreen State College]] and her Masters in Education and Teacher Certification from [[Antioch University]]’s First Peoples Program. Her focus was collaborative media and identity exploration with at-risk Native youth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/sundance-institute-announces-2011-nativelab-fellows-expands-workshops-scree|title=Sundance Institute Announces 2011 NativeLab Fellows, Expands Workshops & Screenings for Indigenous Artists|website=www.sundance.org|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> Her first feature |
Tracy Rector earned her BA in Native American Studies and Communications from [[Evergreen State College]] and her Masters in Education and Teacher Certification from [[Antioch University]]’s First Peoples Program. Her focus was collaborative media and identity exploration with at-risk Native youth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/sundance-institute-announces-2011-nativelab-fellows-expands-workshops-scree|title=Sundance Institute Announces 2011 NativeLab Fellows, Expands Workshops & Screenings for Indigenous Artists|website=www.sundance.org|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> Her first feature project, ''Teachings of the Tree People: The Work of Bruce Miller'', brought oral tradition into a contemporary storytelling format while also identifying how Coast Salish communities wanted to be involved in the filmmaking process.<ref>http://www.visionmakermedia.org/bios/tracy-rector</ref> Her second feature-length film was the documentary ''March Point'', a collaboration with Longhouse Media co-founder Annie Silverstein and three young Swinomish filmmakers''.'' This environmental documentary received an All Roads Film Project Seed Grant and was recognized by UNESCO as an example of indigenous grassroots mobilization in response to climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu/person/3117/|title=Tracy Rector {{!}} National Museum of the American Indian|website=filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> Rector's works have had national broadcast and distribution with [[Independent Lens]], National PBS, [[National Geographic]]'s All Roads Project, and have been showcased at the [[National Museum of the American Indian|Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian]] and the Seattle Art Museum. Her films have also screened at international film festivals, including [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cityartsonline.com/articles/advocate-tracy-rector|title=The Advocate: Tracy Rector|date=2014-12-24|work=City Arts|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}}</ref> She is the recipient of the Native American Public Telecommunications Producers Grant and Horace Mann Award. |
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Rector has served as a curriculum advisor for the Seattle Art Museum, assisting in planning for the museum’s expanded Native American wing and the international exhibition S'abadeb—The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists. She has also worked as a Native Naturalist for the [[Olympic Sculpture Park]] and developed curriculum for [[IslandWood]], an environmental education center. She is the Executive Director and Co-founder of Longhouse Media, an indigenous media arts organization and home of the nationally-acclaimed program Native Lens. |
Rector has served as a curriculum advisor for the Seattle Art Museum, assisting in planning for the museum’s expanded Native American wing and the international exhibition S'abadeb—The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists. She has also worked as a Native Naturalist for the [[Olympic Sculpture Park]] and developed curriculum for [[IslandWood]], an environmental education center. She is the Executive Director and Co-founder of Longhouse Media, an indigenous media arts organization and home of the nationally-acclaimed program Native Lens. |
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* 2008: Horace Mann Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.antioch.edu/seattle/2008/02/22/antioch-seattles-horace-mann-awards-march-27/|title=Antioch Seattle’s Horace Mann Awards March 27|work=Antioch.edu|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}}</ref> |
* 2008: Horace Mann Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.antioch.edu/seattle/2008/02/22/antioch-seattles-horace-mann-awards-march-27/|title=Antioch Seattle’s Horace Mann Awards March 27|work=Antioch.edu|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}}</ref> |
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* 2009: National Association for Media Literacy for outstanding contributions made in the field of media education<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://namle.net/2009/09/23/media-literate-media-awards-2000-2005/|title=Media Literate Media Awards: 2000-2009|last=Directors|first=NAMLE Board of|date=2009-09-23|website=National Association for Media Literacy Education|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> |
* 2009: National Association for Media Literacy for outstanding contributions made in the field of media education<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://namle.net/2009/09/23/media-literate-media-awards-2000-2005/|title=Media Literate Media Awards: 2000-2009|last=Directors|first=NAMLE Board of|date=2009-09-23|website=National Association for Media Literacy Education|access-date=2017-04-28}}</ref> |
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* 2011: Sundance Institute Lab Fellow<ref name=":0" |
* 2011: Sundance Institute Lab Fellow<ref name=":0" /> |
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* 2016: [[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] Genius Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thestranger.com/genius-awards-2016/2016/09/14/24557441/tracy-rector|title=Tracy Rector|work=The Stranger|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}}</ref> |
* 2016: [[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] Genius Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thestranger.com/genius-awards-2016/2016/09/14/24557441/tracy-rector|title=Tracy Rector|work=The Stranger|access-date=2017-04-28|language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:41, 28 April 2017
Tracy Rector (born 1972) is a is a mixed race Choctaw/Seminole filmmaker, curator, and arts advocate based in Seattle, Washington.[1] She is the executive director and co-founder of Longhouse Media, an indigenous media arts organization and home of the nationally acclaimed program Native Lens. She has worked as an education consultant at the Seattle Art Museum, as a Native Naturalist for the Olympic Sculpture Park, and has developed curriculum for IslandWood, an environmental education center.
She currently serves as a Seattle Arts Commissioner.[2]
Career
Tracy Rector earned her BA in Native American Studies and Communications from Evergreen State College and her Masters in Education and Teacher Certification from Antioch University’s First Peoples Program. Her focus was collaborative media and identity exploration with at-risk Native youth.[3] Her first feature project, Teachings of the Tree People: The Work of Bruce Miller, brought oral tradition into a contemporary storytelling format while also identifying how Coast Salish communities wanted to be involved in the filmmaking process.[4] Her second feature-length film was the documentary March Point, a collaboration with Longhouse Media co-founder Annie Silverstein and three young Swinomish filmmakers. This environmental documentary received an All Roads Film Project Seed Grant and was recognized by UNESCO as an example of indigenous grassroots mobilization in response to climate change.[5] Rector's works have had national broadcast and distribution with Independent Lens, National PBS, National Geographic's All Roads Project, and have been showcased at the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian and the Seattle Art Museum. Her films have also screened at international film festivals, including Cannes.[6] She is the recipient of the Native American Public Telecommunications Producers Grant and Horace Mann Award.
Rector has served as a curriculum advisor for the Seattle Art Museum, assisting in planning for the museum’s expanded Native American wing and the international exhibition S'abadeb—The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists. She has also worked as a Native Naturalist for the Olympic Sculpture Park and developed curriculum for IslandWood, an environmental education center. She is the Executive Director and Co-founder of Longhouse Media, an indigenous media arts organization and home of the nationally-acclaimed program Native Lens.
Selected Filmography
As Producer
- Teachings of the Tree People (2006)
- Giving Thanks (2007)
- March Point (2008)
- Canoe Pulling: A Lummi Way of Life (2008)
- Bunky Echo Hawk: Profile of a Proactive Artist (2009)
- Louie Gong: Unreserved (2010)
- Dos Almas (2013)
- Ronnie BoDean (2015)
- Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People (2015)
- The Middle Kingdom (2017)
As Director
- Teachings of the Tree People (2006)
- Giving Thanks (2007)
- March Point (2008)
- Bunky Echo Hawk: Profile of a Proactive Artist (2009)
- Louie Gong: Unreserved (2010)
- Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People (2015)
Awards and Honors
- 2008: Horace Mann Award[7]
- 2009: National Association for Media Literacy for outstanding contributions made in the field of media education[8]
- 2011: Sundance Institute Lab Fellow[3]
- 2016: The Stranger Genius Award[9]
External Links
Tracy Rector - IMDB
Meet 2016 Stranger Genius Award Nominee Tracy Rector
References
- ^ http://www.longhousemedia.org/about.html
- ^ "Seattle Arts Commission - Arts | seattle.gov". www.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ a b "Sundance Institute Announces 2011 NativeLab Fellows, Expands Workshops & Screenings for Indigenous Artists". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ http://www.visionmakermedia.org/bios/tracy-rector
- ^ "Tracy Rector | National Museum of the American Indian". filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "The Advocate: Tracy Rector". City Arts. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "Antioch Seattle's Horace Mann Awards March 27". Antioch.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ Directors, NAMLE Board of (2009-09-23). "Media Literate Media Awards: 2000-2009". National Association for Media Literacy Education. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
- ^ "Tracy Rector". The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
