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I became interested in doing a story on Midwest SOARRING Foundation in June of 2005, well before I started working for WILL. I attended a Pow-Wow of theirs in Le Roy, and was very moved by the event. At that time, I met Joseph Standing Bear Schranz (President and Founder), who told me about the work of SOARRING. I was really impressed by not only the organization’s very open and welcoming attitude, but also their innovative ways of working for changes. I decided than I wanted to tell their story some day; I just had to find the means.
I started at WILL in January of 2006, and soon realized that Prairie Fire would be the perfect way to tell this kind of story.
Segment duration: 06:34
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Producer: Virginia Steffen
This segment is filed in these categories: Arts/Culture • Ethnicity/Culture • Illinois Culture/History • Native Americana
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