THE 12 DAYS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CHRISTMAS

Gary Robinson

Santa Ynez, CA

The 12 Days of Native American Christmas is an animated short film written and directed by Gary Robinson with illustrations by Jesse T. Hummingbird. This whimsical adaptation of the timeless, classic yuletide song “The 12 Days of Christmas” is adapted to a Native American perspective and illustrated by one of America’s great Indian artists. Twelve Native American groups are represented in the lyrics and images of this fanciful animated short film.

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Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT), Lincoln, Nebraska—A private, not-for-profit media arts corporation that re-grants CPB funds to support the creation, promotion, and distribution of educational programs for all media, including public television and public radio, and provides training opportunities to encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to work in Native public media.