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Red Nation Celebration Institute to Receive Trailblazer Award at the 2022 LMGI Awards

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI), whose efforts to train Native Americans to be Location Professionals and Tribal Film Liaisons, will receive the esteemed Trailblazer Award from the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) at the 9th Annual LMGI Awards on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the Los Angeles Center Studios. The LMGI will honor RNCI's trailblazing initiatives to promote inclusivity in the film industry and bring revenue to Native communities, to embrace their knowledge of and sensitivity to Native culture, and to make them invaluable assets to film productions and their own Native communities. The announcement was made by John Rakich, LMGI President and Committee Chair of this year's LMGI Awards. Photos available here.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI), whose effortsto train Native Americans to be Location Professionals and Tribal Film Liaisons, will receive the esteemed Trailblazer Award from the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) at the 9th Annual LMGI Awards on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the Los Angeles Center Studios.
  • "The Red Nation Celebration Institute has been working to eliminate the barriers of racism by creating systemic change through media and pop culture to eliminate Native American stereotypes.
  • We aredelighted to honor them this year with the LMGI Trailblazer Award," notes Rakich.
  • "Red Nation Celebration Institute boardof directors is honored to accept theLMGI Trailblazer Award.