CENTENNIAL, CO — While U. S. Congress legislates U.
S. taxpayer's money to pay for feeding people in other countries, U.
S. native people go hungry in Virginia. Award-winning writer/
filmmaker Donald L. Vasicek learned about this activity while
screening his film, "The Sand Creek Massacre", at George Mason
University in Fairfax, Virginia on March 28, 2007. Discussing
filmmaking and native films with student filmmakers after the
screening, one student filmmaker told Vasicek that his class project
is making a film about a Cherokee man who comes to a grocery store
where he works.

The young man said, "He shows up every night just after closing. We
give him left over food that we can no longer sell. He takes it to
his people so that they can eat. This grocery store is their only
source for food." According to Vasicek, the young man added, "Yeah,
they're going to throw a party with a big bonfire for me. Isn't that
cool?"

Vasicek said, "It is time for all Americans to take stock and look at  
our native people.  They should be priority.  Their ancestors lived  
in this country before our ancestors lived in this country.  I've  
been homeless.  I've been hungry.  I've been cold.  My life was at  
stake.  I know.   We must help out our native people before we lose  
them. The continuation of Colonizing/Americanising/Genocide via video  
games, movies, etc. , poverty, hunger, racism, alcohol and drug abuse  
are destroying them.  If we lose them, we lose the roots, the essence  
of American history, our native people.  Is that acceptable to you?   
How would you feel if your people were in danger of extermination?"

You can see a clip of his film, "The Sand Creek Massacre", 

www.fullduck.com/node/53.

Vasicek's web site, http://www.donvasicek.com, provides detailed  
information about the Sand Creek Massacre including various still  
images particularly on the Sand Creek Massacre home page and on the  
proposal page.  The site includes lesson plans/curricuum on the  
Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho people juxtaposed to the Sand Creek  
Massacre.

Olympus Films+, LLC is dedicated to writing and producing quality  
products that serve to educate others about the human condition.

Contact:

Donald L. Vasicek
Olympus Films+, LLC
7078 South Fairfax Street
Centennial, CO 80122
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Vasicek,+Don
http://www.donvasicek.com
dvasicek@earthlink.net
303-903-2103

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