From the edge of the Rocky Mountains
...comes a story from Buffalo Creek Pass.
From the edge of the Rocky Mountains
...comes a story from Buffalo Creek Pass.
BUFFALO CREEK PASS
Documentary Film Work
BUFFALO CREEK PASS springs forward from winning third in the Entrepreneurs Start-up Competition at Dartmouth College last Spring. We are in process of creating a dramatic Indigenous TV series that has foundations in documentary film work with Native American Nations. Real life. Real people. Real stories. The fictional drama, companion multi-player video game and Native American Think Tank centers around Tiwahe, Lakota for family. Tiwahe means members of your family. It can include plants & animals.
The Pitch
In August 2023 Gemma Lockhart received an invitation from the Women's Impact Investing Giving Circle to pitch an entrepreneurial & social venture to the Colorado Women's Investors Circle. We believe invitations have power to change the way things happen. After late nights of budgeting, market research, surveying the pulse of our Indigenous community at work in Health, Education and Business, after studying the competition & writing a business plan, we gave a 90 second pitch!
BUFFALO CREEK PASS is born!
On December 1, 2023 came Congrats! A generous investment award from the Women's Impact Investing Giving Circle was conveyed! WOMAN IN THE NATION Inc. would have the opportunity to bring a new Indigenous dramatic series to life! BUFFALO CREEK PASS, the title of our new series, found wind beneath the wing. The first proof of performance segment is slated to be shot on location in Colorado on lands along the Poudre River and beyond. Guided by our Indigenous community of Colorado, the storyline includes elements of country, city and college life.
Executive Team
Pearl Casias
Tauna Lockhart
Tauna Lockhart
Pearl Casias brings cultural knowledge and business expertise to WOMAN IN THE NATION, Inc. She has served as Associate Judge and Chief Judge for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Pearl is the first woman elected Chairperson of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Her leadership inspires! Her example reaches out to all women--young through elders. Ms. Casias is fluent in Ute, English and Spanish.
Tauna Lockhart
Tauna Lockhart
Tauna Lockhart
Tauna Lockhart is an Emmy award winning producer and communications executive. Tauna has expertise in Media Outreach, Journalism and Public Policy. She is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation. Tauna has worked at KUSA-TV channel 9 and on the management team of the Colorado governor's Office of Information Technology. She is currently Director of Multi-Media at Krystal 93 in Summit County.
Gemma Lockhart
Tauna Lockhart
Gemma Lockhart
Gemma Lockhart is a Colorado-based filmmaker. She serves Native American Nations in the U.S. producing community directed films. Gemma is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, has served on Denver's American Indian Commission & the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce. Gemma works to convey values of respect, generosity, fortitude and wisdom in her production work.