Lost Nation: The Ioway

"Ioway 2" Screens in Hilton Head Island, SC October 23, 2014 at Film Festival

Kelly & Tammy Rundle filmed at several archaeological sites related to the Ioway people for "Lost Nation: The Ioway 2". Blood Run site in northwest Iowa was among them and is featured in the documentary.

Kelly & Tammy Rundle's award-winning documentary Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 is an Official Selection Arkhaios Cultural Heritage & Archaeology Film Festival and will screen on October 23, 2014 at the Coligny Theater in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

The festival offers three days (October 23-25) of fascinating films from around the world. With a dozen Archaeological Film Festivals in Europe, and just one on the west coast in the United States, the Arkhaios Festival represents an exciting opportunity for the east coast, and Hilton Head Island.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 was also selected among 113 entries from 24 countries for The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival which was held in Eugene, Oregon in early 2014. The documentary was an Official Selection at the Landlocked Film Festival in August 2013 and won the Best Feature-Length Documentary award at the Iowa Independent Film Festival in October 2013 with representatives of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in attendance.  The documentary films premiered in Iowa City at the Museum of Natural History in March 2013 with members of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma appearing for the special event. 

Lost Nation: The Ioway 1, 2 & 3 were partially funded by grants from Humanities Iowa, and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, Humanities Nebraska, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the South Dakota Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For more information about the award winning films Lost Nation: The Ioway 1, 2 & 3 or to purchase the DVDs, visit http://www.fourthwallfilms.com/dvds.htm.

"Ioway 2" to Open the Archaeology Channel's International Film & Video Festival May 9th

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 will open The Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival in Eugene, Oregon on Friday evening, May 9, 2014.  The award-winning documentary by Kelly & Tammy Rundle will screen in the Shedd Institude Recital Hall, 868 High Street, at 7:50 p.m. followed by the Keynote address by Dr. Jean Clottes, who is an acknowledged world leader in the study of rock art and was a principal adviser for film-maker Werner Herzog in his 2010 production of the acclaimed 3D documentary about Chauvet Cave, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. 

"The quality of the entries is very high and we will be showing films that are among the best in the world in the archaeology/cultural heritage genre, so a selection in TAC competition is an accomplishment," said Festival Director Dr. Richard Pettigrew.

Ioway 2 is among 18 films selected from all over the world to be showcased at the film festival.  Lost Nation: The Ioway 1 was an official selection in 2008.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 1, 2 & 3 were partially funded by grants from Humanities Iowa, and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, Humanities Nebraska, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the South Dakota Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Ioway Nation Representatives to appear at Iowa Independent Film Festival Screening of “Ioway 2” October 26

Tribal Elder Joyce Big Soldier-Miller and granddaughter Shayla Miller.

Tribal Elders from the sovereign nation of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma are returning to their native homeland to attend the Iowa Independent Film Festival and participate in Q&A following the screening of Emmy® nominated filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle’s Lost Nation: The Ioway 2.  The film, an official selection at the festival, is the second in a three-part documentary series and will be showcased on Saturday, October 26, 2013, 2:00 p.m. at the Historic Park Inn, 7 West State Street, Mason City, Iowa. 

When the Ioway were forcibly removed from their ancestral homeland of Iowa in 1837 to a reservation on the border of Nebraska and Northeast Kansas, Ioway leader White Cloud (The Younger) believed his people must relocate to survive.  But intermarriage, broken treaties and the end of communal living led to a split in 1878 and the establishment of a second Ioway tribe in Oklahoma.  Both tribes endured hardship and challenges to their traditions and culture to achieve successful land claims and self-determination in the1970s.  Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3 brings the dramatic Ioway story full circle.

“I believe all the tribes had their trail of tears, said Tribal Elder Joyce Big Soldier-Miller.  “They all suffered--all those Indians who made those treks away from their former homelands.”

Tribal Elder Big Soldier-Miller will appear at the film festival screening with Tribal Elder Linda Big Soldier, both representing the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

Ioway Elders and tribal members join other Native scholars, historians, archaeologists and anthropologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis.  The state of Iowa takes its name from the Ioway Tribe.

7th Annual Iowa Independent Film Festival in Mason City, Iowa.

The special screenings of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 will take place Saturday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m. followed by Q&A with the Ioway and the filmmakers; and on Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 p.m.  For film festival ticket information visit http://www.iowaindie.org/.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 continue screening throughout the U.S.  The films have been released nationally on a single full-featured DVD, which includes an alternative soundtrack in the nearly extinct Ioway language.  Broadcasts on Midwestern PBS stations are slated for 2014.  For more information about Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3 visit www.IowayMovie.com.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 was partially funded by grants from Humanities Iowa, and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the South Dakota Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Iowa Independent Film Festival makes "Ioway 2" Official Selection

The Iowa Independent Film Festival made Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 an Official Selection in the Documentary Feature category.  The second in the three-part series will screen on Saturday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m. in Mason City, Iowa at Frank Lloyd Wright's Historic Park Inn Hotel ballroom, 7 West State Street.  The film will also screen on Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 p.m. in the Markley Room.  Emmy nominated filmmakers Kelly & Tammy Rundle will take part in Q&A following the Saturday film screening.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 synopsis: When the Ioway were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands to a reservation in Kansas, Ioway leader White Cloud (the Younger) believed the move would ensure survival for his people.  But broken treaties, land loss, the end of communal living, and attempts to diminish their unique language and culture led to the establishment of a second Ioway Tribe and their own “trail of tears.”

Twenty-five films were selected for the 7th Annual Iowa Independent Film Festival.

Special Guests at this year's festival include actor Judd Nelson, director Ralph Senensky and writer/producer Marlyn Mason. Judd Nelson's best-known film, The Breakfast Club, will screen and he'll talk with the audience about his extensive career (100 films and TV shows). 90 year-old Senensky is bringing his latest short feature, The Right Regrets, which he'll be talking about as well as his long career directing TV shows like Mission Impossible and Dr. Kildare. Marilyn will also be talking about The Right Regrets, which she wrote, produced and co-starred in as well as her experiences making a movie with Elvis Presley.

With the $25 Festival Pass you get access to everything, including the Saturday gala award ceremony. Purchase tickets at the box office at the Park Inn or at  https://iowaindie.eventbrite.com/.

"Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3" Official Selection at Landlocked Film Festival

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3, the latest in Kelly and Tammy Rundle's award-winning three-part documentary film series is an Official Selection at the 7th Annual Landlocked Film Festival.

The dramatic continuing story of the Ioway Indians will screen at the film festival on Sunday, August 18, 2013, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Iowa City Public Library screening room (one of the festival's venues), 123 S Linn St., Iowa City, IA.  The screenings are FREE to the public!  For more information on the film festival, visit: www.LandlockedFilmFestival.org.

The Emmy-nominated filmmakers' award-winning Lost Nation: The Ioway 1 was an audience favorite at the 2008 Landlocked Film Festival.

Ioway 2&3 will continue screening throughout the U.S. and the two films will be released on a single full-featured DVD in August 2013.  An alternative soundtrack in the nearly extinct Ioway language will be among several special bonus features on the DVD.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 was partially funded by grants from Humanities Iowa, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, the Kansas Humanities Council, Oklahoma Humanities Council, Humanities Nebraska, Wisconsin Humanities Council, South Dakota Humanities Council, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  The film projects have the support of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma.  For more information about Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3 visit www.IowayMovie.com.

Miami Oklahoma Public Library to Preview Emmy® Nominated Filmmakers’ New Documentary “Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3”

Tribal Elder Joyce BigSoldier-Miller, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma will participate in Q&A at the special preview screening event in Miami, Oklahoma.

Event Sponsored by Oklahoma Humanities Council and hosted by the Miami Oklahoma Public Library

Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, producers of the Emmy® nominated documentary Country School: One Room-One Nation and the award-winning Lost Nation: The Ioway will appear for a special Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) preview screening of their new documentary Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 at the Miami Oklahoma Public Library, 200 Main Street, Miami, Oklahoma on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.  Following the film presentation, the Rundles will join Tribal Elder Joyce BigSoldier-Miller from the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma for Q&A.

The Miami Oklahoma Public Library will host the special preview of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3.

When the Ioway are forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands in 1837 to a reservation in Northeast Kansas, Ioway leader White Cloud (The Younger) believes his people must relocate to survive. But intermarriage, broken treaties and the end of communal living leads to a split in 1878 and the establishment of a second Ioway tribe in Oklahoma. Both tribes endure hardship and challenges to their traditions and culture to achieve successful land claims and self-determination in the1970s. Lost Nation: The Iowa 2&3 brings the Ioway story full circle.

The Ioway join other American Indians, historians, anthropologists and archaeologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis.

Through their fiscal sponsor Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. (KPTS-PBS), the documentary sequel project was awarded a grant from Oklahoma Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities for production in Oklahoma.

The completed Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 will premiere in February 2013 at the University of Iowa's Museum of Natural History in Iowa City, with public television broadcasts and a DVD release to follow. An alternative soundtrack in the nearly extinct Ioway language will be offered on the DVD.  The special OHC preview screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 offers the Oklahoma public a sneak-peek at the new film.

The Oklahoma Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide meaningful public engagement with the humanities—disciplines such as history, literature, film studies, art criticism and philosophy.  As the state partner for the National Endowment for the Humanities, OHC provides teacher institutes, Smithsonian exhibits, reading groups and other cultural opportunities for Oklahomans of all ages.  With a focus on K-12 education and community building, OHC engages people in their own communities, stimulating discussion and helping them explore the wider world of human experience. 

Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from the Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).  Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these films and program do not necessarily represent those of OHC or NEH.

To order the DVD Lost Nation: The Ioway 1 or pre-order the DVD Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 (to be released in February 2013) click HERE!

 

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Emmy® Nominated Filmmakers to Preview New Documentary “Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3” at the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska

A special Kansas Humanities Council preview screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 will take place on Dec. 17 at Casino White Cloud in White Cloud, Kansas

Event Sponsored by Kansas Humanities Council and hosted by the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska

Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, producers of the Emmy® nominated documentary Country School: One Room-One Nation and the award-winning Lost Nation: The Ioway will appear for a special Kansas Humanities Council (KHC) preview screening of their new documentary Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 at the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Casino White Cloud Bingo Hall, 777 Jackpot Drive, White Cloud, Kansas on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.  Following the film presentation, the Rundles will join other film participants for Q&A.

The Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska will host the special showing of the preliminary version of the documentary films.

When the Ioway are forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands in 1837 to a reservation in Northeast Kansas, Ioway leader White Cloud (The Younger) believes his people must relocate to survive. But intermarriage, broken treaties and the end of communal living leads to a split in 1878 and the establishment of a second Ioway tribe in Oklahoma. Both tribes endure hardship and challenges to their traditions and culture to achieve successful land claims and self-determination in the1970s. Lost Nation: The Iowa 2&3 brings the Ioway story full circle.

The Ioway join other American Indians, historians, anthropologists and archaeologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis.

Through their fiscal sponsor Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. (KPTS-PBS), the documentary sequel project was awarded a grant from Kansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities for production in Kansas.

The completed version of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 will premiere in February 2013 at the University of Iowa's Museum of Natural History in Iowa City, with public television broadcasts and a DVD release to follow.  An alternative soundtrack in the nearly extinct Ioway language will be offered on the DVD.  The special KHC preview screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 offers the public a sneak-peek at the new film.

The Kansas Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization that supports communitybased cultural programs, serves as a financial resource through an active grant-making program, and encourages Kansans to engage in the civic and cultural life of their communities. For more information, visit www.kansashumanities.org.  Funding for this program is provided in part by a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council (KHC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).  Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these films and program do not necessarily represent those of KHC or NEH.

To order Lost Nation: The Ioway 1 on DVD or pre-order the Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 DVD (to be released in February 2013) click HERE.

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Premiere Date Changed for "Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3" to Early 2013

The Museum of Natural History at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa will host the premiere of the sequels "Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3".

After three years in production the new documentary sequels Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 plans for the premiere at the Museum of Natural History at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa are in the works.  Arrangements have been changed to premiere the new films in late January or early February 2013.

A special preview screening of the films will take place at the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska in White Cloud, Kansas on Monday, December 17 at 6:00 p.m.  Arrangements for a December showing in Oklahoma are also in the planning stages.  (More details to follow.)

The unforgettable story of the Ioway people continues where the award-winning Lost Nation: The Ioway left off in two new documentary films.  When the Ioway are forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands in 1838 to a reservation in Northeast Kansas, Ioway leader White Cloud (The Younger) believes his people must relocate to survive. But intermarriage, broken treaties, and the end of communal living leads to a split in 1878 and the establishment of a second Ioway tribe in Oklahoma. Both tribes endure hardship and challenges to their traditions and culture to achieve successful land claims and self-determination in the1970s.  Lost Nation: The Iowa 2&3 brings the Ioway story full circle.

The Ioway join other American Indians, historians, artists, musicians, anthropologists and archaeologists to tell the dramatic and true story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis.

Emmy-nominated filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle of Fourth Wall Films began production on Ioway 2&3 in the fall of 2010 in Oklahoma and Kansas.  Filming continued in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Montana and New Mexico. 

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 will premiere in early 2013 at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, MacBride Hall, Iowa City, Iowa.  Q&A with the filmmakers and other film participants will follow the screening.  A special museum exhibit will be part of the special event. The premiere will be free and open to the public. 

More screenings of the films are being scheduled throughout the Midwest.  The DVD is slated for release in early 2013 and will contain an alternative soundtrack in the nearly extinct Ioway language.  PBS broadcasts will follow later in 2013.

Lost Nation: The Ioway 2&3 received partial funding from Humanities Iowa, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the South Dakota Humanities Council, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.

"Lost Nation: The Ioway" Encore Screening Near Lake Okoboji

Filmmaker Tammy Rundle greets viewers at the filled-to-capacity showing of "Ioway" in July 2011.

The award-winning documentary Lost Nation: The Ioway is scheduled for an encore screening on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in Milford, Iowa.  The July 19, 2011 showing was filled to capacity and reservations by phone are required for the encore event.

Ioway Tribal Elders join historians to tell the epic story of the small tribe that once claimed the territory between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, from Pipestone, Minnesota to St. Louis.  What was a quest for survival in the past, has become a struggle to retain a unique Native American culture and language in the present.

The Rundles are currently in production on Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3.  The two new one-hour Native American documentaries will bring the Ioway story up to date, from 1838 to the 1970s, and include present-day material.  The sequel project is slated for completion in the fall of 2012.  Visit www.IowayMovie.com for more information.

Ioway was funded in part by Humanities Iowa, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the Nebraska Humanities Council, and Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.

Address: Lakeside Laboratory, Mahan Hall, 1838 Highway 86, Milford, Iowa.

Call for reservations: 712.337.3669, ext. 1.  Doors open at 6:30 pm.

"Lost Nation: The Ioway" to be Featured at ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2010 in Oregon

 
In this film clip from Lost Nation: The Ioway, Northern Ioway tribal members walk through a farmer's field to get to their family cemetery.

Archaeological Legacy Institute and its partners around the state of Oregon are pleased to present the best films from 2010 of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival.

ArchaeologyFest Best of 2010 Film Series travels to venues in Eugene, Portland, and Bend and other venues between August 2010 and February 2011. Top-rated by the Festival jury and audience, these films are organized into two-hour evening programs.

The ArchaeologyFest, an international film miniseries about human diversity, culture and environment, will feature Kelly and Tammy Rundle's "Lost Nation: The Ioway" and the Peruvian documentary "Chumpi's Adventure" on Friday, February 4, 7:30pm-9:30pm at Central Oregon Community College, 2600 Northwest College Way, Room 0155, in the Boyle Education Center in Bend, OR. Tickets are $6 at the door; children 12 or younger get in free.