Press Release
Dallas, Texas February 15, 2005: Rich-Heape Films, Inc, a Native American owned corporation located in Dallas, Texas is pleased to announce that "Walela Live in Concert" has received the 7th Annual Native American Music Award for Best Short or Long-Form Video. Walela was recorded in the Kalita Humphreys Theater, at the Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, Texas. "Walela Live in Concert" benefits The Sovereign Nations Preservation Project, to bring awareness to Native American healthcare issues. "We have begun a documentary media project on the growing tragedy of children with Type II diabetes in the American Indian Community. Our goal is to make it available at no cost to tribal health clinics, hospitals, educational institutions and other organizations that could benefit from this information.", explains Steven R. Heape, President of Rich-Heape Films.
Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Coolidge, and Steven R. Heape were all in attendance to receive the award on February 10th, 2005 at the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, located in Hollywood, Florida.
Rich-Heape Films has produced several Native American documentaries that have received national acclaim as part of the Circle of Life Series, and is currently in production of a major broadcast documentary about the Trail of Tears, scheduled for release next year.
For more information on Rich-Heape Films and its activities visit www.richheape.com and www.snppi.org or call: 214-696-6916
We appreciate everyone's support, and thank you for your vote for Walela Live In Concert.