Sand Creek Massacre Film To Be Used For Federal Training

July 5, 2007 - PRLog -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Sand Creek Massacre Film To Be Used For Federal Training"

July 5, 2007 - Centennial, CO - Dr. C-Smiley Marquez of Smiley & Co.,   Ltd. a bilingual (Spanish/English) & Multicultural Services company   in Hygiene, Colorado, will present a six-hour training session,    "Historic Trauma:  Conflict Intervention & Native Americans",  at  the  22nd Annual Federal Dispute Resolution Conference (FDR).  Being held   at the San Francisco Marriott in downtown San Francisco, July 20-August   2, the conference  is programmed to provide training for all   professionals working in human resources, labor and employee   relations, EEO/Diversity and legal fields, including supervisors and   executives of the federal government.  The FDR crosses disciplines   and proves all the awareness, knowledge and skills necessary to every   facet of employee management.

Dr. Smiley-Marquez will use the award-winning Sand Creek Massacre   documentary written, directed, and produced by Donald L. Vasicek for   her training session.    Dr. Marquez, with 22 years experience in   dispute resolution, coaching and counseling, and specializing in   service when diversity issues or discrimination may be factors, said,   "('The Sand Creek Massacre' film)is exactly what I need to illustrate the topic of Historic Trauma for Native peoples.  Dr. Smily-Marquez   has served on the faculty of the American Association for Affirmative   Action Training Center and at the University of Colorado and Northern   Colorado University where she provided courses in early resolution   and Native American contemporary issues and is listed with the Native   Network of the Environmental Conflict Resolution/Morris K. Udall   Foundation Center and teaches conflict resolution skills for federal   managers and supervisors at the Western Management Development Center.

Vasicek said, "To have the film utilized for conflict intervention   training, particularly with respect to Native Americans, helps me   realize part of my goal in producing the film, to create more native   awareness and to show peaceful conflict resolution.  So, I am   particularly pleased that Dr. Smiley-Marquez is able to utilize the   film for one of its purposes."

Dr. Smiley-Marquez's company, Smiley & Co., Ltd., is 8(a) SDB and MBE/  DBE certified and is listed on the Central Contractor Registration   (ccr.gov) and ORCA.  You can see additional information at http://  www.smileyandcompany.com.

A minute and one-half clip of "The Sand Creek Massacre" can be viewed  at http://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.

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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