Native Word: Arne Vainio

From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Word
Length: 09:06

Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Dr. Arne Vainio from the film Walking into the Unknown. Read the full description.

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From: Vision Maker Media

Arne_ns8-11-10_small Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Dr. Arne Vainio about his central role in the new Emmy-nominated American Indian health documentary Walking into the Unknown. Dr. Vainio is an Ojibwe physician on the Fond du Lac Reservation in northern Minnesota. In the film, Dr. Vainio, who is approaching the age of fifty, undergoes a series of medical examinations to determine his risk for health conditions such as diabetes, colon cancer and other health problems that have a tendency to appear during midlife. Be sure to check out the AIROS Producer Profile featuring Ivy Vainio and Nate Maydole, the producer and director of the film, available here.

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Piece Description

Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Dr. Arne Vainio about his central role in the new Emmy-nominated American Indian health documentary Walking into the Unknown. Dr. Vainio is an Ojibwe physician on the Fond du Lac Reservation in northern Minnesota. In the film, Dr. Vainio, who is approaching the age of fifty, undergoes a series of medical examinations to determine his risk for health conditions such as diabetes, colon cancer and other health problems that have a tendency to appear during midlife. Be sure to check out the AIROS Producer Profile featuring Ivy Vainio and Nate Maydole, the producer and director of the film, available here.

Visit the NAPT Walking into the Unknown press release | Visit the Walking into the Unknown website