The Best Ad You'll See This Superbowl Weekend - "Proud to Be"
My adoptive father was Native American. His life was affected and so was mine, so I'm sensitive to this issue.
The featured video - from the National Congress of American Indians - is beautiful - hopeful and real.
From Alyssa Rosenberg's Blog on ThinkProgress...
Super Bowl Sunday isn’t just the occasion National Footbal League’s championship: it’s the advertising industry’s biggest holiday, too, as firms go all-out to create spots that will break out when they air before the largest remaining national television audience. A great ad can define a brand for years to come. And creating a terrific commercial can also help put an advertising firm on the map.
The attention to ads that air during the game has prompted other brands and organization who can’t afford the staggeringly high ad fees those slots command to piggyback on the holiday. Often, these ads reflect the fact that the organizations make them have limited budgets. But this one, from the National Congress of American Indians, is something else entirely:
Alyssa Rosenberg's Blog on ThinkProgress
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Very nice.
Very moving and effective.
I posted it too (didn't see your post; sorry)
I love this ad
I absolutely freaking LOVE THIS! Chi miigwetch to the ones responsible for this seriously kick ass ad. I've always been mortified that the name of the professional football team representing our nation's capitol is called our N word.
A very proud & happy Ojibwe (or as he called us in the ad--Chippewa)
I was trying to figure out what the overall message was going to be; I didn't go there at all. That's quite a message to play during football's biggest game. It gave me chills.
Love this 
This video will compel a name change. That is my prediction.
