NATV Native American Television
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Public-access television
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channel network in the United States
United States
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, providing news, education, and entertainment to the Native American
Native Americans in the United States
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community. Founded in 1990, the network, run by a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
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staffed by Native Americans, is based in Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
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, Virginia
Virginia
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NATV currently has programming airing on Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
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's On Demand Channel, with broadcast available online and continual development for a network on cable and satellite.