Central to Longhouse Media is its commitment to providing youth the skills necessary to tell their own stories through
digital media. Its youth media program ‘Native Lens’ brings digital media training to
Native youth in rural and urban settings and teaches filmmaking to Native youth as a form of inquiry, community development, and cultural pride and preservation. Native Lens was the recipient of the 2007 Seattle Mayor’s Award. In 2009, the monthly television show Native Lens TV was launched. Since 2005 Longhouse Media has worked with a documented 1500 youth and 31 separate tribes. Productions by Longhouse Media include the feature-length documentary
March Point which aired nationally on the award-winning
PBS series
Independent Lens and the short film
UNRESERVED: The Work of Louie Gong about Seattle-based artist and activist
Louie Gong. Each year Longhouse Media partners with the
Seattle International Film Festival to organize and host the SuperFly Filmmaking Experience. It also collaborates with the
Northwest Film Forum and
National Geographic All Roads Film Project to present a monthly film series showcasing emerging talents in indigenous communities. Longhouse Media also supports and participates in the annual Urban Native art exhibit "First Expressions" to challenge common stereotypes and misconceptions through up and coming
Pacific Northwest Native and indigenous artists. In 2009 Longhouse Media received the National Association for Media Literacy Education Award. As a young non profit organization, Longhouse Media tries to balance the internal and external challenges it faces. Areas of improvement as identified by a Graduate Consultant Team from Seattle University would be the Board’s fundraising strategy, its performance monitoring, and the management of critical events. ==Social justice work==