Emily's Scar

Tinsel Korey in full makeup as Emily. Posted at TwilightLexicon

Is it what you imagined?

Tinsel Korey interview

Tinsel Korey was interviewed in Vancouver for another movie she filmed and they discussed her role in Eclipse and New Moon. They pretty much open with New Moon and discussion of Twilight, so its a pretty good interview (I love that she sits with her feet in the chair).

She talks about landing the role, preparing for the role and how the wolfpack are just as chaotic and need someone to keep them in line as they do in the movies. Very good interview and lots of good questions. She also gives more information about her visit to La Push and then the Makah Nation and discussed making sure that the real Quileute nation gets awareness and how hilarious it is that they had no idea they were featured in this book saga and states "buses of little blonde girls start pulling up and we are all thinking wow how strange. Then two buses came and then..."

Reelz Channel Twilight Show

Does anyone else watch this? I watch it RELIGIOUSLY! I remember, well, you know, doing my typical Twilight reaction *screaming, when finding out that my dream of dreams of a Twilight show covering characters, places, sets and so on, yet not a completely ridiculous remake of the concept of Twilight butchering the characters and the plot line and everything magical within the books //cough cough Vampire Diaries ugh//

So Reelz Channel has covered Twicon (WHOOO), The movie sets, an entire 30 min segment on PFach, Forks and now next week, La Push. And confession time/Jasper's magical emotion manipulation makes me admit that I love the Quileute wolves and La Push and the legends and blah blah. Stupid TheWolfMan for making me re-read and attempt to appreciate Jacob. Bah. And stupid Quileute speaker at Twicon for making me like the Quileutes even more. And stupid Tinsel Korey for making me LOVE her and her appreciation of the real Quileute and Makah people and essentially becoming my favorite member of the wolf family evah.

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This also means I now have to let the dog out of the bag and confess that I adore the wolves, the Quileutes, the true Quileute nation, La Push, the rich Native American heritage, the legends, and the entire kitnkaboodle. A year ago, I hated Jacob and all the wolves and visting La Push plus my husband pushing the wolves on me daily totally changed my view and made me wake up and realize
A. Its just a book series. Sorry. It is, its not real as much as I want to make it real!
2. The Quileutes are real whereas Forks Vampires are not. Sorry. And my husband had a good point when he said that. At least he gets to be all into something that's REAL whereas mine is just written Vamps that don't exists
G. The Quileute nation has very few people that speak the native language now and have lost some of their written history. I hope beyond hope that the fame of these movies totally changes that for them

The Quileute Language

With native languages around the world being lost at an alarming rate, preserving the Quileute language has been an important mission. The excerpt below, from the Second Edition of the Quileute Dictionary, describes the tribe's effort to not only save the language, but reinvigorate it:

"[In 2007], the Tribal Council set up a two-year Quileute Revitilization Project with the goal of encouraging the use of Quileute words and phrases in everyday village life. A basic vocabulary of greetings, questions, numbers, names of things, and "one-linders" in Quileute were made available to tribal members and staff through informal classes, email and computer CDs."

Here is their website to read more


More about the Reelz Channel covering of La Push and the Quileute nation. Tinsel Korey will also be on this episode so you KNOW I'm tuning in! She has completely won over my respect, I have to tell you.

REELZCHANNEL – TV About Movies® today announced that the Quileute Nation has granted permission to the show “Twilight Weekly: Spotlight” to gather footage and imagery within tribal lands. This unprecedented access is the first-ever for a television network and was granted to REELZCHANNEL in recognition of the network’s commitment to authenticity and the opportunity to educate those who have taken an interest in the Quileute Nation from their exposure to the culture through the Twilight saga of books and movies.
“The ‘Twilight phenomenon’ gives the Quileute Nation the opportunity to educate the world about their true history, traditions, culture and creation story,” said Quileute spokesperson Jackie Jacobs. “It was very important to this Nation to partner with an organization that we felt understood that the non-fictional Quileute story is more complex, multi-dimensional and sacred than [the one] everyone has been exposed to. We have been inundated with requests from various outlets to tell the story but felt that REELZCHANNEL embodied the authentic direction we wanted to explore while keeping it fun and interesting for the fans.”
This episode captures the sweeping landscapes of the tribal lands, giving viewers an exclusive look at the locations recreated for the film including the beach where Jacob tells Bella about the Cullen vampire legend, the cliffs that Bella leaps from to draw Edward back to her, and the school that Jacob attended as described in the “New Moon” book. Viewers are then transported to the celebrations of the culture through intimate ceremonies of the drum circle and tribal dances. The sights of the Quileute Nation come to life in the voices of its people in interviews with tribal elder and storyteller Chris Morganroth III and Roy Black known to the tribe as “Jacob’s Grandfather.” Actress Tinsel Korey, who portrays the character of Emily in the films, also shares her experience.

Reelz Channel site for Twilight


TheWolfMan and the Quileute speaker




Hm this inspires me to do an entire piece on La Push

Another Tinsel

Another picture of Tinsel in La Push. I'm seriously loving her! Just another picture of her being cool, embracing her role as Emily and touring La Push

Details of Tinsel Korey's trip to visit the Quileute Nation

Tinsel Korey, who plays Emily in the Twilight Saga, recently spent some time in Washington, specifically in La Push, on the Quileute Reservation and did more than sightseeing. She made an effort to learn more about the history of the character she's playing in the movies, and spent time with Quileute youth, explaining the craft of acting. The Examiner has detailed in multiple articles here and here about Tinsel's time in Washington visiting both La Push and the Makah reservation. Remember that Emily's character is Makah so I found it so COOL that Tinsel took the time to visit that area as well.
Tinsel Korey working with the children at the local school in La Push

The Quileute Tribe featured in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga: New Moon” welcomes actress Tinsel Korey to La Push September 8th. Tinsel is conducting acting workshops at the Tribal School for ages 4-25. “In true native tradition, she is doing what our ancestors & elders have taught us to do for centuries” states Chairwoman Carol Hatch, “Tinsel is giving back and sharing her gifts and talents with our Native youth.”

“We are thrilled to host the 2nd Actor from the Twilight Saga to visit La Push”, states Jackie Jacobs, Quileute Tribal Publicist. “Solomon Trimble visited the Quileute Nation in July during the Quileute Days Celebration and now to share the shores of First Beach with Tinsel Korey is quite a treat. I am humbled by Tinsel Korey’s generosity and graciousness. I am confident Tinsel’s contributions will have a lasting impression on our youth, but I am just as certain that the hospitality of this beautiful nation and beauty and magic that is La Push, will have a lasting impact on her as well”.

Tinsel will make an appearance on First Beach with Quileute Storyteller Chris Morganroth, September 12th and will be available for an autograph session at the conclusion of the storytelling event.

Soon after her visit, which resulted in Quileute publicist Jackie Jacobs saying that she is welcome back any time, she performed a benefit concert for the Quileute Youth in Seattle, Washington.

Korey also came to speak with Makah Nation in Neah Bay as well as to join Quileute elder Chris Morganroth at First Beach during Stephenie Meyer weekend, which was highlighted in a recent New York Times article.

RezNet, an online reporting source who cover Native American stories also had this to say:

LA PUSH, Wash.—Tinsel Korey, who portrays Emily in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," spent a week on the Quileute Nation here, teaching acting classes at the K-12 Tribal School.

Korey also helped to raise funds for the school with an appearance on First Beach with Quileute elder Chris Morganroth.

"In true Native tradition, she is doing what our ancestors and elders have taught us to do for centuries," Quileute Chairwoman Carol Hatch said. "Tinsel is giving back and sharing her gifts and talents with our Native youth."

Quileute Tribal School principal Al Zantua was quoted by the Peninsula Daily News as saying in a prepared statement: "I think it is fantastic for her to reach out to the kids. After reaching that level of notoriety, it is inspiring and remarkable. Our kids are pretty excited."

The character Emily is actually from the Makah tribe, so Korey also traveled to Neah Bay to speak with the youth and elders of the Makah Nation. Tinsel was welcomed by the Makah with an honoring ceremony and given a flag to their nation.

Korey was scheduled to leave the Quileute Nation Tuesday to begin filming "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" in Vancouver.

"Tinsel now knows were Emily and the ‘Wolf Boys' live and has walked the shores of First Beach," said Quileute publicist Jackie Jacobs. "She can take that spiritual energy with her to the set (of ‘Eclipse').

"Tinsel is bringing awareness to the real Quileute and Makah nations," Jacobs added. "That is very honorable, generous and respectful. She is always welcome to come back anytime."

Jackie Jacobs is the publicist for the Quileute Nation in La Push, Wash.

Tinsel on First Beach


I'll also repost the video of Tinsel singing "Never Think" while sitting on First Beach. The song was covered by Robert Pattinson on the Twilight
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Tinsel Korey Sings "Never Think" on First Beach, Quileute Reservation

Can't get any cooler than this. "Emily" Tinsel Korey. On First Beach. Quileute Reservation. Singing Never Think