2023 National Native Media Award Winners

Radio / Podcast – Best Coverage of Native America

First Place
Marianna Romano, Jenny Asarnow, Jessica  Ramirez, Tracy Rector
Indigenous Peoples Hold the Planet: A Conversation with Nara Baré
Nia Tero

Second Place
Jenny Asarnow, Kamna Shastri, Jessica Ramirez, Tracy Rector
Meet the Gabbra People of East Africa Pt 2: How Connection to Creator, Moon, Stars, Earth, Sun, and More Guide Gabbra Knowledge
Nia Tero

Third Place
Natalie Skowlund
Bringing culture to the fight for mental health, and fighting the feds for acceptance
Cronkite News

Honorable Mention
Autriya Maneshni
Hopi Tribe translates election material into Hopi language
Cronkite News

TV – Best Coverage of Native America

First Place
Alexia Stanbridge
Before the voters can speak, tribal translators need to find the words for them
Cronkite News

Second Place
Caroleina Hassett
Hoofing it to vote: Groups on horseback, on skateboard get out the get-out-the-vote message
Cronkite News

Third Place
Zachary Larsen
Not their first time at this rodeo: Diné College rebuilds storied rodeo team
Cronkite News

Honorable Mention
Hailey Forbis
Indigenous make an increasingly bigger splash on the big screen
Cronkite News

Print / Online – Best Coverage of Native America

First Place
Danielle Harrison, Kamiah Koch
Parenting from Prison
Smoke Signals

Second Place
Amanda Follett Hosgood
‘Disaster Land Grabs’ Worldwide and in British Columbia
The Tyee and the Global Reporting Centre

Third Place
Marc Dadigan
Local Native Educator Interrupts Grave Robbing of Wintu Burials at Turtle Bay
Shasta Scout

Honorable Mention
Karina Brown
The Chinook Nation’s Existential Fight for Recognition
Underscore News

Print / Online – Best Photo of Native America

First Place
Jeremy Wade Shockley
Acoma Sky City Dancers
The Southern Ute Drum

Second Place
Leah Nash
Laura John
Underscore News

Third Place
Chad Hunter
New Cherokee speakers succeed despite pandemic
Cherokee Phoenix

Honorable Mention
Alex Milan Tracy
Lukas Angus
Underscore News

Second Honorable Mention
Louise Red Corn
A girl contemplates her guess at the Osage Nation Indigenous STEAM Camp handgame
Osage News

Radio / Podcast – Best Coverage of Native America

First Place
Rhonda McBride
Indigenous Languages: A window into the human history of gratitude
KNBA

Second Place
Dan Kraker
‘Finndian?’ ‘Swanishinaabe?’ Native people in northern Minn. reconnect with their Scandinavian roots
MPR News

Third Place
Lauren Frost, Katie O’Connell
‘Native Truths’ aims to correct how the Field Museum displays its Native North American collection
WBEZ Chicago

Honorable Mention
David Sommerstein
Some Mohawks are starting to reclaim their right to use ancestral lands
North Country Public Radio

TV – Best Coverage of Native America

First Place
Kyra Phillips, Emily Lippiello, Nathan Smith, Michael Hanna, Adam Harris, Scott Culbertson, Bill Paris, Pratik Parija
Embracing the rich history of being mahu
ABC News Live

Second Place
Josh Mankiewicz, Josh Mankiewicz, David Ketterling, Rachel Legon, Terrell Tangonan, Frank Bido, William Ray
A Walk In the Rain
Dateline NBC

Third Place
Dena Takruri, Mark Scialla, Kate  Elston, David Dougherty, Dan Yar, Bereket Essayas, Shadi Rahimi
The Side Of Pearl Harbor Tourists Don’t See
Al Jazeera / AJ+

Honorable Mention
Malka Abramoff, Seiji Yamashita, Mireya Villarreal, Victoria Moll-Ramirez, Seniboye Tienabeso
Native Americans Fighting Disenrollment Fight to Remain Within Tribe
ABC News

Print / Online – Best Coverage of Native America

First Place
Felicia Fonseca
Juvenile lifer seeks reprieve amid broader push for leniency
Associated Press

Second Place
Lucy Meyer
His daughter went missing at 16. But his fight was only beginning
The Guardian

Third Place
Yvette Cabrera
Nuclear buildup sickened his community. Then it caught up with him
Center for Public Integrity

Honorable Mention
Deborah Berry
For some Native Americans, casting a ballot means an ‘absurd’ trip to the polling site
USA Today/Gannett

Print / Online – Best Photo of Native America

First Place
Christian Toews
Stickball Players
Biskinik

Second Place
Joseph Zummo
A Golden Opportunity to Reform a 150-Year-Old Mining Law: Indigenous tribes sound the alarm about a mining boom
In These Times

Third Place
Philip McLachlan
One year after RCMP killed Wet’suwet’en man, loved ones push for justice
IndigiNews

Honorable Mention
Kaaria Quash
Inukjuak to leave diesel behind
Concordia University/CTV Montreal

Radio / Podcast – Best International Indigenous Coverage

First Place
Felipe Contreras, Stina Hamlin, Jenny  Asarnow, Jessica Ramirez, Tracy Rector
Hypocrisy and Solidarity at COP27
Nia Tero

Second Place
Jessica Ramirez, Jenny Asarnow, Tracy Rector
The Boat of Dreams: How the Achuar Embraced Solar Power
Nia Tero

Print / Online – Best News Story

First Place
Chris Aadland
Grand Ronde Members Vote to Limit Disenrollment
Underscore News

Second Place
Chris Aadland
Oregon Tribe and State Leaders Enter Historic Rivershed Co-Management Agreement
Underscore News

Third Place
Shaun Griswold
Picuris Pueblo works to preserve its independence through N.M. recreational cannabis industry Tribal lands were targeted in recent years by federal law enforcement, governor says, even though they were abiding state law on medical marijuana
Source New Mexico

Honorable Mention
John E Rodgers
Dhegiha Language Conference
The Quapaw Post

Print / Online – Best News Photo

First Place
Wendy Witt
Prescribed Burn
Meskwaki Nation Times

Second Place
Wendy Witt
Meskwaki Nation Day August Cover 2022
Meskwaki Nation Times

Third Place
Sharon Chischilly
Governor signs MMIWR bills; Legislation funds AG role to investigate cases, creates Missing in New Mexico Day / Families searching for loved ones bring criticism of law enforcement to first Missing in NM Day State event
Source New Mexico

Honorable Mention
Krista Richards
Southern Ute Tribal Fair Grease Pole Contest
The Southern Ute Drum

Print / Online – Best Feature Story

First Place
Marjorie Kitty, Susan Bell
Going home: From relocation to reconciliation in Nemaska, Quebec
CBC Cree unit

Second Place
Chris Aadland
Green Energy’s Environmental and Economic Balancing Act
Underscore News

Third Place
Derrick James
Choctaw Nation brings tech, boon to southeast Oklahoma
McAlester News-Capital

Honorable Mention
Joe McCarthy, Alejandra Rubio
Indigenous Communities Find Connection
Sierra Nevada Ally

Print / Online – Best Feature Photo

First Place
Wendy Witt
The Wall That Heals
Meskwaki Nation Times

Second Place
Wendy Witt
Larry Yazzie Cover/April 2022
Meskwaki Nation Times

Third Place
Divine Windy Boy
Powwow: Native nations reunite at Tingley
The Southern Ute Drum

Honorable Mention
Jarrette Werk
Ku Stevens
Underscore News

Print / Online – Excellence in Beat Reporting

First Place
Shaun Griswold
Work begins to solve Missing and Murdered issues
Source New Mexico

Second Place
Pauly Denetclaw
ICWA adopts NM
Source New Mexico

Third Place
Carla Ulrich
Carla Ulrich – Beat Reporting
CBC North – Northwest Territories

Print / Online – Best Sports Story

First Place
Jarrette Werk
Running Down a Dream
Underscore News

Second Place
Shaun Griswold, Sharon Chischilly
State championship tourney at The Pit draws cautious Indigenous players and fans
Source New Mexico

Third Place
Jordana Bass
Winnebago Indians and Lady Indians Kick of Basketball Season
Winnebago Indian News

Print / Online – Best Elder Coverage

First Place
Marjorie Kitty, Susan Bell
50 years of rockin’ in the Cree world
CBC Cree unit

Second Place
Lani Hansen
UKB Housing Replaces Elders Home
Giduwa Cherokee News

Third Place
Carol Craig
Suptikawai ready to take it easy
Yakama Nation Review

Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage

First Place
Odette Auger
Protecting spirit bears and their relations
Watershed Sentinel

Second Place
Nikita Weiss Day
Land-Based Healing
She Is Wise Magazine – Ontario Native Women’s Association

Third Place
Austin Headlee
Our Changing World – Climate Change and Indian Country
The Quapaw Post

Honorable Mention
Odette Auger
No Borders For Ki?lawna?
Watershed Sentinel

Print / Online – Best Column

First Place
Amanda Takes War Bonnet
I Have the Genes of a Powerful Warrior
Lakota Times

Second Place
Rebecca Tallent
Native American Heritage Month: We Are Still Here
Spokane Faith & Values

Third Place
Renata Yazzie
Analysis: What is sonic sovereignty? And why should Native Nations care? Language and songs go hand in hand
Source New Mexico

Print / Online – Best Digital Publication

First Place
Jeremy Wade Shockley, Fabian Martinez, Robert L. Ortiz, Divine Windy Boy, Krista Richards
The Southern Ute Drum

Second Place
Shannon Mitchell, Wendy Witt, Crystal Mzhickteno
Meskwaki Nation Times

Third Place
Connie Louise Smith
Lakota Times

Print / Online – General Excellence

First Place
Jeremy Wade Shockley, Fabian Martinez, Robert L. Ortiz, Divine Windy Boy, Krista Richards
The Southern Ute Drum

Second Place
Andre Morriseau, Ingrid Green, Roma Ihnatowycz
She Is Wise Magazine – Ontario Native Women’s Association

Third Place
Connie Louise Smith
Lakota Times

Honorable Mention
Shannon Mitchell, Wendy Witt, Crystal Mzhickteno
Meskwaki Nation Times

Multimedia – Best Multimedia

First Place
Stina Hamlin, Tracy Rector, Jessica Ramirez, Jenny Asarnow
A State of Perpetual Memory: Native Identity Through Connection to Land
Nia Tero

Second Place
Rhianna Patrick, Leila Day, Hana Baba, Natalie Peart, Gabe Grabin
Reclaiming Black in Australia
The Stoop from Radiotopia/PRX

Third Place
Shana Lombard
How Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe is fighting ‘perpetual problem’ of green crab invasion
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Newsletter & NPR Next Gen Radio

Honorable Mention
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Radio / Podcast – Best Newscast

First Place
Gary Fife
Mvskoke Radio
Mvskoke Media

TV – Best News Story

First Place
Stacie Boston
CN celebrates opening of Durbin Feeling Language Center
Cherokee Phoenix

Second Place
Stacie Boston
Cherokees veterans help dedicate National Native American Veterans Memorial
Cherokee Phoenix

TV – Best Feature Story

First Place
Stacie Boston
Swafford ‘glitches’ watercolor to create unique paintings
Cherokee Phoenix

Second Place
Stacie Boston
Longshadows Ranch provides Cherokee life ways experience
Cherokee Phoenix

Third Place
Mark Dreadfulwater
SHS hosts Native-centered basketball tournament
Cherokee Phoenix

Print / Online – Best News Story

First Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Sexual harassment settlement for Osage woman shocks citizens
Osage News

Second Place
Jill-Marie Gavin
Tribal leaders split on grazing permits
Confederated Umatilla Journal

Third Place
Morgan Taylor, Liz Gray
‘Reservation worthy’ cattle operation expands tribal enterprise
Mvskoke Media

Honorable Mention
Shannon Shaw Duty
Osage citizens protest Fairfax bank’s Reign of Terror memorabilia
Osage News

Print / Online – Best News Photo

First Place
Gary Fife
Scooter pulling wagon at Mvskoke Festival
Mvskoke Media

Second Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Indigenous astronaut Nicole Mann answers questions from Osage students aboard ISS
Osage News

Third Place
Benny Polacca
National Veterans Memorial Dedication
Osage News

Print / Online – Best Feature Story

First Place
Mark Armao
Juristac: Proving the Sanctity of a Landscape
Bay Nature

Second Place
Montoya Whiteman, Karen English, Meghan Little, Kristen Goodfriend, Candace McDonough, Chris Warren
Dr. Sonia Ibarra
Winds of Change Magazine

Third Place
Rosemary Stephens
Transforming One’s Life From Dead-End Street to Endless Possibilities
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Honorable Mention
Benny Polacca
Indigenous astronaut Nicole Mann answers questions from Osage students aboard ISS
Osage News

Print / Online – Best Feature Photo

First Place
Jill-Marie Gavin
Herstory unfolding
Confederated Umatilla Journal

Second Place
Jill-Marie Gavin
Chief Judge dances in
Confederated Umatilla Journal

Third Place
Lindsey Bark
RTR participants reminisce on their journey after returning home
Cherokee Phoenix

Print / Online – Best Sports Story

First Place
Latoya Lonelodge
Esports Popularity Grows in Public Schools
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Second Place
Rosemary Stephens
World Renowned Speed Skier Ross Anderson, Retains All-American Record
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Third Place
Stacie Boston
From soccer to football, Catron continues to test her kicking skills
Cherokee Phoenix

Honorable Mention
Morgan Taylor
Okemah freshmen places second at the championship
Mvskoke Media

Print / Online – Best Elder Coverage

First Place
Rosemary Stephens
Surviving Indian Boarding Schools: Elder Shares His Pain, His Journey, His Victory Over Trauma
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Second Place
Rosemary Stephens
Elder Life’s Journey: One Sign at a Time, One Stepping Stone at a Tie, One Day at a Time
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Third Place
Will Chavez
Birdwell awarded Medal of Honor in White House ceremony
Cherokee Phoenix

Honorable Mention
Will Chavez
WE SERVED: Airman Virgil Fields honored by Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame
Cherokee Phoenix

Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage

First Place
Montoya Whiteman, Karen English, Meghan Little, Kristen Goodfriend, Candace McDonough, Kyle Coulon, Patrick Quinn
Climate Change and Infrastructure + Canada’s Indigenous Communities Combat Climate Change
Winds of Change Magazine

Second Place
Braden Harper
Okefenokee Refuge remains protected from development
Mvskoke Media

Third Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Minerals Council seeks return of Osage Headrights through federal legislation
Osage News

Honorable Mention
Montoya Whiteman, Karen English, Meghan Little, Kristen Goodfriend, Candace McDonough, Tyler J. Rust
Ryan Matilton
Winds of Change Magazine

Print / Online – Best Column

First Place
Ruby Hansen Murray
Rez Life
Osage News

Second Place
Gary Fife
Mvskoke Emvpanayv
Mvskoke Media

Print / Online – Excellence in Beat Reporting

No first through third winners were selected in this category.

Honorable Mention
Shannon Shaw Duty
Osage Elders Series
Osage News

Print / Online – General Excellence

First Place
Smoke Signals

Second Place
Cherokee Phoenix

Third Place
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Multimedia – Best Multimedia

First Place
Kamiah Koch
Point of view: harvesting crab with the tribe
Smoke Signals

Second Place
Kamiah Koch
Visiting the sites of three federal Indian boarding schools in Oregon
Smoke Signals

Third Place
Jerrad Moore
Dead Wire
Mvskoke Media

Honorable Mention
Tyler Thomas, Stacie Boston
The Cherokee Phoenix Breakdown
Cherokee Phoenix

Radio / Podcast – Best News Story

First Place
Savannah Maher
Indigenous workers have been hit hard by COVID-19. But Friday’s jobs report won’t reflect that.
Marketplace

Second Place
Jill Fratis
St. George Island finally back on tap after almost a month without running water
KNBA

Third Place
Rhonda LeValdo
Native community in Lawrence, KS received a public apology from two people charged for their involvement in the vandalization and theft of a Native American art exhibit
National Native News

Honorable Mention
Hannah Bissett
Community members create resources in suicide awareness for Indigenous people
KNBA

Radio / Podcast – Best Feature Story

First Place
Savannah Maher
How tribal lands became abortion-care deserts, and why they won’t fill new gaps in access
Marketplace

Second Place
Sam Yellowhorse Kesler
The race-shifting of ‘Pretendians’
NPR

Third Place
Mathew Holding Eagle III
Repatriation goes digital: Tribes receive archival copies of cultural materials
MPR News

Honorable Mention
Brian Bull
Restoration Pow-Wow returns, marking 45 years of the Siletz Indians regaining federal recognition
KLCC

Radio / Podcast – Excellence in Beat Reporting

First Place
Savannah Maher
Coverage of Indigenous business and economics
Marketplace

Second Place
Antonia Gonzales
Indian Country
New Mexico In Focus

Third Place
Brian Bull
The Coquille Tribe’s efforts to restore Chinook salmon numbers
KLCC

Radio / Podcast – Best Sports Story

First Place
Rhonda LeValdo
Haskell Indian Nations University Women’s Basketball team secures a spot in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ National Tournament
National Native News

Second Place
Tyler Jones, Thomas Bridges, Bryan O’Connor
The Jones Report: NFL Draft Preview
Studio Soapbox

Radio / Podcast – General Excellence

First Place
Antonia Gonzales
National Native News

Second Place
Antonia Gonzales
KNBA

Third Place
Paige Willett
Hownikan

TV – Best News Story

First Place
Antonia Hylton, Chiara Sottile, Betsy Korona, Carey Moots, Liam Moots
Santa Fe school celebrates Native American traditions after traumatic past
NBC News

Second Place
Colton Shone, Vanessa Lichvar, Gerardo  Ramos Marin, Mike Smith
Ancient remains discovered during housing project in Phoenix
KTVK/KPHO-TV

Third Place
Sav Jonsa
Métis citizenship cards not accepted as I.D. at Manitoba Liquor Marts, APTN finds
APTN

Honorable Mention
Chiara Sottile, PJ Tobia, Ignacio Torres
Tuition waiver program opens doors for Native American students in California
NBC News

TV – Best Feature Story

First Place
Trina Roache, Jillian Taylor
Kidnapped by a nun, residential school survivor fights for compensation
CBC News- The National

Second Place
Leanne Sanders
Missing in Well
APTN

Third Place
Chiara Sottile, Niala Charles, Steve Theroux, David Dellaria, Paul Manson
Restaurant serves indigenous foods and Native American traditions
NBC News

Honorable Mention
Patty Talahongva, Max Montour
Phoenix Suns Native Jersey
ICT

TV – Best Newscast

First Place
Aliyah Chavez, Mark Trahant, Shirley Sneve, Quindrea Yazzie, Maxwell Montour, Vincent Moniz, Patty Talahongva, McKenzie Allen-Charmley
ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez
ICT

Second Place
Aliyah Chavez, Shirley Sneve, Quindrea Yazzie, Vincent Moniz, Maxwell Montour, McKenzie  Allen-Charmely, Patty Talahongva, Kaitlin Boysel, Mark Trahant
ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez
ICT

Third Place
Cheryl McKenzie, Dennis Ward, Darrell Stranger, Leanne Sanders, Savannah Kelly
APTN National News
APTN

TV – Best International Indigenous Coverage

First Place
Tina House
Road to Truth

TV – Best Two-Spirit Coverage

First Place
Ramona Marozas, Lance Haavisto
Native Report: Two-Spirit Identity
WDSE-WRPT Native Report

Print / Online – Best News Story

First Place
Kate Nelson
The Midwife On A Mission To Revitalize Indigenous Birthing Practices
Romper

Second Place
Debra Krol
In the Grand Canyon, the Havasupai Tribe prepares to build better connections to the world
Arizona Republic

Third Place
Kate Nelson
Inside the Nation’s Only Abortion Fund For Native Americans
ELLE

Honorable Mention
Graham Lee Brewer
U.S. NEWS Search for missing Native artifacts led to the discovery of bodies stored in ‘the most inhumane way possible’
NBC News

Print / Online – Best News Photo

First Place
Cara McKenna
In Maskwacis, Pope Francis apologizes to crowd of Indigenous survivors
IndigiNews

Second Place
Cyrus Norcross
‘I’m not the only one’: Families of missing, murdered walk for attention, comfort
Navajo Times

Third Place
Tim Landes
Nico Williams of Medicine Horse
TulsaPeople Magazine

Print / Online – Best Feature Story

First Place
Danielle Paradis
‘It was not about religion’: Littlechild defends gifting headdress to Pope Francis
APTN

Second Place
Kate Nelson
Inside the Nation’s Only Abortion Fund For Native Americans
ELLE

Third Place
Odette Auger
Awakening a Haida clan that slept for 150 years
IndigiNews

Honorable Mention
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
First Native woman in space
ICT

Print / Online – Best Feature Photo

First Place
Garett Fisbeck
Potato dance
Hownikan

Second Place
Tailyr Irvine
The New York Times

Third Place
Cyrus Norcross
Shiprock vets honored in Vietnam War veterans parade
Navajo Times

Print / Online – Best Sports Story

First Place
Chezney Martin
Running changed two Haudenosaunee men in Ontario. Now one of them is headed to the Boston Marathon
CBC Six Nations

Second Place
Laurena Bolden, Karina Torres, Jessica Stops, Chelsea Healy
Angels Among Us
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Third Place
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
Billy and the kid
CBC Indigenous

Honorable Mention
Kelsie Kilawna
Elder Freddy Louis remembers his life in the ring, on the ice, and in the field
IndigiNews

Print / Online – Best Sports Photo

First Place
Cyrus Norcross
Rock Point girls win second 1A state title
Navajo Times

Second Place
Cyrus Norcross
Northern Elite comes up short in NABI title game
Navajo Times

Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage

First Place
Debra Krol
Their pleas for water were long ignored. Now tribes are gaining a voice on the Colorado River
Arizona Republic

Second Place
Joseph Lee
A Native Corporation wants to mine gold on the Kuskokwim River. Alaska Natives say no.
Grist

Third Place
Debra Krol
Poachers cash in on sage craze, imperiling the plant’s survival for Native cultural needs
Arizona Republic

Honorable Mention
Joseph Lee, Jessie Blaeser, Anna V. Smith
Tribes in the Colorado River Basin are fighting for their water. States wish they wouldn’t.
Grist & High Country News

Print / Online – Best Health Coverage

First Place
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
Quebec’s Indigenous sensitivity training falls short, say health-care workers
CBC Indigenous

Second Place
Kalen Goodluck
This Pilot Program Is Supporting Tribal Food Sovereignty with Federal Dollars
Civil Eats

Third Place
Brittany Hobson
Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care
The Canadian Press

Print / Online – Best Elder Coverage

First Place
Francine Compton
What residential school survivors think of the papal visit
CBC Indigenous

Second Place
Kelsie Kilawna
Elder Freddy Louis remembers his life in the ring, on the ice, and in the field
IndigiNews

Third Place
Joaqlin Estus
Tlingit John Kito retires after 57 years in education
ICT

Honorable Mention
Paige Willett
Tribal member’s dedication to Indian Country honored by AARP
Hownikan

Print / Online – Best Two-Spirit Coverage

First Place
Puanani Fernandez-Akamine
Kapaemahu Exhibit Prompts Call to Update Signage at Waikiki
Ka Wai Ola News

Second Place
Amei-lee Laboucan
Crow Girl: Indigiqueer graphic novel focuses on ‘glimmering moments of joy and hope’
IndigiNews

Third Place
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
2-spirit youth calls out ‘stares’ for wearing ribbon skirt at AFN assembly
CBC Indigenous

Honorable Mention
Orville Desjarlais, Debbie Desjarlais
A story of triumph
NativeWellness.Life print magazine

Print / Online – Best Editorial

First Place
Nick Martin
Native Lit is more than a marketing term
High Country News

Print / Online – Best Column

First Place
Eden Fineday
IndigiNews

Second Place
Odette Auger
IndigiNews, La Converse, Watershed Sentinel

Third Place
Doug Cuthand
Saskatoon Star Phoenix

Honorable Mention
Laureli Ivanoff
High Country News

Print / Online – Excellence in Beat Reporting

First Place
Rob Perez
Promised Land
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica

Second Place
Joseph Lee
Indigenous Affairs and the environment
Grist

Third Place
Brandi Morin, Amber Bracken
Papal Apology
Al Jazeera English

Honorable Mention
Cara McKenna
Police Accountability
IndigiNews

Print / Online – Best Digital Publication

First Place
Kalle Benallie, Kolby KickingWoman, Joaqlin Estus, Pauly Denetclaw, Mark Trahant, Dianna Hunt, Mary Annette Pember, Jason Begay, Dalton Walker, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
ICT

Second Place
Alice Malepeai Silbanuz, Puanani Fernandez-Akamine, Kaleena Patcho, Ed Kalama, Jason  Lees, Kelli Soileau, Trip Rems, Josh Koh
Ka Wai Ola News

Third Place
Trey DeLonais
Hownikan

Print / Online – General Excellence

First Place
Joaqlin Estus, Kolby Kicking Woman, Kalle Benallie, Pauly Denetclaw, Mary Annette Pember, Dianna Hunt, Mark Trahant, Jason Begay, Dalton Walker, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
ICT

Second Place
Alice Malepeai  Silbanuz, Puanani Fernandez-Akamine, Ed Kalama, Jason Lees, Kaleena Patcho, Joshua Koh, Kelli Soileau
Ka Wai Ola News

Third Place
Biskinik

Honorable Mention
Lynn Valbuena, Johnny  Hernandez Jr., Audrey Martinez, Latisha Casas, Laurena Bolden, Karina Torres, Ed Duro, Jessica Stops, Julie Lopez, Peter Gotfredson
Hamiinat Magazine – San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Print / Online – Best Layout

First Place
Lynn Valbuena, Johnny Hernandez Jr., Audrey Martinez, Latisha Casas, Laurena Bolden, Karina Torres, Ed Duro, Jessica Stops, Julie Lopez, Lauren Clulow
Hamiinat Magazine – San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Second Place
Biskinik

Third Place
Trey DeLonais
Hownikan

Honorable Mention
Kaleena Patcho
Ka Wai Ola News

Multimedia – Best Multimedia

First Place
Lance Haavisto, Ramona Marozas
Native Report: Round Lake Traditions
WDSE-WRPT Native Report

Second Place
Mary Annette Pember, Michael Schiller, Taki Telonidis, Dianna Hunt, Al Letson
Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools, Part 1
ICT

Third Place
Falen Johnson, Zoe Tennant, Eunice Kim, Leah Simone Bowen, Yvette Nolan, Mira Burt-Wintonick, Nigel Irwin, Roshini Nair, Tanya Springer, Arif Noorani
Buffy
CBC Podcasts

Honorable Mention
Tim Landes
ANVDVNELISGI’ album release and concert photo galleries
TulsaPeople Magazine

Radio / Podcast – Best Feature Story

First Place
Jessica Ramirez, Julie Keck, Felipe Contreras, Jenny Asarnow, Tracy Rector
Valérie Courtois and Sacred Kinship in the Boreal
Nia Tero

Second Place
Kamiah Koch
Beer recognizes Grand Ronde’s ancestral homelands
Smoke Signals

Third Place
Taylor Hensel, Jenny Asarnow, Jessica Ramirez, Tracy Rector
The Life-Giving Pottery of Katsitsionni Fox
Nia Tero

TV – General Excellence

First Place
Cherokee Phoenix

Second Place
Aliyah Chavez, Vincent Moniz, Quindrea Yazzie, Shirley Sneve, McKenzie  Allen Charmley, Maxwell Montour, Patty Talahongva, Kaitlin Boysel, Mark Trahant
ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez
ICT

Print/Online – Best Sports Photo

First Place
Jolene Schonchin
Bull Buck out Stepped On
The Comanche Nation News

Second Place
Wendy Witt
Sports Match March 2022
Meskwaki Nation Times

Third Place
Wendy Witt
May Cover 2022
Meskwaki Nation Times

Print/Online – Best Health Coverage

First Place
Betsy Longchap
It felt like home’: Cree baby born in a teepee brings joy to family, community
CBC Cree Unit

Second Place
Lindsey Bark
Eagle-Miller receives kidney transplant after 5-year wait
Cherokee Phoenix

Third Place
Rosemary Stephens
Native Connections: Suicide Prevention Program Connecting with Youth and Families
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Honorable Mention
Latoya Lonelodge
URBANE Seeks Native Elders to Participate in Research Study
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune

Print/Online – Best Two-Spirit Coverage

First Place
Jarrette Werk
Indigenous and Two-Spirit Identity through the Airwaves
Underscore News

Second Place
Ruby Hansen Murray
Through the gift of music, Marca Cassity is uplifting Two-Spirit Natives
Osage News

Print/Online – Best Layout

First Place
Shannon Mitchell, Wendy Witt, Crystal Mzhickteno
Meskwaki Nation Times

Second Place
Mark Dreadfulwater
Cherokee Phoenix

Third Place
Austin Headlee, John E Rodgers, Barry Linduff, Josemiguel Gomez
The Quapaw Post

Honorable Mention
Justin Phillips
Smoke Signals

Elias Boudinot Free Press Award

APTN News

Tim Giago Free Press Award

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Journalism

Graham Lee Brewer

Medill Milestone Achievement Award

Duncan McCue