A webinar to equip journalists with insights and tools to cover tribal issues responsibly and effectively

Watch the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and Berkeley Law’s Center for Indigenous Law & Justice (CILJ) webinar Reporting on Indian Country: Tools to Help Journalists Meet the Moment.

This four-part webinar was produced to provide a legal framework to guide reporting on emerging legal and policy issues in Indian Country during Trump’s second administration. It also marked the beginning of a new partnership between IJA and Berkeley Law aimed to improve Reporting on Indian Country.

Professors Kevin Washburn, Seth Davis, and Merri Lopez-Keifer of the Center for Indigenous Law & Justice at Berkeley Law share their expertise in the first three parts.

Reporters, editors and journalism students will gain a better understanding of the Core Principles of Federal Indian Law in Part One.

Part Two covers Understanding Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdictional Conflict, where speakers aim to define Tribal Sovereignty and explain the WHY of jurisdictional conflict (Fed v. State v. Tribe).

The Third Part delves into Understanding the Federal Responsibility in a Time of Uncertainty Created by the Trump Administration, Inaction of Congress, and Supreme Court Decisions. Here’s where speakers explore Congress’ Plenary Power, the limits of the Executive Branch, Government-to-Government Relations (Section 106) – the “Trust Responsibility” – and the political status of tribes and tribal citizens.

In the fourth and final part: Learn From The Experts On How To Meet The Moment In Indian Country. Journalists, Loris Taylor, Deb Krol, Brian Bull, and Graham Lee Brewer share how they have benefited from learning about Federal Indian Law and how it has helped provide them the tools in reporting on issues impacting Indian Country during the current Trump administration.

Watch the full playlist on IJA’s YouTube channel now.