Two Journalists Discuss COVID, Coverage and the Future of their Profession By: September V. Martin Changing the narrative: Future Ohio state park aims to tell the accurate history of Tecumseh and the Shawnee people By: Sarah Liese ‘An Act…
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Video by Jarrette Werk & Benjamin C Yazza The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous journalists in mainstream media. One of the ways NAJA supports and empowers members is through the annual…
By Hunter Hotulke PRIOR LAKE, Minn. ー People use censorship to get rid of things some might consider inappropriate, but what happens when stories and facts fall under this scrutiny? Many tribal publications are under government supervision of tribal…
By Taylar Dawn Stagner @taylarsiisiiko & Benjamin C Yazza @benjamincyazza Ojibwe expressionist artist George Morrison is being celebrated at two separate art galleries in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Morrison grew up on the Grand Portage reservation in northern Minnesota. Todd Bockley…
By Taylor Notah PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – At the 2019 National Native Media Conference luncheon and business meeting Monday afternoon, Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota) recounted on the beginnings of the Native American Journalists Association and shared the important roles…
By Benjamin C Yazza The Native American Nutrition Conference (NANC) kicked off with a Sunday morning workshop on foraging of Indigenous foods. Participants were re-introduced to the food and plants locally available in Minnesota with an Indigenous focus. Learning…
By Miranda Stiles & Jaida Grey Eagle Franklin Avenue, a street located at the edge of Minneapolis, is a hub for Native American culture. This street is home to multiple Indigenous tribes. Some would say that this street is now…
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By Lyric Aquino Andi Murphy, a member of the Navajo Nation and creator of the podcast Toasted Sister, uses her platform to express her belief in the importance of Indigenous foods and food sovereignty. “This movement is the reason…
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Covering health care is a challenge for journalists, both at tribal and non-tribal outlets. Jourdan Bennett-Begaye is a Diné journalist who has worked in health and education in Indigenous culture for eight years and is…
Story and photos by Makayla Sloan This year’s National Native Media Conference features over two dozen Native vendors selling handmade items such as jewelry and other traditional regalia. One artist among them is Dan Simonds (Mashantucket Pequot), an Indigenous…
Photo essay by Hunter Hotulke & Lyric Aquino
By Caitlin Hunt A Minnesota community college is providing Indigenous students with a creative outlet to display stories from their community. The Ojibwemowining Digital Arts Studio is a part of the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in…
By Taylor Notah & Arielle Farve MINNEAPOLIS – For Minneapolis local Elizabeth Day, a citizen of the Leech Lake Band Nation, Franklin Avenue is home. “I grew up in the Twin City-area, so I consider myself as being urban…
MINNEAPOLIS – The Native American Journalists Association, NAJA, is hosting its 2019 National Native Media Conference at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Conference Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The conference is joined by the Fourth Annual Conference on…
Frank Blanquet (Mayan) and Darren Brown (Cochiti Pueblo) share best practices of video and audio recording with smartphones or other mobile devices with attendees during a Tuesday morning workshop at the National Native Media Conference in Prior Lake, Minnesota.…
By Taylar Dawn Stagner @taylarsiisiiko& Benjamin C Yazza @benjamincyazza Photograph of George Morrison hanging inside All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo by Benjamin C Yazza) (Sound file by Taylar Dawn Stagnar) Two art galleries in Minneapolis, Minnesota,…
By Jarrette Werk Photos by Makayla Sloan & Taylor Notah Minneapolis – Once a street scattered with bars and crime, Franklin Avenue is now a cultural corridor rich with Indigenous art. The American Indian Movement was born here, and…
By Benjamin Yazza Education in Indian Country was the primary focus of a panel at the National Native Media Conference on Friday. The panelists discussed the ways their groups and organizations are helping students succeed in school. Phil Gover,…
By Emily Dunford The 2018 NAJA Two Shoes Pool Tournament in honor of Minnie Two Shoes was a success. NAJA hopes to continue the tournament in years to come, fundraising money for student projects. [wpvideo gboFkuQf]
By Hunter Hotulke “It’s important to tell our story from our perspective because the perspectives that are out there are many times incorrect or have been perceived improperly, so its important to tell the real history and the…
By Jarrette Werk Read some of Hunter’s reporting from the 2018 National Native Media Conference. And learn more about how this newspaper delivery man became a student newspaper editor and later a Haskell Indian Nations University graduate [wpvideo…
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By AJ Earl The 2018 Farm Bill, an $867 billion piece of legislation currently stalled in Congress, is set to continue a landmark collaborative program that has offered Indian Country a chance to work on conservation with tribes in…
Hear what members had to say about the NAJA conference experience in Miami.
By Tyler Jones NAJA President Bryan Pollard joins Tyler Jones on KLWN Lawrence to explain what NAJA is doing and what the future plans are for the organization.
By Tyler Jones Houston Chronicle Reporter & NAHJ Mentor Monica Rhor joins Tyler Jones on KLWN Lawrence to give a rundown of what’s happening with NAHJ and the issues affecting Hispanic journalists. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/474400140″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true”…
By AJ Earl Visitors to Miami may notice something they’re not used to on their way in to their hotels, but only if they listen carefully. It’s not quiet, but it’s not something most pay attention to intentionally: a…
By Benjamin Yazza The National Native Media Conference hosted a panel on Accountability Journalism for Native Communities with a focus on data reporting. Mary Hudetz, past-Native American Journalism Association president and current Associated Press reporter, presented on resources she…
by Hunter Hotulke Dozens of journalists gathered Thursday just 40 miles from where a mass shooting happened close to five months ago for a panel about the ethics and integrity of media’s response. Marjory Stoneman Douglas…
By Cheyenne McNeill About 10 months ago, Indian Country Today announced that it was suspending publication — an announcement that left their employees and freelancers in shock. But in February, the publication announced that it was officially resuming publication.…
By Benjamin Yazza A Sundance Institute workshop specializing in native short story development gathered more than native filmmakers. Wednesday Evening, the workshop hosted by ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., filled a room with eager participants wanting to communicate their…
Follow NAJA Fellows finding, chronicling and sharing stories from the National Native Media Conference. [wpvideo R1zU5Spc]
How Bill Anoatubby, Governor of The Chickasaw Nation, became a leader By Melissa Ellis Governor Bill Anoatubby’s name is attached to many successful ventures. One of the most important things he has done was to modernize the Chickasaw tribe through accounting,…
by Sarah Liese For years the Indigenous population have been excluded or underrepresented from national data, leading to lack of funding according to the Federal Data Collection in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities researched by National Congress of American Indians…
NORMAN, Okla., — The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) has selected 10 students as members of the Native American Journalist Fellowship (NAJF) class of 2018, along with four second-year fellows. The students come from tribal communities and colleges across…
By Shea Smith “We did not forget on purpose, who we are; that is not what happened. But we did in some sense go through an experience as a people, where there has been some loss of ourselves,” said…
[wpvideo yysob1dB] Shea Smith reports from San Bernadino on the important role First Nations Experience plays in telling the untold stories of indigenous cultures.
CBS News’ Carina Dominguez discusses the opportunity she had to express her concerns about Washington’s team name to NFL President Mary Ann Turcke. [wpvideo 3CVymtN2]
NAJF toured the NFL Networks facilities in Culver City, California on Thursday, Sept. 7. [wpvideo 44P6sht8]
Starbucks’ Shalah Magion shares her experiences working for the company. [wpvideo B4QsvQUB]
NAJA Fellows tour FNX facilities on Wednesday, Sept. 6, while reporting on the experience and FNX’s mission and vision. Photos by Jaida Grey Eagle/NAJA Fellow.
Shea Smith reports from Anaheim on local residents’ reaction to the end of DACA. California has the largest number of DACA recipients across the United States. [wpvideo iHF8GznX]
A visit to the San Bernardino, CA studios of FNX is a lesson in the importance of making Indigenous voices prominent throughout the United States. Video by Jorge Martinez [wpvideo hO6BIHWe]
NAJA Reporter Kaitlin Boysel takes to the streets to hear directly from the people on the rising cost of gas prices after Hurricane Harvey. [wpvideo SGUXS4dP]
by AJ Earl At the 2017 NAJA President’s reception, Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota) and Native American Journalists Association President Bryan Pollard (Cherokee) took time to give brief remarks on the announcement of Indian Country Today’s hiatus. [wpvideo 0hJRpnq8]
NAJA fellows and mentors toured the NFL Network facilities in Culver City on Thursday, Sept. 7. Photos by Frank Robertson/NAJF Mentor
by AJ Earl Tim Giago’s plan for a meeting of Indigenous journalists seemed to hang in the balance. Waiting nervously, Giago sat on the patio of a building at Penn State, looking for any sign of attendees. “All of…
Multimedia and mobile storytelling expert and trainer Val Hoeppner introduced mobile storytelling tools to NAJA Fellows and led them in a hands-on mobile video exercise on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Photos by Frank Robertson/NAJF Mentor
By Shea Smith @SheaSmithNews First Nations Experience is a non-profit network, and is the first and only national distributed television channel dedicated to telling the stories of Native American and World Indigenous peoples. FNX launched on September 25, in…
NAJA Reporter Kaitlin Boysel catches up with Tracy Bright on her journey from Indian Country to LA TV. [wpvideo Bv02dGZH]
Holt and Tapper express the importance of journalism and why viewers rely on them. By Tyler Jones …
Mentors learn as much as students at NAJF intensive week! Apparently you can not only take photos with your phone, but upload them to Facebook lol! Here are a few I took in the NAJF newsroom at EIJ17 in…
NAJA reporter Tyler Jones catches up FNX’s producers Frank Blanquet and Sahar Khadjenoury to discuss what they are doing to cover Indian Country, as well as where to find them on television!
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by AJ Earl For a majority of Indigenous people in the United States, interpersonal violence is a sad fact of life. In 2016, the National Institute of Justice reported that 84 percent of Native Americans were the victims of…
by AJ Earl First Nation Experience bills itself as the only nationally-distributed TV channel devoted to Indigenous content, currently making Indigenous culture accessible to an audience of 22 million households—but what is the ultimate goal of this kind of…