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Student Division – TV
TV – Best Feature Story
First Place
Kaya Friday, Jada Martin, Lytrell Wauneka, Christian Oden, Kendra Wakolee
Indigenous community conversations during Native American Heritage Month
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
Jayda Loonsfoot, Jesse Resendiz, Kaiser Tsosie, Jacob Curtis, Hannah Grass
Student obstacles with housing equality
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
No Winner
TV – Best News Story
First Place
McKenzie Allen-Charmley
COVID-19 Apache Tribe
Cronkite News
Second Place
Delila Begay, Alexander Manygoats, Sarah Pearl-Hall
Movie for Killers of the Flower Moon announced
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
Jacob Curtis, Hannah Grass, Jayda Loonsfoot, Jesse Resendiz, Kaiser Tsosie
Men’s finishes at the Billy Mills Cross Country Meet
Haskell Indian Leader
Honorable Mention
Christian Oden, Jada Martin, Kaya Friday, Kendra Wakolee, Lytrell Wauneka
Women’s finishes at the Billy Mills Cross Country Meet
Haskell Indian Leader
Student Division – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best News Story
First Place
Camila Gonzalez
Haitians flood Tijuana, seek asylum in U.S. and Canada
The Southwestern College Sun
Second Place
Camila Gonzalez
Rosarito: Paradise Under Attack
The Southwestern College Sun
Third Place
Julia Woock
Homeland Security Redux
The Southwestern College Sun
Honorable Mention
Julia Woock
Indigenous Holocaust
The Southwestern College Sun
Print / Online – Best News Photo
First Place
Zachary Arquette
Haskell Highlight Night in Photos
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
Jared Nally
A community-led graduation celebration hosted by Sacred Ground Haskell received a strong turnout
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
Jared Nally
Haskell community welcomes back students during in-person orientation for those selected to return to campus
Haskell Indian Leader
Print / Online – Best Feature Story
First Place
Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, Taylor Notah
She Represents
Turning Points Magazine
Second Place
Jada Martin
“Ramblin,” a film by HINU alumni Christopher Marshall
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
Caleb Barrick
Prairie Surf Studios presents new opportunities for OCCC students
The Pioneer (Oklahoma City Community College)
Print / Online – Best Sports Story
First Place
Caleb Barrick
Santa Fe South Pathways student wins first state title
The Pioneer (Oklahoma City Community College)
Second Place
James Cadotte, Jared Nally
Spotlight on Head Women’s Basketball Coach Adam Strom
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Sports Photo
First Place
Jared Nally
Haskell delivered a loss by Division 1 team, 38 to 95
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage
First Place
Nancy Spears
Quapaw Tribe awaits action on bill to settle environmental damages
NonDoc
Second Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Editorial
First Place
Kianna Joe
Beauty behind resiliency
Turning Points Magazine
Second Place
Andra Gutierrez, Elena Morris, Chael Moore, Shauntel Redhouse, Tally Totsoni
More than Something Else
Turning Points Magazine
Third Place
Bobbi Ramirez
Native TikTok
Turning Points Magazine
Print / Online – Best Digital Publication
No Winner
Print / Online – General Excellence
First Place
Brittany Gene, Ryan Allison, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, Danielle Lucero, Savannah Jacobs, Mariah McGhee
Turning Points Magazine
Second Place
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
No Winner
Student Division – Multimedia
Multimedia – Best Multimedia
First Place
First Nations University of Canada Indigenous Communication Arts students, University of Regina School of Journalism students
Broken Promises
First Nations University of Canada Indigenous Communication Arts / University of Regina School of Journalism
Second Place
Jarrette Werk
Reclaiming Indigenous Identity by Connecting to the Land
NPR Next Gen Radio
Third Place
McKenzie Allen-Charmley
Water is Life (Tó éí iiná): Groundwork to solving water inequity on the Navajo Nation
Planet Forward
Honorable Mention
Caleb Barrick
Recording the Tiger King
The Pioneer (Oklahoma City Community College)
ASSOCIATE DIVISIONS I & II
Associate Divisions I & II Combined Categories – Radio / Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best Coverage of Native America
First Place
Bonnie Swift, Loretta Williams, Chenoa Egawa, Kurt Russo, Rachel Hamburg, Jake Young, Cyrus James, Cara Ehlenfeldt
Tokitae Chapter 4: One Heart One Mind
Audible
Second Place
Kavita Pillay
Princess Daazhraii Johnson and the generation reclaiming Gwich’in
Nia Tero
Third Place
Gabriel Pietrorazio
Change the Calendar: Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
FingerLakes1.com
Associate Divisions I & II Combined Categories – TV
TV – Best Coverage of Native America
First Place
Ricardo Young
Sacagawea Statue Removed
WCAV-TV
Second Place
Joe Brewster, Director & Producer; Michèle Stephenson, Director & Producer; Christopher Hastings, Executive Producer; Kiana Jackson, Associate Producer; Crystal Isaac, Associate Producer; Bedatri Choudhury, Content Research; Amílcar Cariño Charlemagne, Editor; Cecilia Préstamo, Additional Series Editor; Hannah Paul, Additional Series Editor; Jill Poisson, Online Editor
Decolonizing Mental Health: Shelby Rowe, Drs Foster-Modern Warrior & Circle of Life
WORLD Channel
Third Place
No Winner
Associate Divisions I & II Combined Categories – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best Coverage of Native America
First Place
Austin Fisher
A lack of ballot drop boxes adds another barrier to Native voting access
Source New Mexico
Second Place
Gabriel Pietrorazio
Family of Medal of Honor recipient comes to terms with ancestor’s role during Wounded Knee Massacre
FingerLakes1.com
Third Place
Adriana Rozas Rivera
It’s Not Our Hill
The NewsHouse
Honorable Mention
Patrick Lohmann
Tribal leaders object to 11th-hour NM Senate redistricting map
Source New Mexico
Print / Online – Best Photo of Native America
First Place
Kathy Aney
MMIWG Portrait
Underscore.news
Second Place
Jeremy Wade Shockley
Horse Empower brings families closer, fosters communication
The Southern Ute Drum
Third Place
Shelby Kleinhans
Families gather to speak for MMIW in Old Town
Source New Mexico
Honorable Mention
Jeremy Wade Shockley
Sister tribes gather for Bear Dance
The Southern Ute Drum
ASSOCIATE DIVISION III
Associate Division III – Radio / Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best Coverage of Native America
First Place
Nate Hegyi, Cheryl W. Thompson
Indian Affairs Promised To Reform Tribal Jails. We Found Death, Neglect And Disrepair
National Public Radio (NPR) and the Mountain West News Bureau
Second Place
Chris Farrell, Twila Dang
Small Change Story – Harvest Nation
MPR News
Third Place
No Winner
Third Place
Brian Bull
KLCC coverage of Native American issues and events in Oregon
KLCC
Associate Division III – TV
TV – Best Coverage of Native America
First Place
Anya Zoledziowski, Alyza Enriquez, Cassandra Giraldo, Trey Strange, Lena Jakobsson, Sharbil Nammour, Maral Usefi, Ilaria Polsonetti, Anne Garrett
Two Spirit People Are Reclaiming Their Land—and Their Identity
VICE World News
Second Place
Kavitha Chekuru, Laila Al-Arian, Adrienne Haspel, Darya Marchenkova, Erik Ljung
Buried Truths
Al Jazeera English
Third Place
Tantoo Cardinal, Brad Heck, Willow O’Feral, Carmen Vicencio, Jaida Grey Eagle
America ReFramed: Sisters Rising
America ReFramed
Honorable Mention
Anar Virji, Rob Reynolds, Jim Hoffman
Native American Children Faced Cultural Genocide in Boarding Schools
Al Jazeera English
Associate Division III – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best Coverage of Native America
First Place
Felicia Fonseca
Associated Press
Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust
Second Place
Felicia Fonseca
Hopi at crossroads of maintaining language for top elected posts
Associated Press
Third Place
Anna V. Smith
High Country News
The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear
Honorable Mention
Delaney Nolan
“The Louisiana Indigenous community fighting for hurricane justice”
Al Jazeera
Print / Online – Best Photo of Native America
First Place
Charles Fox
Vigilance
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Second Place
David Calvert
Students participate in an Indigenous Peoples’ Day assembly and walk at Schurz Elementary School on the Walker River Paiute Reservation.
The Nevada Independent
Third Place
Charles Fox
Homecoming
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Honorable Mention
Christian Toews
‘Jeff Preddy’
Biskinik
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION I
Professional Division I – Radio/Podcast
Radio/Podcast – Best Feature Story
First Place
Adreanna Rodriguez, Savannah Maher, Doug Mitchell, Phyllis Fletcher, Erica Lee, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Lita Beck
Dignity, Ceremony & Healing: How One Indigenous Midwife Supports Farmworkers During The Pandemic
NPR NextGen Radio: Indigenous
Second Place
Kanesia McGlashan-Price
Indigenous heavy metal band takes critical look at issues impacting Native people
KUCB News
Third Place
Rhonda LeValdo
Totem pole stops in Kansas on way to nation’s capital
National Native News
Professional Division I – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best News Story
First Place
McKayla Lee
Fort Lewis takes further steps towards reconciliation
The Southern Ute Drum
Second Place
Shaun Griswold
Former superintendent files discrimination lawsuit against Four Corners school district
Source New Mexico
Third Place
Carol Craig
MMIW speakers talk to state task force committee
Yakama Nation Review
Honorable Mention
MMIW speakers talk to state task force committee
Yakama Nation Review
Print / Online – Best News Photo
First Place
Derrick James
Julius Jones commuted
McAlester News-Capital
Second Place
Sharon Chischilly
Indigenous communities face choices about Indian School gravesite in Albuquerque
Source New Mexico
Third Place
McKayla Lee
Kindergarteners advance to first grade!
The Southern Ute Drum
Print / Online – Best Feature Story
First Place
John Rodgers
McGirt a shift in direction
The Quapaw Post
Second Place
Shaun Griswold
Popular app AllTrails leads people to sacred sites, some on tribal lands
Source New Mexico
Third Place
Chris Aadland
Treaty Rights Organization Welcomes First Woman Executive Director
Underscore.news
Print / Online – Best Feature Photo
First Place
Robert L. Ortiz
Apache Crown Dancers visit Ignacio
The Southern Ute Drum
Second Place
Robert L. Ortiz
Celebrating youth resilience in Southwest Colorado
The Southern Ute Drum
Third Place
Derrick James
McAlester Indigeous Peoples’ Day
McAlester News-Capital
Print / Online – Best Sports Story
First Place
Ryan Craig
Wapato Wolf earns Fighting Illini basketball scholarship
Yakama Nation Review
Second Place
Ryan Craig
Wendt Racing a family team effort
Yakama Nation Review
Third Place
Tasha Silverhorn
SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder
O’odham Action News
Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage
First Place
Arlyssa Becenti
Navajo Nation pushes for radioactive waste remnants to be fully removed
Source New Mexico
Second Place
Brian Oaster
Bridging Cultural and Political Gaps Through Indigenous First Foods
Underscore.news
Third Place
Chezney Martin
Hunting part of a ‘beautiful system’ in Six Nations, Ont., among traditional foods highlighted in new study
CBC Hamilton
Print / Online – Best Elder Coverage
First Place
Dorothy Stewart, Susan Bell
Legends and lessons from Cree grandmother brought to life
CBC Cree unit
Second Place
Nancy Spears
Kiowa elder bonds with 10-year-old actress on ‘News of the World’
NonDoc
Third Place
Christopher Herodier, Susan Bell
From the trapline to a cell phone: Cree elder celebrates 95 years well lived
CBC Cree unit
Honorable Mention
Shaun Griswold
Distance doesn’t have to become isolation for Indigenous elders
Source New Mexico
Print / Online – Best Health Coverage
First Place
Nancy Spears
Cronkite News
Oklahoma tribes prepare to pivot to booster shots in COVID-19 battle
Second Place
Brian Bull
‘Moccasin Telegraph’ Finds New Life as Source of Vaccine Information
Underscore.news
Third Place
Tasha Silverhorn
Breast Cancer at 36: My Story
O’odham Action News
Print / Online – Best Editorial
First Place
Cynthia-Lou Coleman, Jackleen de La Harpe
It’s not easy to cover Indian Country. Here’s why you must.
Underscore.news
Second Place
Chezney Martin
Paving the Way Forward: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples Cannot Take the Backseat
Land Back Leaders Journal Issue 1
Third Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Layout
First Place
Robert L. Ortiz
The Southern Ute Drum
Second Place
Austin Headlee, John Rodgers
The Quapaw Post
Third Place
Tasha Silverhorn
O’odham Action News
Professional Division I – Multimedia
Multimedia – Best Multimedia
First Place
Lachlan Madill, Stephane Gunner, Diane Icebound, André Gariépy, Guy St-Arnauld
Maamuitaau: Systemic Racism
CBC Cree unit
Second Place
Shaun Griswold
ABQ officials to begin radar work and plan for a memorial at boarding school gravesite
Source New Mexico
Third Place
AmaConsultants.org LLC, Indigenous Alliance Without Borders, Raquel Mogollon
Embodying Indigenous Languages
Indigenous Alliance Without Borders
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION II
Professional Division II – Radio / Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best Feature Story
First Place
Savannah Maher
Online Indigenous Language Learning Opens Doors For Far-Flung Tribal Citizens
Mountain West News Bureau
Second Place
Lily Sheoships
CTUIR Senior Center Re-Opens June 2021
KCUW-LP Pendleton
Third Place
No Winner
Radio / Podcast – Best News Story
First Place
Savannah Maher
Tribes’ $20B In Aid Could Be Transformative – If Feds Learn From Botched CARES Act Rollout
Mountain West News Bureau
Second Place
Savannah Maher
Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Natives, But Problems Remain
Mountain West News Bureau
Third Place
Jiselle Halfmoon
CTUIR Partners with OR National Guard for Mass Vaccinations
KCUW-LP Pendleton
Professional Division II – TV
TV – Best Feature Story
First Place
Mark Dreadfulwater
First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City opens
Cherokee Phoenix
Second Place
Stacie Boston
CHEROKEE EATS: Hog Meat
Cherokee Phoenix
Third Place
Stacie Boston
Washee-Gutierrez continues generational beading passion
Cherokee Phoenix
Professional Division II – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best News Story
First Place
Montoya Whiteman
Colorado Governor Rescinds 1864 Proclamations
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune
Second Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Dr. Ricco Wright apologizes to Osage Nation and takes down Reign of Terror-themed exhibit
Osage News
Third Place
Stacie Boston
Search for Cherokee Nation citizen Aubrey Dameron continues 2 years later
Cherokee Phoenix
Honorable Mention
Rosemary Stephens
Voters pass constitutional amendment lowering blood quantum requirement for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ citizenship
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune
Print / Online – Best News Photo
First Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
A house blew up in Fairfax
Osage News
Second Place
Cody Hammer
Heritage Trail Opens
Osage News
Third Place
Cody Hammer
May Day Parade Queens
Osage News
Honorable Mention
Cary Rosenbaum
Culture sharing with local schools
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Print / Online – Best Feature Story
First Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Lily Gladstone will play Mollie Burkhart in upcoming Scorsese film, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Osage News
Second Place
Cary Rosenbaum
A Tribe in Mourning
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Third Place
Montoya Whiteman, Karen English, Kristen Goodfriend, Meghan Little, Candace McDonough, Kyle Coulon, Patrick Quinn
When Art + Science Meet
Winds of Change Magazine
Honorable Mention
Jill-Marie Gavin
Inmate was advocate for Native rights
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Print / Online – Best Feature Photo
First Place
Cody Hammer
International Indian Relay Champions – a young rider practices
Osage News
Second Place
Cody Hammer
Paying for the Drum
Osage News
Third Place
Cody Hammer
International Indian Relay Championships
Osage News
Honorable Mention
Dallas Dick
Toddler dances strong
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Print / Online – Best Sports Story
First Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Lynn Star McGuire Holloway inducted into INFR Hall of Fame
Osage News
Second Place
Cary Rosenbaum
Carrying the Torch
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Third Place
Cary Rosenbaum
A Community Championship
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Honorable Mention
Morgan Taylor
Mvskoke Ultimate Fighter
Mvskoke Media
Print / Online – Best Sports Photo
First Place
Dallas Dick
The Buck, passing
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Second Place
Cary Rosenbaum
Background Support
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Third Place
Cary Rosenbaum
Championship Poise
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage
First Place
Montoya Whiteman, Karen English, Kristen Good, Meghan Little, Candace McDonough, George Spencer, Autumn Jocas
Defending Tribal Lands – Future Chief Devon Parfait enlists the power of geoscience
Winds of Change Magazine
Second Place
Cary Rosenbaum
History in Waves: CTUIR reintroduces vital part of food chain
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Third Place
Montoya Whiteman, Karen English, Kristen Goodfriend, Meghan Little, Candace McDonough, Alexa Panza
AISES People: Leah M. L. Creaser
Winds of Change Magazine
Print / Online – Best Health Coverage
First Place
Savannah Maher
Push To Vaccinate Indigenous Americans Leaves Some Urban Indians ‘Out Of The Loop’
Mountain West News Bureau
Second Place
Benny Polacca
Dr. Shaw delivers town hall update on vaccine efforts
Osage News
Third Place
Rosemary Stephens
Arrival of COVID-19 Vaccines Sparks an Ember of Hope
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune
Print / Online – Best Editorial
First Place
Ruby Hansen Murray
Seeing ourselves on screen
Osage News
Second Place
Ruby Hansen Murray
Celebrating representation – and greasy frybread
Osage News
Third Place
Liz Gray
Tribes defend reservations amid continued attacks
Mvskoke Media
Print / Online – Best Layout
First Place
Mark Dreadfulwater
Cherokee Phoenix
Second Place
Pauline Randall, Mark Hill, Liz Gray
Mvskoke News
Mvskoke Media
Third Place
Sherry Stinson
Osage News
Professional Division II – Multimedia
Multimedia – Best Multimedia
First Place
Jerrad Moore
Councilman Implicated in HUD Violation
Mvskoke Media
Second Place
Kamiah Koch
Tribal member designs label artwork for Deschutes Brewery’s seasonal beer
Smoke Signals
Third Place
Jerrad Moore
Meet the Candidate – 2021
Mvskoke Media
Honorable Mention
David Cournoyer
Aaron Yazzie 2021 AISES Technical Excellence Award
Winds of Change Magazine
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION III
Professional Division III – Radio / Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best News Story
First Place
Allison Herrera
Quapaw Citizens Demand Transparency, Honesty With New and Past Administration
KOSU
Second Place
Tripp Crouse
Federal ICWA lawsuit remains a case to watch despite split decision in 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
KNBA
Third Place
Savannah Maher
How employer vaccine mandates are playing out in one tribal economy
Marketplace
Honorable Mention
Tiffany Bui, Marianne Combs, Marie Rock
The Fight Against Line 3 has Reached the United Nations
Minnesota Native News
Radio / Podcast – Best Feature Story
First Place
Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, Summer Thomad, Leila Fadel
What Lorde’s Te Reo Maori Songs Mean For The Effort To Revive The Language
National Public Radio
Second Place
Allison Herrera
FX Series ‘Reservation Dogs’ Showcases Oklahoma, Breaks New Ground With Native Cast And Crew
KOSU
Third Place
Brian Bull
Totem poles built by NATIVES students and staff now grace two Eugene schools
KLCC
Radio / Podcast – Best Newscast
First Place
Emma Needham, Laurie Stern, Marie Rock
Up to Bench and Back to the Land
Minnesota Native News
Second Place
No Winner
Radio / Podcast – Excellence in Beat Reporting
First Place
Allison Herrera
Indigenous affairs coverage
KOSU
Second Place
Leah Lemm, Cole Premo, Justus Sanchez, Marie Rock, Chaz Wagner, Dalton Walker, Antony Stately, Britt Aamodt, Erin Warhol
Covid-19 Community Health Coverage
Minnesota Native News
Third Place
Brian Bull
Coverage of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Girls/People)
KLCC
Radio / Podcast – General Excellence
First Place
Paige Willett
Hownikan
Second Place
Alyssa London, Art Hughes, Andi Murphy
Native America Calling
Third Place
Tripp Crouse
KNBA
Honorable Mention
National Native News
Professional Division III – TV
TV – Best Feature Story
First Place
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
Google doodle pays tribute to Indigenous women’s rights advocate Mary Two-Axe Earley
CBC Indigenous
Second Place
Ramona Marozas, Reporter/Producer/Videographer/Editor for Story; Michael LeGarde, Senior Producer for Show; Lance Haavisto, Lead Videographer/Editor for Show; Dawn Mikkelson, Broadcast Content Manager; Patty Mester, President & General Manager & all the Native Report Team
EVERY CHILD MATTERS: Orange Shirt Day recognizes harm of Canada’s residential school system
WDSE-WRPT Native Report
Third Place
Angela Sterritt, Jenifer Norwell, Andrew Lee, Sheila Rider
Taking back Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
CBC The National
TV – Best Newscast
First Place
Cheryl McKenzie, Holly Moore, Ken Welsh, Derek Christianson
APTN National News
APTN
Second Place
Aliyah Chavez, Kaitlin Boysel, Carina Dominguez, Mark Trahant, Patty Talahongva, Shirley Sneve, Maxwell Montour, R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., Quindrea Yazzie
Cooking traditions, honoring Jim Thorpe, First Americans Museum and Rez Dogs
ICT
Professional Division III – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best News Story
First Place
Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Kevin Canfield
Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission asks city to withdraw brief on McGirt
Tulsa World
Second Place
Graham Lee Brewer
Native American women face an epidemic of violence. A legal loophole prevents prosecutions.
NBC News
Third Place
Meghan Sullivan
Supreme Court hears Alaska Native corporations case
ICT
Honorable Mention
Francine Compton
Human rights complaint filed against Indigenous Services claims age and race discrimination
CBC Indigenous Unit
Print / Online – Best News Photo
First Place
Cyrus Norcross
Seraphine Warren marches from Sweetwater, Ariz., to raise awareness about her aunt, Ella Mae Begay, as well as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Navajo Times
Second Place
Donovan Quintero
“Benjamin Henio, 70, gets vaccine”
Navajo Times
Third Place
Cyrus Norcross
“Miss Navajo contestant Niagara Rockbridge starts to slice parts of the sheep”
Navajo Times
Honorable Mention
Donovan Quintero
“Sylvia Clifford from Shiprock”
Navajo Times
Print / Online – Best Feature Story
First Place
Brandi Morin
Canada’s ‘crying shame’: The fields full of children’s bones
Al Jazeera English
Second Place
Brett Forester
Death By a Thousands Cuts
APTN
Third Place
Nick Estes
The battle for the Black Hills
High Country News
Honorable Mention
Charlotte West, Monica Braine
3 Native American women head to college in the pandemic. Will they get a sophomore year?
The Hechinger Report & High Country News
Print / Online – Best Feature Photo
First Place
Dalton Walker
400 years later, ‘we did not vanish’
ICT
Second Place
Cyrus Norcross
“Yvonne Todacheene, founder and director of Turquoise Paw”
Navajo Times
Third Place
Sharon Chischilly
“Balloons at Red Rock Balloon Rally”
Navajo Times
Honorable Mention
Sharon Chischilly
“Firefighters march with Bearsun”
Navajo Times
Print / Online – Best Sports Story
First Place
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
Meet Washiiyeh Jeannotte, a 9-year-old hockey player with sharp stickhandling skills
CBC Indigenous
Second Place
David Smith
“‘Heart of a lion’: Diné to represent Arizona at Special Olympics USA Games”
Navajo Times
Third Place
Graham Lee Brewer
Cleveland Guardians’ name change isn’t the end of fight against racist symbols in sports
NBC News
Honorable Mention
Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton
TPS Indian Education Parent Committee parents petition for school mascot changes
Tulsa World
Print / Online – Best Sports Photo
First Place
Sharon Chischilly
“Flagstaff freshman Alyssa Harris and Mingus player Kobe Madore”
Navajo Times
Second Place
Cyrus Norcross
“The 2021 AIA Holbrook Hidden Cove Sectionals boys race begins”
Navajo Times
Third Place
Cyrus Norcross
“Shandiin Harper pitches her golf ball out of the bunker onto the green on August 10 at Santa Ana Golf Club”
Navajo Times
Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage
First Place
Mary Annette Pember
A pipeline runs through it
ICT
Second Place
Brook Thompson
The familial bond between the Klamath River and the Yurok people
High Country News
Third Place
Meghan Sullivan
ANCSA at 50: Berries, wildlife and toxic lands
ICT
Print / Online – Best Health Coverage
First Place
Joseph Lee
A Native American Tribe In Oklahoma Denied Black Citizens COVID-19 Vaccines And Financial Relief
BuzzFeed News
Second Place
Paige Willett
Key to improving Native men’s mental health lies in community, culture
Hownikan
Third Place
Krista Allen
“‘Hope in small doses;’ Vaccine reaches Western Navajo”
Navajo Times
Honorable Mention
Kalen Goodluck, Lucy Meyer, Anjali Shrivastava
A Crude Virus: How ‘Man Camps’ Can Cause a COVID Surge
High Country News
Print / Online – Best Editorial
First Place
Shannon Shaw Duty
Osage Nation citizens seeking peace, respect for ancestors going into next year
The Tulsa World
Second Place
Niya DeGroat
Wait a minute, America! ‘This land is stolen land’
ICT
Third Place
Nick Martin
The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along
High Country News
Print / Online – Best Column
First Place
Brandi Morin
Brandi Morin Toronto Star Op Ed’s based on Indigenous Topics
Toronto Star
Second Place
Doug Cuthand
Serious discussion on racism needed
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Third Place
Jason Asenap
Jason Asenap film criticism series
High Country News
Print / Online – Excellence in Beat Reporting
First Place
Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton
Public education
Tulsa World
Second Place
Mary Annette Pember
A pipeline runs through it
ICT
Third Place
Meghan Sullivan
Policy & Problem Solving in the Arctic
ICT
Honorable Mention
Health: COVID-19
Krista Allen
Navajo Times
Print / Online – Best Layout
First Place
Biskinik
Second Place
Kaleena Patcho, Joshua Koh
Ka Wai Ola News
Third Place
Trey DeLonais
Hownikan
Print / Online – Best Digital Publication
First Place
Mary Annette Pember, Meghan Sullivan, Joaqlin Estus, Kolby Kickingwoman, Kalle Benallie, Chris Aadland, Carina Dominguez, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Dianna Hunt, Dalton Walker
Enbridge, ANCSA, Disenrolled Nooksack, Homelands in peril and Portraits from the pandemic
ICT
Second Place
Alice Silbanuz, Lisette Fernandez-Akamine, Kaleena Patcho, Ed Kalama, Joshua Koh, Jason Lees, William “Trip” Rems
Ka Wai Ola News
Ka Wai Ola
Third Place
Native News Online Team
Native News Online
Print / Online – General Excellence
First Place
Navajo Times
Second Place
Jennifer Bell, John VanPool, Paige Willett, Mary Leaver, Rachel Vishanoff, Emily Guleserian, Trey DeLonais, Garett Fisbeck, Brittany Oswald
Hownikan
Third Place
Alice Silbanuz, Lisette Fernandez-Akamine, Kaleena Patcho, Ed Kalama, Joshua Koh, Jason Lees
Ka Wai Ola News
Professional Division III – Multimedia
Multimedia – Best Multimedia
First Place
Cullen Crozier, Kenneth Jackson
APTN Investigates: In Plain Sight
APTN
Second Place
Allison Herrera
When Police Shoot Tribal Citizens On Muscogee Nation Land, Families Ask ‘Who’s Held Accountable?’
KOSU and The Frontier
Third Place
Julian Brave NoiseCat, John Fecile
The Census Powwow
Snap Judgment
Honorable Mention
Wawmeesh Hamilton, Jodie Martinson, Alison Cook, Ben Shannon, Amy Husser, Althea Manasan, Lakshine Sathiyanathan
Tasting Freedom
CBC Radio One
COMBINED CATEGORIES (Besides Associates I&II)
Professional Divisions I&II – Radio/Podcast
Radio / Podcast – General Excellence
First Place
Andi Murphy
Toasted Sister Podcast
Second Place
Jarrette Werk, Avory Wyatt, Richard Boland, Heidi Kyser, Regina Revazova, Joe Schoenmann
Native Nevada
Nevada Public Radio (NPR member station)
Third Place
Tac Maywii Nixyaawii with Boots Pond & Jill-Marie Gavin & Topics for Families with Katherine Palmer & Guest Co-Host Merle Kirk
KCUW-LP Pendleton
Honorable Mention
Gary Fife
Mvskoke Radio
Mvskoke Media
Professional Divisions I&III – Radio/Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best Sport Story
First Place
Rhonda LeValdo
Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball is back on the court
National Native News
Second Place
Diego Luke, Marie Rock
Minnesota Vikings 4th Annual Indigenous Bowl
Minnesota Native News
Third Place
No Winner
Professional Divisions II&III – TV
TV – Best News Story
First Place
Angel Moore
Fishers plan to keep fishing despite DFO harassment
APTN
Second Place
The boy behind the cruel nickname
Ka’nhehsí:io Deer
CBC Investigative Unit/CBC Indigenous
Third Place
Priscilla Wolf
Muskowekwan Nation searches residential-school
APTN
TV – Excellence in Beat Reporting
First Place
Antonia Gonzales
Health and Wellness in Indian Country
New Mexico In Focus
Second Place
Stacie Boston
Small Communities, Big Stories: Lost City, Scraper, Porum
Cherokee Phoenix
Third Place
No Winner
TV – General Excellence
First Place
Michael LeGarde, Senior Producer; Ramona Maroza, Multimedia Producer; Lance Haavisto, Lead Videographer/Editor for Show; Dawn Mikkelso, Broadcast Content Manager; Patty Mester, President & General Manager & all the Native Report Team
WDSE-WRPT Native Report
Second Place
Darren Brown, Diego Hartico, Adam Youngbear
Cheyenne and Arapaho Television
Third Place
Aliyah Chavez, Kaitlin Boysel, Carina Dominguez, Mark Trahant, Patty Talahongva, Shirley Sneve, Maxwell Montour, R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., Quindrea Yazzie
ICT
Professional Divisions I&II – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best Column
First Place
Gary Fife
Emvpanayv: One Who Tells the Story
Mvskoke Media
Second Place
Cary Rosenbaum
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Coyote Stories
Third Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Digital Publication
First Place
Smoke Signals staff
smokesignals.org
Smoke Signals
Second Place
Jeremy Wade Shockley, Robert L. Ortiz, McKayla Lee, Trennie Collins, Fabian Martinez
The Southern Ute Drum
Third Place
Cary Rosenbaum, Miranda Vega Rector
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Print / Online – Excellence in Beat Reporting
First Place
Shaun Griswold
Missing and Murdered
Source New Mexico
Second Place
Derrick James
McGirt applied to Choctaw Nation
McAlester News-Capital
Third Place
Cary Rosenbaum
COVID-19 and the Umatilla
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Honorable Mention
Cary Rosenbaum
Sams Rises Up The Ranks Into National Office
Confederated Umatilla Journal
Print / Online – General Excellence
First Place
Cherokee Phoenix
Second Place
Shannon Shaw Duty, Benny Polacca, Cody Hammer, Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Ruby Hansen Murray, Sherry Stinson, Abigail Mashunkashey, Natasha Lovato, Jessica Brent, Kennedy Sepulvado
Osage News
Third Place
Jeremy Wade Shockley, Robert L. Ortiz, McKayla Lee, Trennie Collins, Fabian Martinez
The Southern Ute Drum
Honorable Mention
Montoya Whiteman, Kristen Goodfriend, Meghan Little, Candace McDonough
Winds of Change Magazine
Professional Divisions II&III – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best Elder Coverage
First Place
Shelia Kirven
Covid-19 Stories of Loss and Survival
Biskinik
Second Place
Paige Willett
Kansas art museum screens Citizen Potawatomi Nation member’s historical documentary
Hownikan
Third Place
Rosemary Stephens
Life’s Journeys: Changing Through The Years
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Tribune
SPECIAL AWARDS
2022 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award
Cheryl McKenzie, APTN
2022 NAJA Richard LaCourse Award For Investigative Journalism
Indigenous Investigative Collective – High Country News, ICT, National Native News and Searchlight New Mexico
2022 NAJA Elias Boudinot Free Press Award
Navajo Times