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STUDENT DIVISION
Student Division – Radio / Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best News Story
First Place
Jeanette DeDios
Training helps law enforcement identify human trafficking victims
KUNM
Second Place
No Winner
Radio / Podcast – Best Feature Story
First Place
Jeanette DeDios
Indigenous woman tells her story through children’s book ‘Finding My Dance’
KUNM
Second Place
Jeanette DeDios
IllumiNative is helping to reclaim Indigenous narrative at Santa Fe Indian Market
KUNM
Third Place
Jeanette DeDios
Exhibit showcases Pueblo pottery though a Native perspective
KUNM
Honorable Mention
Amber Bear, Bee Bird, Lori Deets, Crystal Green, Kaitlin Howie, Blair Roberts
Know Justice: Justice Stories
INCA News
Radio / Podcast – Excellence in Beat Reporting
First Place
Jeanette DeDios
Celebrating Native American History Month by Highlighting Prominent Native Americans in History
KUNM
Second Place
No Winner
Student Division – TV
TV – Best News Story
First Place
Zachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette, Jada Martin, Kaya Friday
Haskell COVID experiences
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
No Winner
TV – Best Feature Story
First Place
Zachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette
Student Curates Book of Stories Highlighting Indigenous Culture
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
No Winner
TV – Best Sports Story
First Place
Zachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette, Jada Martin, Kaya Friday
Haskell Women’s Basketball Team Qualify for 2022 National Tournament
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
No Winner
TV – Best Newscast
First Place
Sara McDonough, Allen Stephenson, Brooke Smith, Mya Peterson, Alyssa Noriega, Cole Brings Plenty, Dacotah Hasvold, Chloe Gunville, Melissa Greene-Blye
Good Morning Indian Country, Nov. 9, 2022
Good Morning Indian Country
Second Place
Sara McDonough, Allen Stephenson, Brooke Smith, Mya Peterson, Alyssa Noriega, Cole Brings Plenty, Dacotah Hasvold, Chloe Gunville, Melissa Greene-Blye
Good Morning Indian Country Oct. 16, 2022
Good Morning Indian Country
Third Place
Sara McDonough, Allen Stephenson, Brooke Smith, Mya Peterson, Alyssa Noriega, Cole Brings Plenty, Dacotah Hasvold, Chloe Gunville, Melissa Greene-Blye
Good Morning Indian Country Oct. 26, 2022
Good Morning Indian Country
Student Division – Print / Online
Print / Online – Best News Story
First Place
Zachary C. Young
County in the Midst of Opioid Endemic
The Pine Needle
Second Place
Zachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette
Haskell Hosts a Kick-off of Step by Step Project: Dr. Daniel Wildcat Delivers Key Lecture on Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change
Haskell Indian Leader
Third Place
Zachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette
Indigenous Artwork Premiers for March Final Fridays: Including Artwork by Haskell Student
Haskell Indian Leader
Print / Online – Best Feature Story
First Place
Lyric Aquino
Indigenous farmers reclaim time-honored techniques
High Country News
Second Place
McKayla Lee
Oregon Language Institute Celebrates 25 Years
Underscore News
Third Place
Zachary ‘Xakai’ Arquette
Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate, Virtually Meets with Haskell Students
Haskell Indian Leader
Print / Online – Best Feature Photo
First Place
McKayla Lee
Eel Dance
Underscore News
Second Place
McKayla Lee
Marianna Harvey
Underscore News
Third Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Health Coverage
First Place
McKayla Lee
Indigenous Midwifery Center Aims to Revitalize Birth Practices
Underscore News
Second Place
Zachary C. Young
County in the Midst of Opioid Endemic
The Pine Needle
Third Place
Lyric Aquino
Indigenous farmers reclaim time-honored techniques
High Country News
Print / Online – Best Environmental Coverage
First Place
McKayla Lee
Conserving and Celebrating an Ancient Fish
Underscore News
Second Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Editorial
First Place
Haskell Indian Leader staff
Open Letter to Haskell Indian Nations University, Bureau of Indian Education, and the Native Community from Haskell’s Cross Country Team
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
Alexandra Blye, Karen Middleton, Valerie Vande Panne
A Visit to Haskell
KU Native Storytelling Workshop
Third Place
No Winner
Print / Online – Best Digital Publication
First Place
Haskell Indian Leader staff
Haskell Indian Leader
Second Place
No Winner
Student Division – Multimedia
Multimedia – Best Multimedia
First Place
Nevaeh Nez, Camille Leihulu Slagle, Reuben Kitto Stately, Archie Yellow, Melissa Olson, Sasha Aslanian, Stephen Smith
Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries
MPR News
Second Place
Jeanette DeDios
Let’s Talk about the Indian Child Welfare Act
KUNM
Third Place
No Winner
ASSOCIATE DIVISIONS I&II
Associate Divisions I&II Combined – Radio / Podcast
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
Associate Divisions I & II Combined – TV
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
Associate Divisions I & II Combined – Print / Online
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
ASSOCIATE DIVISION III
Associate Division III – Radio / Podcast
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
Associate Division III – TV
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
Associate Division III – Print / Online
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
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION I
Professional Division I – Radio/Podcast
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
Third Place
No Winner
Professional Division I – Print / Online
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
Professional Division I – Multimedia
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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PROFESSIONAL DIVISION II
Professional Division II – Radio / Podcast
Radio / Podcast – Best Newscast
First Place
Gary Fife
Mvskoke Radio
Mvskoke Media
Second Place
No Winner
Professional Division II – TV
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
Third Place
No Winner
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
Professional Division II – Print / Online
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
Third Place
No Winner
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
Professional Division II – Multimedia
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
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION III
Professional Division III – Radio / Podcast
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
Third Place
No Winner
Radio / Podcast – General Excellence
First Place
Antonia Gonzales
National Native News
Second Place
Antonia Gonzales
KNBA
Third Place
Paige Willett
Hownikan
Professional Division III – TV
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 Newcast
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
Second Place
No Winner
TV – Best Two-Spirit Coverage
First Place
Ramona Marozas, Lance Haavisto
Native Report: Two-Spirit Identity
WDSE-WRPT Native Report
Second Place
No Winner
Professional Division III – Print / Online
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
Third Place
No Winner
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 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 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
Second Place
No Winner
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
Professional Division III – Multimedia
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
COMBINED CATEGORIES (Besides Associates I&II)
Professional Divisions I&II – Radio / Podcast
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
Professional Divisions II&III – TV
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
Third Place
No Winner
Professional Divisions I&II – Print / Online
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
SPECIAL AWARDS
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