Category: National Native Media Conference

NAJA awarded Facebook Journalism Project Community Network grant

July 22, 2019

Norman, Okla. — The Native American Journalists Association has been awarded $25,000 from the Facebook Journalism Project Community Network. FJP’s mission is to support and connect people and organizations that are building community through local news. FJP partnered with The Lenfest Institute for Journalism to provide grant review and grantmaking support.  NAJA serves and empowers … More NAJA awarded Facebook Journalism Project Community Network grant

NAJA calls for 2019 National Native Media Award entries

March 8, 2019

The Native American Journalists Association will award members for journalistic excellence during the 2019 National Native Media Conference NORMAN, Okla. — The Native American Journalists Association will recognize outstanding coverage of Indian Country during the 2019 NAJA National Native Media Awards. The annual competition recognizes excellence in reporting by Indigenous and non-Indigenous journalists across the … More NAJA calls for 2019 National Native Media Award entries

Panel Discusses Native Community Involvement in Education

July 24, 2018

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, who is of Paiute, Pawnee and Comanche descent, Founder of Sovereign Schools Project, said Oklahoma tribes … More Panel Discusses Native Community Involvement in Education

The Importance of Native History Told Through Media

July 21, 2018

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 people it actually affected,” –Jennifer Loren, Osiyo TV Many tribes have stories that are passed from … More The Importance of Native History Told Through Media

NAJA Fellow, Hunter Hotulke Reflects on Conference

July 21, 2018

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 2018 NAJA Fellow and recent graduate of Haskell Indian Nations University, Hunter Hotulke, reflects on his experience … More NAJA Fellow, Hunter Hotulke Reflects on Conference