NAJA wants to know what you are experiencing professionally and personally due to COVID-19 and how we might support our members during this challenging time. … More NAJA launches COVID-19 Member Survey
2020 NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship applications open through April 30 … More 2020 NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship applications extended to May 31
The Native American Journalists Association will recognize outstanding Indigenous journalism during 2019 National Native Media Conference. … More NAJA announces 2019 National Native Media Award winners
Native American media emerged from the need for tribes to advocate for their sovereignty and lives during the 1820s and 1830s. Today, Native media remains committed to its advocacy roots, but with the majority of Native media being owned by tribal governments, Native American media often acts to promote tribal government messages to Native people … More Democracy Fund releases American Indian Media Today report
Muscogee (Creek) National Council Rep. David Hill recently introduced legislation to re-establish free press protections for Mvskoke Media. The bill failed by a vote of 9-6, one short of the required two-thirds majority, with Reps. Pete Beaver, Joyce Deere, Johnnie Greene, James Jennings, Darrell Proctor and Adam Jones III voting against reinstatement. The Native American … More NAJA asserts that repeal of free press protections violates declaration of Indigenous rights