Linda Black Elk provides education on local edible plants at workshop
September 24, 2019
Photos by Jaida Grey Eagle
Tag: NAJF19
A conversation on tribal free press
September 23, 2019
Video by Arielle Farve
2019 NAJF student newsroom
September 22, 2019
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 Native American Journalism Fellowship (NAJF), which is open to current American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian … More 2019 NAJF student newsroom
Free press in Native media
September 22, 2019
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 offices and are restricted on what they are allowed to report. The Red Press Initiative studies … More Free press in Native media
Minneapolis art gallery director talks about Ojibwe painter’s importance
September 20, 2019
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 of Bockley Gallery, Angela Two Stars (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) of All My Relations and Two Rivers Gallery … More Minneapolis art gallery director talks about Ojibwe painter’s importance
The past, present and future of Indigenous journalism
September 20, 2019
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 that today’s storytellers have in keeping the legacy of Indigenous journalism ongoing. “That’s how we got … More The past, present and future of Indigenous journalism