Tag: UNDRIP

NAJA seeks input on proposed membership policy

August 19, 2021

The 30-day comment period runs through Sept. 17, 2021 The Native American Journalists Association is requesting that members provide input on critical membership policy language.  The membership policy is available for a 30-day comment period to review, and for NAJA membership to provide comments, edits and/or suggestions. The 30-day comment period ends Sept. 17, 2021. … More NAJA seeks input on proposed membership policy

NAJA Member Survey open through April 1

February 28, 2021

Members of the Native American Journalists Association will consider name change and international expansion in 2021 survey For nearly 40 years, Indigenous journalists living in the United States and Canada have worked to support, and sustain, the Native American Journalists Association. Originally formed as the Native American Press Association in 1983, the organization has grown … More NAJA Member Survey open through April 1

NAJA asserts that repeal of free press protections violates declaration of Indigenous rights

November 28, 2018

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