Indigenous Journalists Association

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🎉 Congratulations to Dana Hedgpeth! 🎉 The Indigenous Journalists Association has selected Dana Hedgpeth (Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of North Carolina) as the recipient of the 2025 IJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award! - tinyurl.com/yc8j3wj7

🏆 @IndigenousJA is proud to announce Denise Titian (Nuu-chah-nulth) of Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper as the recipient of the 2025 IJA-IWMF Minnie Two Shoes Award for Excellence in Tribal Media. - tinyurl.com/ayumdvyy #TribalMedia #IndigenousJournalism

The Indigenous Journalists Association proudly names Troy Littledeer (United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians) as the 2025 Tim Giago Free Press Award recipient. - tinyurl.com/ayumdvyy #FreePress #IndigenousJournalism

📣 Congratulations to O’odham Action News, recipient of the 2025 Elias Boudinot Free Press Award! 📰 O’odham Action News was selected for their dedication to uncovering impactful new stories from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. - tinyurl.com/ayumdvyy

Want to shape the future of Indigenous journalism? Join the IJA Board! 📅 Declarations due 7/3 🗳 Online voting: Aug. 1–13 📬 Email IJA Board President Christine Trudeau at trudeau[at]naja.com to run! Q&A with IJA board on 6/30. Register: tinyurl.com/3hp9bps7

🏆 @IndigenousJA announces 2025 Indigenous #MediaAwards winners. IJA will recognize outstanding Indigenous journalism during the Indigenous Media Awards Banquet on Aug. 15 as part of #IMC25 at Isleta Casino and Resorts in Albuquerque - tinyurl.com/yc22ndn2

📣 Join us in welcoming Shirley LaCourse Jaramillo (Oglala Lakota / Oneida / Yakama / Umatilla) as IJA’s first Fund Development Director! 🎉 - tinyurl.com/46xydfm6

🚨 IMC25 early-bird registration rate extended through June 22! Join us Aug. 13-15 at Isleta Resort & Casino for the 2025 Indigenous Media Conference. Register now & save: tinyurl.com/ynjxuv3u #IMC25 #IndigenousMediaConference

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🎓 Applications Now Open: Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! @IndigenousJA & @aaja are now accepting applications for the 2025 Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! 📅 Deadline: May 31 💰 Award: Up to two $5,000 scholarships Apply now - tinyurl.com/25k4x2c2

📣 Join us for a session with Nelson Bird, a former CTV journalist & current lecturer at the First Nations University of Canada! Originally from the Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, Nelson spent 26 years with CTV Regina. Register here: tinyurl.com/39tsfckk

📣 Join @IndigenousJA and The History Channel™ for an exclusive virtual screening and panel discussion of the new two-part documentary 'Sitting Bull'. View the trailer: youtu.be/3x9PtYN83hQ?si… Register by May 19 to get access: tinyurl.com/mrpfed8n

UKB firing of tribal media director following censorship of Giduwa Cherokee News is another blow to Indigenous free press Read more: tinyurl.com/yc3zme56

📣 Join the Indigenous Journalists Association and The HISTORY Channel™ for an exclusive virtual screening and panel discussion of the new two-part documentary 'Sitting Bull'. View the trailer: youtu.be/3x9PtYN83hQ?si… Register by May 19 to get access: tinyurl.com/mrpfed8n

Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay This year’s theme — “Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media”. #WPFD2025 #PressFreedom #IndigenousJournalism

Are you attending #UNPFII? Want to learn how to better share your story with journalists? Join “Share Your Story: Communicate Effectively with Journalists” — a hands-on media training led by Indigenous journalists! #WeAreIndigenous Register: bit.ly/IJA-SYS #UNPFII2025

🎓 Applications Now Open: Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! @IndigenousJA & @aaja are now accepting applications for the 2025 Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! 📅 Deadline: May 31 💰 Award: Up to two $5,000 scholarships Apply now - tinyurl.com/25k4x2c2

📣 @IndigenousJA continues to advocate for Indigenous journalists’ rights by addressing UNPFII members and participating in partnered side events! Read more: tinyurl.com/4969kefv

Coming up in the #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship training series: 'Story Structure & Editing' ft Tristan Ahtone! So you have an idea and some interviews, but now what? Join us April 8 at 1pm CT/2pm ET Register here: tinyurl.com/486wenc5