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Indigenous Journalists Association
The Indigenous Journalists Association is an organization dedicated to supporting Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples in journalism. The organization hosts the annual National Native Media Awards.
The organization was founded as the Native American Journalists Association in 1983, launched from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. It incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1986. Members voted to change the name to Indigenous Journalists Association in 2023.
The organization seeks to improve the representation of Native Americans in newsrooms and in the profession of journalism, NAJA is a member group of UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. Each year, the organization recognizes Native American journalists and associate members with journalism awards for excellence in coverage on a variety of topic areas. NAJA hosts workshops and conferences to teach and share the journalistic skills necessary to cover issues in and about Indian Country.
The administration of Indigenous Journalists Association includes:
Francine Compton (Sandy Bay Ojibway), assignment producer for CBC Indigenous, served as executive director. Graham Lee Brewer (Cherokee Nation) served as president.
Student chapters are located at the University of Arizona and Columbia University.
The association was founded as the Native American Press Association in 1984 with initial funding provided by the Gannett Foundation. Adrian C. Louis (Lovelock Paiute), Jose Barreiro (Taíno), Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota), and Bill Dulaney, among others, were founding members.
The organization was headquartered at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, as of 2002. In 2003 it moved into the Al Neuharth Media Center, where it shared space with the Freedom Forum. In 2008, it moved to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.
Indigenous Journalists Association
The Indigenous Journalists Association is an organization dedicated to supporting Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples in journalism. The organization hosts the annual National Native Media Awards.
The organization was founded as the Native American Journalists Association in 1983, launched from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. It incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1986. Members voted to change the name to Indigenous Journalists Association in 2023.
The organization seeks to improve the representation of Native Americans in newsrooms and in the profession of journalism, NAJA is a member group of UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. Each year, the organization recognizes Native American journalists and associate members with journalism awards for excellence in coverage on a variety of topic areas. NAJA hosts workshops and conferences to teach and share the journalistic skills necessary to cover issues in and about Indian Country.
The administration of Indigenous Journalists Association includes:
Francine Compton (Sandy Bay Ojibway), assignment producer for CBC Indigenous, served as executive director. Graham Lee Brewer (Cherokee Nation) served as president.
Student chapters are located at the University of Arizona and Columbia University.
The association was founded as the Native American Press Association in 1984 with initial funding provided by the Gannett Foundation. Adrian C. Louis (Lovelock Paiute), Jose Barreiro (Taíno), Tim Giago (Oglala Lakota), and Bill Dulaney, among others, were founding members.
The organization was headquartered at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, as of 2002. In 2003 it moved into the Al Neuharth Media Center, where it shared space with the Freedom Forum. In 2008, it moved to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.