Indigenous Journalists Association

Empowering a unique network of members and #journalists covering #TurtleIsland.

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Investigate. Innovate. Inform. In SOC's Journalism MA program in the nation's capital you will work alongside professional media outlets reporting on today's most important issues. Apply now. @AmericanU

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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! - https://t.co/szU8rPQBKk

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🏆 @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. - https://t.co/dZyT6BcHPX

#TribalMedia #IndigenousJournalism

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The Indigenous Journalists Association proudly names Troy Littledeer (United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians) as the 2025 Tim Giago Free Press Award recipient. - https://t.co/dZyT6BcHPX

#FreePress #IndigenousJournalism

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📣 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. - https://t.co/dZyT6BcHPX

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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]https://t.co/6LvKelGED5 to run!

Q&A with IJA board on 6/30. Register: https://t.co/9lBkDvE4oi

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🏆 @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 - https://t.co/gHH9DXGseU

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📣 Join us in welcoming Shirley LaCourse Jaramillo (Oglala Lakota / Oneida / Yakama / Umatilla) as IJA’s first Fund Development Director! 🎉 - https://t.co/XnLa8mPFEN

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🚨 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: https://t.co/Ov3TRAE29Z

#IMC25 #IndigenousMediaConference

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Most major social media platforms are not doing enough to protect their most vulnerable users from online harassment, according to our new report with @ConsumerReports.

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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 - https://t.co/gEJkGxBEUj

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📣 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: https://t.co/rX7P0AxhIo

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📣 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: https://t.co/r4UtDJuPkQ
Register by May 19 to get access: https://t.co/9BZ7Qr6PgV

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UKB firing of tribal media director following censorship of Giduwa Cherokee News is another blow to Indigenous free press

Read more: https://t.co/ZeUrqnxVmO

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📣 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: https://t.co/r4UtDJuPkQ
Register by May 19 to get access: https://t.co/9BZ7Qr6PgV

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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

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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: https://t.co/1veiyUUq3L

#UNPFII2025

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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 - https://t.co/gEJkGxBEUj

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📣 @IndigenousJA continues to advocate for Indigenous journalists’ rights by addressing UNPFII members and participating in partnered side events! Read more: https://t.co/evpSVuxWAj

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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: https://t.co/Nkl9zGZevJ