On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we're discussing coverage of the US at 250.
A panel of Native journalists will discuss the inclusion of Indigenous history and lived experiences in the coverage, the current state of Native journalism, and the opportunities and obstacles facing Indigenous newsrooms today.
Why aren't we seeing more Native people in the coverage? What does the US at 250 mean when seen through the eyes of the first peoples of this land?
Guests:
Mark Trahant, member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes, and award-winning journalist
Brian Bull, member of the Nez Perce Tribe, and reporter with Underscore Native News
Mary Annette Pember, citizen of the Red Cliff Ojibwe tribe, national correspondent for ICT News, and author of Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Resources:
Your Call: The US at 250: A Native Perspective series
Buffalo's Fire: Tribal radio stations signal need for editorial independence
ICT: AMERICA 250: Religious freedom, but not for everyone
Native News Online: Memorial Day Notes From Grandparents
The Washington Post: Three words in the Declaration of Independence paint a cruel picture of Natives
ICT: ‘Merciless Indian Savages’: America 250 through an Indigenous lens
Native News Online: America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land
