@lunabreyna.bsky.social latest piece continues ICT’s ongoing series on the complicated issues of Indigenous identity. #TwoSpirit #LGBTQIA2S #2SLGBTQ #Indigiqueer #identity

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“We wanted people to feel held and celebrated,” said Valerie Segrest, Muckleshoot, CEO for Tahoma Peak Solutions. According to Segrest this food expo had been multiple years in the making. 🔗: www.underscore.news/land/food-so...  ✍️: Lyric Aquino, Underscore Native News + Report for America

In the Seattle Culinary Academy’s kitchen on October 2, Native cuisine made up the entire menu, for Native Grown and Gathered: Ancestral Table and Slow Food Feast. 🔗 : www.underscore.news/culture/indi... ✍️ : Lyric Aquino, Underscore Native News + Report for America

NOAA Fisheries spokesman Michael Milstein, who is based in Portland and has been supporting this permitting process for years, said after he was only able to provide a short emailed statement from the agency. ✍️ : Luna Reyna, Underscore Native News + ICT and Bellamy Pailthorp, KNKX

The newly elected National Congress of American Indians executive committee was sworn in during the annual conference held in Seattle, Washington from November 16-21, 2025. The executive committee will serve a two-year term from 2025-2027. ✍️: @lunabreyna.bsky.social, UNN + ICT #NCAI2025

The updated policies, released in July, are intended to improve a program that has left hundreds of eligible homes from completing the transfer process to Native ownership. 🔗 : www.underscore.news/justice/two-... ✍️ : Luna Reyna, Underscore Native News + ICT 🎨 : Kyra Antone, Underscore Native News

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AI will have all types of effects on skilled work, some bad some perhaps good, but everyone who cares about climate disruption needs to explicitly confront that ramping data centers *in the current economic model* (with the current people in charge) will only accelerate greenhouse gas emissions.

Palestinians in Gaza, including journalists, are being deliberately starved by Israel. “It’s a crisis of global accountability," CPJ's MENA Regional Director Sara Qudah told the @columjournreview.bsky.social.

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Emily Pike’s brutal murder has been used to rally support for legislation creating a new alert system for missing people. But as it’s written, the proposed law — now named in the San Carlos Apache teen’s honor — wouldn’t help in missing cases like hers because of its age criteria.

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

🎓 Applications Now Open: Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship! @indigenousja.bsky.social & @aajaofficial.bsky.social 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.bsky.social condemns the United Keetoowah Band’s (UKB) officials for targeting and censoring the Giduwa Cherokee News & asks United Keetoowah Band members to support an independent press free of government influence & censorship. Full statement here: tinyurl.com/4w63dxhs

📢 We're Hiring! 📢 @indigenousja.bsky.social is seeking a Fund Development Director to lead our fundraising and stakeholder engagement efforts. This is a key role in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the world’s first Indigenous journalism association. Apply now! - tinyurl.com/fuhw5pdx

Coming up in the #GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship training: 'Story Structure & Editing' ft Tristan Ahtone! Join us April 8 at 1pm CT/2pm ET to learn about story structure and how editing can help craft your story from @tahtone.bsky.social Register here: tinyurl.com/486wenc5

The Minnie Two Shoes Award celebrates the work of tribal media professionals who keep our communities engaged and informed. 🔹 Open to IJA members 🔹 No entry fee The award comes with a cash prize of $1000 with support from the International Women’s Media Foundation.

“This crime must not go unsolved. Emily was murdered in a cruel, depraved and heinous act and the perpetrator(s) must be held accountable.” via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violence and death at the hands of law enforcement. On Feb. 20, Allan Dale Warner Jr., 26, was shot and killed by police responding to reports of a fight in Madras, Oregon. ✍️: @nikabartoosmith for UNN+ICT

Emily Pike's death sparks calls for justice as community places hundreds of red handprints in memorial via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social

One of the greatest achievements in my journalism career was profiling five Navajo Code Talkers in 2019. Now, only two remain. When one of these last living Navajo Code Talkers states that their contributions have nothing to do with DEI, people need to listen. azmirror.com/2025/03/19/m...

Co-published with @gristnews.bsky.social: @ahofschneider.bsky.social & Jake Bittle's excellent in-depth 5-part series, 'How the Klamath Dams Came Down,' with illustrations by Jackie Fawn.

The Indigenous Media Awards contest is now accepting entries through March 7! 🏆 🔹 Open to IJA members & non-members 🔹 Discounted fees for IJA members 🔹 Accepting nominations for special awards 🔹 Deadline: March 7, 2025 Read contest rules here: tinyurl.com/IJAawards25

🚨 Call for 2025 Indigenous Media Conference Program Proposals! New Deadline: March 3, 2025! - tinyurl.com/IJA2025 #IMC25 #IndigenousJournalism

The Isleta Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, N.M., will be the venue for the Indigenous Journalists Association’s 2025 Indigenous Media Conference, Aug. 13-15. IJA is accepting program proposals through Feb. 3, 2025. - tinyurl.com/ynjxuv3u

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