NPM Events

Join Native Public Media and the Native American Journalist Association at this exciting conference:

Where: Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center
When: July 18 -21, 2013
How: Register Here

One of the best things of the Native Media Conference is bringing together media makers that serve Indian Country. This year, Native Public Media and the Native American Journalist Association will host a joint conference with training, education, engagement and celebration.

NAJA and NPM are two of the most prominent Native media organizations in the United States and are co-hosting the Native Media Conference with a special joint focus on the latest innovations in the media industry and news developments in Indian Country.

The goals of the Native Media Conference are to expand the capacity and service of Native public radio and media makers by enabling its leaders to network and learn from each other; and to deliver training and information that is especially pertinent to the growth and sustainability of Native media serving Indian Country.

The community benefit of the Native Media Conference is for Native media makers to prosper and grow as a system; it is an opportunity for Native station managers to address compliance challenges unique to Native America; and celebrate the success of Native Journalists and Tribal stations in serving Native American audiences. By bringing together journalists and broadcasters, both NPM and NAJA know it will double their impact in service and reach.

The Native American High School Broadcast Workshop will be held from June 17- 22, 2013 on the Northern Arizona University campus. The workshop is offered by partners Native Public Media, Northern Arizona University, Arizona Broadcasters Association, Gannett Foundation and KTNN radio on the Northern Arizona University campus. Twelve high school students will have the opportunity to produce professional quality radio and television productions. Applicants must be Native American high school students and Arizona residents. Each applicant must submit a competitive essay. Don’t miss this great opportunity!

Native Public Media's 2012 Media Summit brought together the Native network community with Native radio and media makers to discuss and reflect on the past year. The Summit and Cultural Feast was held in the heart of Indian Country--Santa Fe, New Mexico--on the beautiful campus of the Institute of American Indian Arts.

2012's inaugural workshop was a two-week summer intensive course for community storytellers interested in learning and applying New Media technologies. New Media expanded the possibilities of story collecting and sharing, fostering democratization of personal voice and community-building. Community storytellers learned new skills to empower community voices while also learning best practices in new media reporting. Participants learned how the platforms of print, video, audio, new media, and more can be effectively and creatively employed to tell important stories. They will gained practical skills, including equipment use, digital editing and production, basic reporting techniques, and best practices that journalists and citizen storytellers face when employing new media in their reporting work, while engaging new technologies that will empower themselves and their communities with voice.

This course took place from May 28 - June 9th 2012 on the campus of IAIA in Santa Fe, NM.

Students for the 2012 class include:

1.     Luis Baez or “Big B” from KWSO serving the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation, OR;

2.     Brandon Miguel from KOHN serving the Tohono O’Odham Nation, AZ;

3.     Jiselle Halfmoon from KCUW serving the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, OR;

4.     Joshua Rogers from KCNP serving the Chickasaw Nation, OK;

5.     Samantha George from KIYE serving the Nez Perce Nation, ID;

6.     Lorena Richards from KSUT serving the Southern Ute Tribe, CO;

7.     Anthony Nichols from KOJB serving Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, MN;

8.     Richard Davis from KUYI serving the Hopi Nation, AZ;

9.     Michael Corcoran from KHEW serving the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy, MT;

10. Joaqlin Estus from KNBA serving the greater urban Indian Population surrounding Anchorage, AK;

11. Gabriel Otero from KPYT-LPFM serving the Pascua Yaqui Nation, AZ; and

12.  Ashley Martin from KKWE serving the White Earth Nation, MN.

 

The 2012's winter session focused on legislative issues facing members of the 112th U.S. Congress as well as the Obama Administration's agenda in the upcoming year. This meeting provided an opportunity for tribal leaders and advocates to visit congressional offices to discuss current legislative priorities.