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Federal Court Grants Motion to Seal Evidence re: Judge Davis in Oglala ICWA Class Action

Bev Warne was honored for her contributions to nursing during the SDSU powwow in 2023. (Photo Courtesy of Jim Warne)

Here are the updated materials in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik (D.S.D.): 112 DCT Order Granting Motion to Seal 113 OST42(MotionToUnseal) Related post here.
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear is the founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, a 501-C-3 nonprofit organization with offices in Bismarck, N.D. and the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jodi spent 15 years reporting for the mainstream press. She's been awarded prestigious Nieman and John S. Knight journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford, respectively. She also an MIT Knight Science Journalism Project fellow. Her writing is featured in "The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity," published by Columbia University Press. Jodi currently serves as a Society of Professional Journalists at-large board member, an SPJ Foundation board member, and she chairs the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee. Jodi has won top journalism awards from mainstream and Native press organizations. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.