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November 22, 2024
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On Twitter: Northern Cheyenne Youths leave Montana, on way to Fort Robinson, Neb.

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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Students from Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana on travel day for Fort Robinson Outbreak Run.
Students from Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana on travel day for Fort Robinson Outbreak Run.

I made it to Lame Deer, Mont., last night where I met up with the organizers of the Fort Robinson Outbreak Run. For those just checking in, about Northern Cheyenne youths are beginning a 400-mile journey from Fort Robinson, Neb., to Lame Deer, Mont. The students are in vans and buses and are on their way to Nebraska. I’m with the caravan now. We are in Sturgis, S.D. We are going to make our way over to Bear Butte for a prayer to get the run off to a good start. Keep the kids in your prayers. It’s now 2:25 pm Mountain time. We will drive on down to Fort Robinson this evening. The students will begin the run in the morning.

Meanwhile, everyone met this morning at the high school in Lame Deer for a morning prayer. The students are running for their people, remembering the past with hope for a better future for all the people.  The cell phone service is spotty, but I plan to make updates on Twitter when possible. Go to @buffalosfire at Twitter to read more. In fact,  I expect most of my updates to be on Twitter, more so than this blog site.

That’s all for now!

Jodi Rave

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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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.

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