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November 22, 2024
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Nominate a Native under 40 who is doing great work for Indian Country

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
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JT Shining Oneside shared stories about her Ojibwe and Anishinaabe inheritance during the Native American Heritage Month Celebration on Nov. 15. She spoke about the coming-of-age and traditional birth ceremonies. (Photo credit/ Adrianna Adame)

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is looking for nominations for young folks (under 40 and at least 18)) who are making a difference in Indian Country. The center will host an honor reception for them Sept. 16 in Tulsa, Okla. at the INPRO (Indians in Progress) event. Go to Dethe NCAIED site for more information. Heads up: The deadline is July 17.
NCAIED is a national non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation created and directed by American Indians, solely dedicated to developing American Indian economic self-sufficiency through business ownership.

Thanks to Margo Gray-Proctor, Chairwoman of the NCAIED board of directors for passing along the information.

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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