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November 22, 2024
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First-hand storyteller to discuss climate change in the Arctic

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)

Glacier meltingJust a quick note here to invite people to join Will Stegerr, a renowned polar explorer, writer, and photographer when he shows slides, film footage, and reveals stories that document his first-hand observations of dramatic changes occurring in the Arctic and Antarctic. This presentation is expected to imbue hope. Also, information will be available about Montana-made solutions and policy options to help people act on the issue of global warming.

WHAT: Multi-media slide show and presentation Eyewitness to Climate Change
WHERE: Urey Lecture Hall. University of Montana Campus.
WHEN: 7:00 pm Thursday, February 11

Be there.

Jodi Rave

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
jodi@imfreedomalliance.org https://twitter.com/JodiRave

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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