NCAI moves press freedom resolution to full vote
Jurisdiction and Tribal Government subcommittee unanimously supports effort to expand independent Native media and tribal open records law
The National Congress of American Indians will hold a vote on expanding press freedom measures within Indian Country for the first time since 2003.
At its 83rd annual convention in Palm Springs, California, on Tuesday, a press freedom resolution passed unanimously out of committee by a voice vote of more than a dozen NCAI members from tribal communities. The full membership will vote on the measure Thursday.
The resolution is sponsored by Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, founder of Native Media Freedom Alliance and editor-in-chief of Buffalo’s Fire.
Introducing it to the NCAI Jurisdiction and Tribal Government subcommittee, she said support for the measure would encourage tribes to expand press freedom for Native journalists and newsrooms.
The resolution also calls for NCAI to give tribes guidance on how to expand or start their open records and freedom of information laws.
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