Smoke Signals May 1990
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is a Major Success for Journalists and Students
Now it's Native American
Journalists Association
TACOMA, Wash. (NANS) - Members of the Native
American Press Association voted unanimously to
change the name of the organization to Native American
Journalists Association at the organization's Sixth
Annual International Journalism Conference.
President Mark Trahant said the change represents the
organization's efforts to include American Indians
working in the electronic media and other forms of
journalism in addition to print.
Two new members were elected to the NAJA Board of
Directors: Gary Fife of National Native News over
Alaska Public Radio in Anchorage; and Paul DcMain,
publisher of News From Indian Country: The Journal,
in Hayward, Wise. Leaving the board is Michael
Burgess, editor of Talking Leaf in Los Angeles.
Reelected to the board were Bert Crowfoot of Wind
speaker and the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of
Alberta in Edmonton; Minnie Two Shoes, graduate
student at the University of Missouri in Columbia; and
John Tetpon of the Anchorage Times.
All of last year's remaining officers were reelected to
serve on the executive board: Mark Trahant, president;
John Tetpon, vice president; Debra Smith, vice presi
dent for broadcast; Steve Cristilaw, vice president for
print; Minnie Two Shoes, secretary; and newly elected
Treasurer Paul DeMain.
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Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii took the time to appear at the awards banquet. Inouye was in town for the
signing ot the Puyallup Tribal land settlement. Inouye reminded members of the importance of Native press.
Mike Burgess is the Editor of The Talking Leaf in LA
William Hilliard -Editor of the Oregonian.
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Bert Crowfoot of Windspeaker and the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society was re-elected to the, NAPA board.
Jeff Green of the Olympian coordinated student events.