In the second half of this two part series on Native Journalism, the Tribal Research Specialist (TRS) team discuss some important details related to the purpose and intent of media in Indian Country. The episode starts with an Owl or Round Dance Song from an unidentified reel in the TRS private collection. Again, the search for the songs origin and importantly, the sharing of these tracks provides a backdrop to some of the main tenets related to journalism and the search for fact and truth.

Joining us in part two is Lori Edmo from ShoBan (Shoshone-Bannock) News (http://shobannews.com/) and Dalton Walker from Indian Country Today (https://indiancountrytoday.com/).

For 23 year, Lori Edmo has served as editor of the Sho-Ban News, a weekly newspaper of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. Previously, she has worked as publications manager at the UCLA American Indian Studies Center; as a copy editor at the Idaho State Journal; as communications coordinator the Museum at Warm Springs; and for one year she was a Journalist-in-Residence at the University of Idaho School of Communications under a grant from the Freedom Forum. She served 10 years on the Native American Journalists Association Board of Directors. She’s been a recipient of numerous awards from the Native American Journalism Association (NAJA) including the Wassaja Award for excellence in Native journalism and the Medill Milestone Achievement Award for her lasting impact on media to the benefit of Indigenous communities.

Dalton Walker (Red Lake Anishinaabe) is a national correspondent at Indian Country Today. Previously, Dalton was a senior reporter at O'odham Action News in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Dalton has worked at The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Sioux Falls Argus Leader and Omaha World-Herald. He has served three years on the Native American Journalists Association Board of Directors.

The episode focuses on the notion of traditional values and the level of self-censorship that is applied when reporting in Indian Country. Some important details are discussed concerning unique issues in journalism in local reservations and communities.  Specifically, covering deaths, homicides and suicides. This includes sensitive issue related MMIW.  The discussion also tackles the  effect of social media as both a tool and a challenge in reporting facts.

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Guest: Lori Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock) & Dalton Walker (Red Lake Anishinaabe)
Hosts: Aaron Brien (Apsáalooke), Luella Brien (Apsáalooke), Shandin Pete (Salish/Diné)

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