Indigenous@NBCU
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A pan-tribal community with a mission to amplify Indigenous voices and celebrate Indigenous cultures within NBCUniversal and beyond.
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https://www.instagram.com/indigenousnbcu/ 06-05-2021 15:48:47
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Why do we celebrate Native American Heritage in November? Alyssa London, NBC News & MSNBC contributor, and Chiara Sottile, NBC News reporter and producer, highlight recent and historic firsts in Indigenous communities: nbcuacademy.com/catalog/indige… Indigenous@NBCU najournalists
This article is a great example on how the The New York Times coverage of Indigenous issues doesn’t meet the basic standards of journalism. This article grossly misrepresents what happened in the underlying custody cases and the people behind the lawsuit.
Hire Indigenous journalists. Hire Indigenous producers. Hire Indigenous copy editors. Hire Indigenous sports broadcasters. What else can newsrooms do to improve coverage of Indigenous communities? nbcuacademy.com/catalog/indige… najournalists @indigenousnbcu
We are joined by a national treasure today for a hybrid event featuring 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee Creek Nation). Hearing her poetry and conversation with Graham Lee Brewer (Cherokee Nation) is such a cool way to celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth 🔥
Today’s Indigenous@NBCU Media Spotlight: Chiara Sottile, NBC News Producer! "I think we make our ancestors proud when we tell our own stories. As journalists, we can make a difference by reporting the authentic representation of our people and our culture." najournalists (THREAD)
Today’s Indigenous@NBCU Media Spotlight: Robert Guillen, NBCU DreamWorks Animation Technology Asset Management Coordinator! "Follow your dreams and never stop striving to reach higher. Indigenous people can also break the glass ceiling. I quote Chiara Sottile: 'Let's Indigenize!'"
All around campus grow corn stalks like this one. Student Alexis Vigil (Pueblo of Jemez) told us that each one represents a Native kid who suffered or died here and was “never able to return home.” Alexis told Antonia Hylton: “Each corn that grows is a kid that is flourishing.”
On #SundayTODAY, Niala Charles takes us to Wahpepah's Kitchen in Oakland, the popular restaurant where Wahpepahs_Kitchen serves indigenous food and Native American tradition. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth today.com/video/native-a…
Meet Chef Crystal Wahpepah Wahpepahs_Kitchen (Kickapoo): Indigenous food warrior whose delicious food is seasonal, sustainable, & Native American grown! Her restaurant “Wahpepah’s Kitchen” in Oakland, CA “represents sovereignty, it represents ‘land back,’ it represents reclaiming.”
Watch Kelly Lynne D'Angelo ✨ with the 🎤 drop on Netflix Family’s #SpiritRangers: “Even though this is for… a young, young audience, there are a lot of people watching this at home, maybe parents or others who have a preschool level understanding of Indigenous people…”
Universal Pictures Director of Development Tony Ducret joined us for our “Real to Reel” event to share what his awesome job is about and how Universal Pictures is seeking to widen reach to the next generation of BIPOC Hollywood leaders 🤩 #HereYouCan cc: NBCUniversal Careers
The creator of the Netflix hit show “Sprit Rangers,” Karissa Valencia (Chumash/Mexican), shares with us how she made sure the show wasn’t “about us without us” but, rather, Indigenized from the very beginning. #SpiritRangerz #NativePride cc Netflix Family
This university system is covering tuition and fees for Native American students, but could it ever make up for building these institutions on unceded Indigenous land? Watch my latest reporting for NBC News NOW! nbcnews.com/now/video/tuit…