Native Sun News Today publisher speaks at NAJA convention

Above this photo is the first NAJA Board of Directors. Left to right, Loren Tapahe, Vice President, Publisher of the Navajo Times, Mary Polanco, Secretary, Editor of the Jicarilla Chieftain, Anita Austin, Treasurer, Editor of the Native American Rights Fund Newsletter, and Tim Giago, President, Editor and Publisher of the Lakota Times.

Longtime SDNA member and Native Sun News Today Publisher Tim Giago was a keynote speaker Monday during the annual convention of the Native American Journalists Association in Prior Lake, Minn.
Giago talked about the efforts in the early 1980s to start the NAJA organization. Today, NAJA boasts 600 members and an extensive program of training and resources for journalists.
He also talked to the convention crowd of about 175 journalists about the importance of educating the public about Native American issues through their storytelling. He spoke about the many young journalists who have worked for him over the years and went on to establish their own careers in journalism in Indian Country and elsewhere.
It was inspiring to see the many young journalists who approached Mr. Giago following his speech to shake his hand and thank him for the example he has set for all Native journalists and for what he has done to create the foundations for the NAJA organization.
Tim Giago with NAJA President Tristan Ahtone (left) and NAJA Executive Director Rebecca Landsberry. Behind them projected on a screen is a photo of the original NAJA board of directors, including Tim on the right.

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