The Oglala Lakota journalist “has been a champion of free press in Indigenous communities his entire career and faced challenges, threats and political pressure, but always pushed to bring essential news and information to the people.”
Author Archives: Jourdan Bennett-Begaye and Mary Annette Pember
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye is the editor of ICT. She is the first woman to be the chief news executive and top editor of the 40-year-old newspaper and website. She's also a Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) board member. She is a Diné citizen of the Navajo Nation. She identifies as the Towering House Clan, the Coyote Pass Clan of Jemez, the Mexican Clan, and the Hopi with Red Running Into the Water Clan.
Mary Annette Pember is a national correspondent for ICT. She is an award-winning journalist whose writing and photography have appeared in numerous publications, including The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review and many others.