A Twin Buttes woman who promotes freedom of the press in Indian Country has received a 2021 Bush Fellowship to help her promote accountability in tribal government.
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, is founder of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance. She also is the first American Indian woman awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, according to the Bush Foundation.
"To realize her vision for change, she will seek mentoring from Native leader