Native American journalists and advocates discussed impacts of COVID-19, voter suppression of Native peoples and underreported stories in Indigenous communities in a Tuesday panel.
The event hosted the past two winners of the annual Native American Journalists Association-Medill Milestone Achievement Award and Melodi Serna, head of Chicago’s American Indian Center.
Serna, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Oneida Nation, said her community was heavily impacted by th...