International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Noongom (today), August 9, marks the United Nations' International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The 2012 theme is "Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices."

Some Indigenous media you should know about:

• Locally, Leech Lake has its own newspaper with the DeBahJiMon and its own radio station (our neighbors across the road) KOJB, which streams online.
• Indian Country Today has branched out beyond its weekly newspaper into a full-fledged media network.
• Indigenous Action is coordinated by documentary filmmaker and consultant Klee Benally (Diné) and focuses on burning issues, especially in the southwestern United States.
• Native American Public Telecommunications specializes in audio and visual media, including streaming radio and videos by Native filmmakers.
• Native Public Media produces radio audio and digital journalism features that highlight issues and stories in Indian Country.
• "Connecting Native American voices" is the purpose of Native News Network.
• Aboriginal Canada Portal: Media and Multimedia can point information consumers in the direction of the best sources of information by, for, and about First Nations.
• Looking for authentic indigenous web tv from around the world? Isuma is a wealth of short films, documentaries, and more.
• The World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network showcases Indigenous television from around the world.

This is just scratching the surface of what's happening in Indigenous media (and that's without leaving Turtle Island to see what's happening in other parts of the world). If you have any favorite Indigenous media sites that you think we and our readers should know about, please share them in the comments below.

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