Native American Journalists Association

The Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is an organization dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism.

The organization seeks to improve the representation of Native Americans in newsrooms and in the profession of journalism, NAJA is a member group of UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.. Each year, the organization recognizes Native American journalists and associate members with journalism awards for excellence in coverage on a variety of topic areas. NAJA hosts workshops and conferences to teach and share the journalistic skills necessary to cover issues in and about Indian Country.

Mary Hudetz, editor-in-chief of Native Peoples Magazine, is the current president.

Student chapters are located at the University of Arizona and Columbia University.

The association was founded as the Native American Press Association in 1984 with initial funding provided by the Gannett Foundation. Adrian C. Louis, Jose Barreiro, Tim Giago, and Bill Dulaney, among others, were founding members.

The organization was headquartered at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota as of 2002. In 2003 it moved into the Al Neuharth Media Center, where it shared space with the Freedom Forum. In 2008, it moved to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.

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