New Ways to Advocate: Using Digital Media to Tell the Story - Live Tweeting Session

We will be live tweeting the New Ways to Advocate: Using Digital Media to Tell the Story session from the NCAI Mid-Year Conference.

To follow along or participate use the hashtag #ncai11digital or go to http://twitter.com/nativemedia

Description: Tribal citizens—from elders to youth—have stories to tell. This session provides examples of ways to use digital media and new technology to capture the words, experiences, and perspectives of tribal community members to advocate on behalf of their communities. From using digital storytelling in Alaska, to helping Native youth use new media to express themselves while learning about environmental issues, this session will provide attendees with new tools to engage tribal members to tell their story and advocate for a better future for Indian Country.

Panelists:

• Bob Terrazas, Director of Marketing and Communications, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  
  
• Patty Loew, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin and Producer/Host of “In Wisconsin,” WHA-TV (PBS), Madison, Wisconsin

• Tadd Johnson, Co-Host and Co-Producer, Native Report

• Michael LeGarde, Producer/Writer, Native Report

• Georgiana Lee, Assistant Director, Native American Public Telecommunications

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