- Rebecca Ford is a freelance print and online journalist based in Los Angeles. She has written for Metromix, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, Ms. Magazine and Hollywood Patch, among others. She enjoys writing about entertainment, pop culture and travel.
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Power to the First People
My article from my summer fellowship, News 21, finally made it into High Country News. Native Americans are poised to swing some Western battleground states by Rebecca Ford ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The phones are down in Sonny Weahkee’s cluttered office on … Continue reading
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Tagged american indians, native americans, new Mexico, politics, president, presidential election, sage council, swing states
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News 21 Goes Live
The website for the News 21 Fellowship I’ve been involved with for the last ten weeks finally goes live tonight. The stories range from Evangelicals, to new citizens to Native Americans and how their votes will affect the upcoming election. … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, Campaign 2008, journalism, native americans, new Mexico, news, news 21, politics
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Vying for Native American Votes
ALBUQUERQUE — Native American voters, often treated as an afterthought in presidential elections, are receiving an unprecedented amount of attention from both presidential candidates this year in the battleground state of New Mexico. It’s a development nearly two decades in … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, election, native american, native americans, new Mexico, petroglyphs, politics, preservation, president
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The Voices of Navajo Nation
I spent some time at Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., asking people about their views on the presidential election. While the audio isn’t perfect, here is a little clip I put together. Or see … Continue reading
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Tagged indian reservations, mccain, native american, native americans, navajo, navajo nation, Obama, voting
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Colbert and the Native Americans
Because of all the attention the Native American vote is beginning to get this election season, Colbert had Winona LaDuke on his show last night. LaDuke is a Native American activist, and was also Nader’s running mate. See it here. After … Continue reading
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Spending time on the Rez
Today is my last day in New Mexico. I returned from Navajo Nation today. I got my story, which was my ultimate goal, but I also got an eye-opening experience after visiting Navajo Nation. I had a great guide to … Continue reading
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Tagged arizona, native americans, navajo, navajo nation, new Mexico, reservations
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