Cartoonist Ricardo Cate will be a presenter at the Empower Your Lakota Story summit on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on May 2. Image from Without Reservations / Facebook
UNITY: Journalists for Diversity is hosting a unique summit on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Saturday. “Empower Your Lakota Story” is the organization's first regional media summit. The event is free and will feature a keynote from Native journalist Kevin Abourezk and workshops with cartoonists Ricardo Caté and Lalo Alcaraz.
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“This historic gathering is the first of many for us,” UNITY President Russell Contreras said in a press release. “We are proud to have the people of the Oglala Sioux Tribe set the tone and we are excited about the stories that will come from this event.” Get the Story:
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