NAJA student member and 2009 NAJA Scholarship Award winner Charly Edsitty has landed an internship at the White House for the spring semester of 2010.
The Daily Times reports that she will be working in the Office of Presidential Correspondence, where she will she will be tasked with answering correspondence on behalf of President Obama.
Edsitty, a senior at Baylor University, has previously interned at The Daily Times and CBS, and is a distinguished participant of the American Indian Journalism Institute.
On behalf of our membership and organization we congratulate Charly on this exciting opportunity, and look forward to watching her rise ever higher through the ranks of journalistic excellence.
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For Immediate Release:
Chari White Eagle Bouse, Native American musician, journalist, and spiritual elder releases long awaited CD project Native Sounds of Heaven.
Peaceful, soothing music from Mohawk and Navajo flutes with one vocal track, this music will take you back to where it came from! All profits from this CD go back into helping the poor and youth on the First Nations reservations.
Every winter on reservations, elders go without heat in their homes. We partner with charities that repair and winterize homes to conserve heat and provide firewood to those in need (if not they will burn their clothes to stay warm). This type of ministry is near and dear to Chari’s heart. Before crossing over, her earthly father (Cherokee/Choctaw) worked for a non-profit organization that winterized homes for the poor. One day her father said “Lord, if you would just give me one million dollars, I will spend it all on helping the poor people.” As it turned out, Creator provided him two million dollars to winterize homes for the poor before he was overtaken with cancer.
“By helping the poor on our nation’s reservations, I will honor and continue my father’s work.”
For a minimum donation of $9.99 plus shipping, you can share the rewards of blessing these precious people. You can order online at www.ChariBouse.org or donations may also be made online at www.WhiteEagleNews.org.
May this music serve as a repairer of the breach and restorer of the paths of relationships between the First Nations of Turtle Island and all people groups.
We are proud to congratulate NAJA member and author KiKi BelMonte-Schaller on winning a National Best Books 2009 award for her novel Gray Rainbow Journey!
Gray Rainbow Journey was awarded first place in the "Multicultural Fiction" category and was also a finalist in the "Mystery Suspense" and "Religious Fiction" categories.
Schaller, a Cherokee/Seminole native of Florida, achieved her dream of publishing Gray Rainbow Journey in 2008. A member of the Native American Christian Church, she credits her deep spiritual faith for providing her with the persistence to guide the project through many obstacles.
She is currently working on a screenplay adaptation for Gray Rainbow Journey, and is also writing a sequel to the book. To find out more about Gray Rainbow Journey and the author, please visit kbschaller.com.
Congratulations KiKi, you continue to make us proud!
