Indigenous Journalists Association - JOIN or RENEW membership

Do you want to become a member of the Indigenous Journalists Association?

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Join our growing membership! IJA is a dynamic platform for Indigenous voices and free press advocacy. Our members are represented in tribal media and mainstream news outlets across North America. We welcome communications professionals from Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, as well as all media allies!

We welcome everyone to join us in our cause!

Questions? Email us at contact@naja.com.

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High School Student Membership - $10.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) A non-voting membership for Indigenous high school students.

Benefits include access to IJA’s newsletter, discounts on Indigenous Media Conference registration and the Indigenous Media Awards and access to exclusive member resources, services and opportunities such as the IJA Legal Hotline for Journalists.

College Student Membership - $20.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments A voting membership for Indigenous undergraduate and graduate students.

Benefits include access to IJA’s newsletter, discounts on Indigenous Media Conference registration and the Indigenous Media Awards and access to exclusive member resources, services and opportunities such as the IJA Legal Hotline for Journalists.

Professional Membership (Indigenous) - $55.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments Professional memberships may be selected for Indigenous journalists, photojournalists or other media professionals. This level of membership may vote in all IJA elections.

Benefits include access to IJA’s newsletter, discounts on Indigenous Media Conference registration and the Indigenous Media Awards. Exclusive access to Indigenous Professional development training opportunities such as the IJNR Critical Minerals Institute and Solutions Journalism Network Health Equity Initiative.

Associate Membership (Non-Indigenous) - $65.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments The Associate level includes membership (non-voting) for a single non-Indigenous member.

Benefits include access to IJA’s newsletter, discounts on Indigenous Media Conference registration and the Indigenous Media Awards and exclusive access to professional development training opportunities exclusively to IJA members.

Tribal Media Membership - $250.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 2 members) Subscription period: 1 year No automatically recurring payments Tribal Media Membership are available to media that is 51% or more Indigenous-owned. Members at this level may vote in all IJA elections.

This membership includes listing for up to two staff within the organization, access to NAJA’s weekly newsletter, a 10% discount on an exhibit booth at the Indigenous Media Conference, one (1) copy of the 2019 Indigenous Media List (email contact@naja.com once you sign up to request this) and unlimited media job postings on the IJA Job Board for the duration of the membership.

Nonprofit Membership - $300.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 2 members) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) The Nonprofit Membership level include tax exempt institutions, such as tribal government agencies or programs and nonprofit organizations.

Benefits for this non-voting classification include membership listing for up to two people within the organization, access to IJA’s newsletter, a 10% discount on a conference exhibitor booth at the Indigenous Media Conference, one (1) copy of the 2019 Indigenous Media List (email contact@naja.com once you sign up to request this), discounts on Indigenous Media Awards and Indigenous Media Conference registration and unlimited job postings on the IJA Job Board for the duration of the annual membership.

Corporate Membership - $500.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 2 members) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) The Corporate Membership level includes for-profit companies and organizations.

Benefits for this non-voting classification include membership listing for up to two people within the organization, access to IJA’s newsletter, one (1) copy of the 2019 Indigenous Media List (email contact@naja.com once you sign up to request this), a 10% discount on a conference exhibitor booth at the Indigenous Media Conference, discounts on Indigenous Media Awards and Indigenous Media Conference registration and unlimited job postings on the IJA Job Board for the duration of the annual membership.

Lifetime Membership - $1,000.00 (USD) Subscription period: Unlimited Show you believe in the future of the Indigenous Journalists Association and its mission by becoming a lifetime IJA member.

Lifetime memberships are available for a one-time payment of $1,000 or in three payments of $333.33.

Sustaining Institutional Membership - $2,000.00 (USD) Bundle (up to 4 members) Subscription period: 1 year Automatic renewal (recurring payments) Nonprofit or academic organizations may support IJA as a Sustaining Institutional Member and receive membership for up to four staff / faculty.

Members at this level may receive the following benefits:
-Notice of development and finalization of ethics guides / Indigenous media advisories
-Opportunities to assist in the development of resource guides based on research connected to the topic
-Opportunities to present in a webinar or in-person format on best practices of media to IJA groups
-Research opportunities on assessment and application of evolving media formats
-Access to member speaker recommendations for department or university, based on expertise
-Access to internship opportunities with IJA and other Indigenous media organizations
-Listings on the IJA Job Board for one year
-25% discount on all booth levels at the Indigenous Media Conference
-Discounts on Indigenous Media Awards and Indigenous Media Conference registration
-One copy of the 2019 Indigenous Media List (email contact@naja.com once you sign up to request this)

The Native American Journalists Association is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization.