Native News Today
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The Native News Today is a weekly television show hosted by Gerald Wofford a (Cherokee
) citizen and Jason Salsman a (Muscogee) citizen. It looks at various events happening throughout Indian Country
from an Indian
perspective and also endeavors to show some of the good that Native Americans
and Indian Tribes
are doing throughout their areas. It is in the format of a news program. Produced by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Communications Department, it airs on KQCW
channel 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
, Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Until April 6, Native News Today aired on Cox
Channel 3 in Tulsa, Saturdays at 11 a.m.
The show is the first of its kind in that it is the only all-Native American show to have its hosts go out to the events they cover bringing back footage
and interview
s.
Cherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
) citizen and Jason Salsman a (Muscogee) citizen. It looks at various events happening throughout Indian Country
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
from an Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
perspective and also endeavors to show some of the good that Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
and Indian Tribes
Indian tribe
In the United States, a Native American tribe is any extant or historical tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Indigenous peoples in the United States...
are doing throughout their areas. It is in the format of a news program. Produced by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Communications Department, it airs on KQCW
KQCW
KQCW-DT, virtual channel 19 , is The CW-affiliated television station in the Tulsa, Oklahoma DMA, licensed to Muskogee. The station is owned by Oklahoma City-based Griffin Communications, in a duopoly with CBS affiliate KOTV-DT...
channel 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Until April 6, Native News Today aired on Cox
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
Channel 3 in Tulsa, Saturdays at 11 a.m.
The show is the first of its kind in that it is the only all-Native American show to have its hosts go out to the events they cover bringing back footage
Footage
In filmmaking and video production, footage is the raw, unedited material as it had been originally filmed by movie camera or recorded by a video camera which usually must be edited to create a motion picture, video clip, television show or similar completed work...
and interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
s.