Terri Crawford Hansen
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Terri Crawford Hansen is a Native American
journalist who focuses on environmental and scientific issues affecting North American tribal and worldwide indigenous communities. Hansen is a correspondent for the Indian Country Today Media Network and her articles have appeared in other news publications including News from Indian Country
, Native American Times
and High Country News
. She maintains a personal online public service news project titled Mother Earth Journal.
Fellow, a 2009 and 2010 Fellow of the Association of Health Care Journalists
and a 1994 Fellow of the Society of Environmental Journalists
. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists
, the Association of Health Care Journalists
, the Native American Journalists Association
, and the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. As a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists, she requested with other journalists that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) end current practices that restrict the public's access to health information.
and is an enrolled member of the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska
. She lives in Whidbey Island, Washington.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
journalist who focuses on environmental and scientific issues affecting North American tribal and worldwide indigenous communities. Hansen is a correspondent for the Indian Country Today Media Network and her articles have appeared in other news publications including News from Indian Country
News from Indian Country
News From Indian Country is a nationwide, privately owned newspaper, published twice a month, founded by Paul DeMain in 1986, who is the managing editor and an owner. It is the oldest continuing, nationally distributed publication that is not owned by a tribal government...
, Native American Times
Native American Times
The Native American Times is a national newspaper focused on American Indian coverage, based out of Oklahoma. The newspaper's publisher is Lisa Snell....
and High Country News
High Country News
High Country News is a twice-monthly magazine published in Paonia, Colorado that primarily focuses on public policy, environmental issues, and culture in the Western United States. Founded in 1970 in Wyoming by rancher and environmentalist, Tom Bell, High Country News is a non-profit 501 corporation...
. She maintains a personal online public service news project titled Mother Earth Journal.
Memberships
She is a 2010 Climate Media Fellow of the Earth Journalism Network , a 2009 National Press FoundationNational Press Foundation
The National Press Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides training for journalists and awards excellence in journalism. The Foundation was established in Washington, D.C. in 1976.- Activities :...
Fellow, a 2009 and 2010 Fellow of the Association of Health Care Journalists
Association of Health Care Journalists
The Association of Health Care Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. There are more than 1,100 members of...
and a 1994 Fellow of the Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Environmental Journalists
The Society of Environmental Journalists is a non-profit created by and for journalists who report environmental topics in the news media. The mission of the Society of Environmental Journalists is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism across all media to advance public...
. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Environmental Journalists
The Society of Environmental Journalists is a non-profit created by and for journalists who report environmental topics in the news media. The mission of the Society of Environmental Journalists is to strengthen the quality, reach and viability of journalism across all media to advance public...
, the Association of Health Care Journalists
Association of Health Care Journalists
The Association of Health Care Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. There are more than 1,100 members of...
, the Native American Journalists Association
Native American Journalists Association
The Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
, and the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. As a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists, she requested with other journalists that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) end current practices that restrict the public's access to health information.
Personal life
Hansen was born and raised in Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
and is an enrolled member of the Winnebago
Ho-Chunk
The Ho-Chunk, also known as Winnebago, are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what is now Wisconsin and Illinois. There are two federally recognized Ho-Chunk tribes, the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska....
Tribe of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. She lives in Whidbey Island, Washington.
Awards
- Native American Journalists AssociationNative American Journalists AssociationThe Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
2011 'Excellence in Journalism' Media Awards: "Best Environmental News Story" in a daily/weekly Indian Country Today Media Network - Native American Journalists Association 2011 'Excellence in Journalism' Media Awards: "Best Feature Story" in a monthly High Country News
- Native American Journalists Association 2010 'Excellence in Journalism' Media Awards: "Best Environmental Story" in a daily/weekly Indian Country Today Media Network
- Native American Journalists Association 2008 Media Awards: "Best News Story" in a monthly High Country News
- Native American Journalists Association 2008 Media Awards: "Best Environmental News Story" in a daily/weekly Indian Country Today
- The Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Writer of the Year, Prose 1996 and 1997
- Native American Journalists Association 1997 Media Awards: "Honorable Mention, Best News Story"
- The OregonianThe OregonianThe Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
Publisher’s Award of Excellence 1990
External links
- Mother Earth Journal -- Terri Hansen's online news project
- "Environmental Health News" review of Hansen article