Native American Journalist Assosiation

Today we were assigned to browse through the Native American Journalists Association website. The NAJA website leads you to links the offer a wide variety of News releases, programs, scholarships, conventions, job opportunities, internships, and so much more. I'd recommend checking out this website, to see what this group of Native Americans has to offer.

As I was browsing through the toolbar on the left hand side of the site, I came accross an article that instantly stood out to me. The article announced the releasing of "Shoot Minnie Shoot," on the silver screen. It immediately caught my attention, and made me in need of more information of this story. "Shoot Minnie Shoot," the said to be "very inspirational," book written by author Happy Jack Feder. The story is of a group of young native teenage girls in 1904. What made them known? First World Champions of Basketball at St. Louis’ 1904 World’s Fair. These girls came from living in Teepees, and never picking up a basketball, to victories over men's and women's university teams. Among 300 children attending Fort Shaw Boarding School in Montana, these girls rose, literally from nothing, to become heroes to Natives across the country. This book has been critically acclaimed by people such as the 27 year girl's basketball coach of University of Montana, Robin Selvig, to other well known authors, and well known book reviewer, Bill Croke. Reading the article led me to find out more about this book, and soon to be movie, and now has me deeply interested in this event.