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Today we are revisiting our conversation with Dalton Walker (Red Lake Anishinaabe) who is Deputy Managing Editor for Indian Country Today. Dalton Walker shares how he followed his teenage dreams of expanding on the kind of coverage he would see in newspapers about Native people. Dalton also has contributed to Minnesota Native News’ pandemic coverage

By becoming a journalist he’s providing a more complete picture of the issues and opportunities affecting Native people, communities, and all our lives.

Check out his pandemic coverage with Minnesota Native News

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