Native Public Media

Station support program - npm currently supports 57 tribal radio stations and four television stations across the united states, by providing services and programs that are critical to increasing the leadership and capacity of Native peoples to operate their own broadcast facilities. Providing stations with direct support and services to maintain their on-air service to tribal communities include 1) training and education to grow tribal broadcasting capacity and expertise in areas such as fundraising, emergency communications preparedness, and compliance with federal communications commission and corporation for Public broadcasting compliance; 2) hosting of the annual Native broadcast summit; 3) on-site station operations intervention services; 4) co-hosting of the andy harvey youth broadcast and journalism workshop for high school students; and 5) providing resources and support including network-wide strategic planning.the station support program includes the following services:broadcast service: Native radio and television stations are the first word on the ground during emergencies and disasters like covid-19, providing rapid response emergency communications. The broadcast service program raises critical revenue from funders, community service organizations, and sponsors to support the swift deployment of emergency communications using Public service announcements. Npm serves as a one-stop shop for underwriters and advertisers in buying airtime and works with stations on scripting and producing psas, distributing audio files to the network, and fiscal accountability. Training and education: npm's training and education program are integral to the capacity building of the Native radio and television broadcast personnel in serving the Public with confidence and success. Training for youth serves as a pipeline from high school to college. Npm's training catalog includes a) emergency communications preparedness, b) first amendment protectors program, c) underwriting, and d) onsite intervention training tailored to the specific station needs. In addition, npm hosts the annual Native broadcast summit featuring compliance workshops and the andy harvey indigenous broadcast and journalism workshop for Arizona Native high school students.

Policy program - npm advocates for progressive policies and regulations that encourage the expansion and strengthening of Native Public Media through mediums and platforms that are truly community-based, local, and democratic.policy change through community engagement is inherent to all of npm's work and aims to:1.) Assist tribes and tribal entities in the licensing of broadcast facilities.2.) Support tribal communications and telecommunications policies that advance funding, consultation, fellowships, infrastructure deployment, and program support.