IndiJ Public Media
Building the future of Indigenous journalism.
IndiJ Public Media is the nonprofit institutional home of ICT (Indian Country Today) providing the infrastructure, resources and long-term support that Indigenous journalism needs to grow and endure.
ICT: A LEGACY, REIMAGINED
For 45 years, ICT has been a trusted voice in Indian Country. Today we’re transforming that legacy into a modern multimedia newsroom built for how audiences actually consume news: image-driven, mobile and in the moment. Our content moves seamlessly from the field across digital, social, audio and broadcast platforms.
The journalism is the same. The reach is different.
WHY IT MATTERS
Indigenous stories have too often been ignored, filtered or told by others. ICT is changing that by putting Indigenous journalists, perspectives and communities at the center and delivering those stories at a national scale.
At a time when misinformation is rising and local news is disappearing, this work is essential.
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING
IndiJ Public Media exists so that ICT and the journalists who power it have what they need to grow and endure.
We’re not waiting for the future of Indigenous media to arrive. We’re building it.
What guides everything we do.
Respect
Humility
We listen before we lead. Our role is to strengthen others, not to center ourselves.
Integrity
Wisdom
Truth
Courage
Compassion
Led by Indigenous people, for Indigenous communities.
Katie Oyan
President & CEO, IndiJ Public Media
Katie Oyan is an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and a seasoned media executive with deep experience in public media, nonprofit management, and Indigenous communications. She brings a commitment to building durable, community-accountable media infrastructure that serves Indigenous peoples for generations to come.
As President and CEO of IndiJ Public Media, Katie leads the organization’s strategic vision, institutional partnerships, and operational growth — overseeing both the IndiJ infrastructure and its flagship outlet, ICT.
Prior to joining IndiJ, Katie held senior roles in public media and tribal communications, where she developed expertise in audience development, revenue strategy, and Indigenous media policy.
The business team behind the infrastructure.
IndiJ Public Media’s business team handles the operations, finance, developmentand strategy that keep Indigenous media infrastructure running.
ICT’s editorial staff are featured on ictnews.org.
Laura Fuentes
Chief Finance & Administrative Officer
Jacki Foster
Chief of Staff
Chickasaw Nation
Ebonye Delaney
Chief Strategy Officer
Emily Matis
Development Manager
Sydnie Turner
Administrative Assistant & Accounting Coordinator
Our board reflects the diversity of Indigenous experience across North America.
Our board of directors includes Indigenous professionals with deep expertise in media, philanthropy, law, and finance.
Bringing a breadth of lived experience and perspective to the governance of IndiJ Public Media.
Mark Trahant
Shoshone-Bannock
Holly Cook Macarro
Red Lake Band of Ojibwe
Michael Johnson
Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota
Melissa Greene-Blye
Miami Tribe
Vanessa Casavant
Anishinaabe
Kathy Baird
Sicangu Lakota, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, & Oneida nation of Wisconsin descent
Katie Oyan
Oglala Lakota
Rooted in Phoenix. Present across North America.
Phoenix, Arizona
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
Arizona State University
555 N Central Avenue, Suite 302
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Diederich College of Communication
Marquette University
1131 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Missoula, Montana
School of Journalism
University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
Portland, Oregon
Underscore Native News
1200 NW Naito Parkway
Ste. 490
Portland, OR 97209
Our reporters are all over Indian Country.
Support Indigenous Media
IndiJ Public Media exists so Indigenous media doesn’t have to
fight for survival alone. Your support builds the infrastructure
our communities deserve.
IndiJ Public Media · EIN 86-2229607 · 501(c)(3) nonprofit · PO Box 929, Phoenix AZ 85001