Journalist Rebecca Nagle to give lecture at CSUB to discuss Indigenous representation
Award-winning journalist Rebecca Nagle will give the Kegley Institute of Ethics’ 37th annual Charles W. Kegley Memorial Lecture on Wednesday.
Nagle will deliver the lecture, “Changing the Narrative: Native/ Indigenous Representation in the News Media,” via Zoom but the public is invited to attend the broadcast at Cal State Bakersfield’s Dore Theatre or view it online via Zoom.
The free event will also feature a performance by local Indigenous drum group Eagle Heart Drum Group, from the Bakersfield American Indian Health Project Center, before the lecture.
The group incorporates traditional intertribal songs and dance from various tribes.
Nagle, a citizen of Cherokee Nation, is the writer and host of the podcast “This Land,” presenting deeply reported stories on issues that impact Indigenous communities. In the podcast’s first season, she told the story of a Supreme Court case about tribal land in Oklahoma, the small-town murder that prompted it, and the surprising connection to her own family history. That story is the subject of her first book, “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land,” which will be published by HarperCollins in September. Her writing on Native representation, federal Indian law and tribal sovereignty has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA Today, Indian Country Today, and more.
Nagle is the recipient of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, the Exceptional Journalism Award from the Women’s Media Center, a Peabody nomination, a National Magazine Awards finalist, two Webby Awards for best documentary podcast, the Medal of Distinction from Barnard College, and numerous awards from the Native American Journalist Association.
“Nagle’s journalism, including her critically acclaimed podcast ‘This Land,’ has helped bring overdue attention to issues affecting indigenous communities,” said Dr. Nate Olson, interim KIE director. “Her lecture will highlight the vibrancy of indigenous communities both locally and nationally.”
The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Dore Theatre on campus, 9001 Stockdale Highway. Attendees may attend in person or watch via Zoom at csub.zoom. us/j/86577363059.