Turtle Mountain Times
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Belcourt, North Dakota, United States |
| Circulation | 1,619 |
| ISSN | 1082-5622 |
| Website | tmtimes |
The Turtle Mountain Times is a weekly[1] local newspaper based in Belcourt, North Dakota.[2] It is published in print edition only, and in English.[1]
History
[edit]On October 27, 1993, the Turtle Mountain Times was first published. It established by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.[3][4] The Times was founded by Richard J. “Jiggers” LaFramboise, at the time the chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, with assistance from the then owner of Indian Country Today. The first staff worked for a short time at Indian Country Today as part of their training for setting up the newspaper.[4] The establishment of the newspaper was seen as a positive move in shaping the Native American media narrative.[5] The first editor was Robin Poitra-Powell.[3] Despite early assurance of non-interference,[3] Poitra-Powell was fired in 1994 by the tribal council after a disagreement about publishing the minutes of tribal council meetings.[6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Turtle Mountain times". ISSN 1082-5622. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ www.taointeractive.com, Tao Interactive Inc -. "North Dakota Newspaper Association - All Papers". www.ndna.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Lone Fight, Tony (October 31, 1993). "Their own story, their own voice". Grand Forks Herald. p. 9.
- 1 2 Giago, Tim (March 27, 2012). "'Jiggers' Said He Wanted a Newspaper and the Turtle Mountain Times Was Born". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ Red Eagle, Cheryl (November 3, 1993). "Two newspapers deal with Native Americans". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 11.
- ↑ Navarro, Bruno J. (April 1, 1994). "Tribal Council fires newspaper editor". Grand Forks Herald. p. 10.
- ↑ "Turtle Mountain newspaper editor discovers she's fired". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. April 2, 1994. p. 17.
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