''National Native News'' is a

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based public radio headlines package service owned by the Kohanic Broadcast Corporation. It produces and distributes a daily, 5-minute segment of stories and features related to Native American and Canadian

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issues that is used by public radio stations to supplement their locally produced news programming. It is the only daily radio program in the United States focusing on Native American topics. ''National Native News'' was established in 1987 with an initial funding grant from the

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. It was originally distributed by the

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(APRN) and its broadcast reach limited to

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. In 1995 APRN turned over the program to Kohanic Broadcast Corporation, and syndication began shortly thereafter, with programs distributed by the Public Radio satellite system. The program moved its studios to

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in 2003. ''National Native News'' is carried on more than 200 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada, including

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, and others. A portion of the program's broadcasts have been archived in the

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References

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External links

1988 ''Christian Science Monitor'' story on the launch of ''National Native News''
American news radio programs American public radio programs 1987 radio programme debuts Native American radio