Coverage of tribal natural resources is supported in part by Catena Foundation
Reporter Gabriel Pietrorazio, who covers tribal natural resources and Indigenous issues for KJZZ, recently earned six Indigenous Media Awards for his reporting in 2024.
The Indigenous Journalists Association announced winners for this year's contest earlier this month.
In the Associate Division III - Radio/Podcast division, Pietrorazio won first and third places in the Best News Story category; second place in the Best Feature Story catgegory; second and third places in the Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities category.
In the Associate Division III - Print and/or Online division, he won second place in the Best News Story category.
Revisit Pietrorazio's award-winning stories.
Radio/Podcast: Best News Story - first place
The White Mesa Mill in Utah is where uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain Mine in Arizona will soon be trucked through the Navajo Nation. But that same facility has received waste from a much farther location, one that is frustrating another tribe.
Print and/or Online: Best News Story - second place
The White Mesa Mill, which resembles an industrial warehouse, is where Energy Fuels crushes gray-like uranium ore into a yellow powdery substance, then an olive green solid called U308.
Radio/Podcast: Best Feature Story - second place
Flute-making is a time-honored artform among tribal communities across Arizona, but this traditional craft may also be under threat. One invasive species is seen by conservationists as an evil plant, but it's also a natural resource deeply rooted in cultural practices among the state’s original inhabitants.
Radio/Podcast: Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities - second place
President Biden formally apologized for the U.S. government’s role in running boarding schools for Indigenous children during his first official trip to the Gila River Indian Community on Friday.
Radio/Podcast: Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities - third place
There are plenty of dogs, cats and other stray animals on tribal reservations. These volunteers have made it their mission to take care of them, and one is getting national recognition.
Radio/Podcast: Best News Story - third place
Wildlife conservation efforts, in part, criminalized Indigenous customs, but also led to a thriving global black market for wildlife parts. To counteract that illicit industry, a Phoenix nonprofit has been providing an alternative, legal source of feathers for tribal members in Arizona and nationwide.
