Allison Herrera
Indigenous Affairs reporterAllison Herrera is a radio and print journalist who's worked for PRX's The World, Colorado Public Radio as the climate and environment editor and as a freelance reporter for High Country News’ Indigenous Affairs desk.
While at The World, she covered gender and equity for a reporting project called “Across Women’s Lives,” which focused on women’s rights around the globe. This project took her to Ukraine, where Herrera showcased the country’s global surrogacy industry, and reported on families who were desperate to escape the ongoing civil war that they moved to abandoned towns near the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site. In 2019, she received a fellowship from the International Women in Media Fund to report on the issue of reproductive rights in Argentina, a country scarred by the effects of the Dirty War and a legacy of sexual and physical abuse directed towards women.
In 2015 and 2016, Herrera co-created and produced the Localore project “Invisible Nations” with KOSU. The project included video, radio and live events centered on telling better stories about Native American life in Oklahoma. Invisible Nations received several awards from the Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists.
In 2017, she and her colleague Ziva Branstetter received an Emmy Award nomination for their Reveal story “Does the Time Fit the Crime,” which centered on criminal justice in Oklahoma.
in 2019, Herrera’s story for High Country News and Center for Public Integrity titled When Disaster Strikes, Indigenous Communities Receive Unequal Disaster Aid received a Scripps Howard nomination for best environmental reporting along with the One Disaster Away series.
Herrera’s Native ties are from her Xolon Salinan tribal heritage; her family’s traditional village was in the Toro Creek area of the Central California coast.
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The Native American Media Alliance in collaboration with the Cherokee Nation Film Office announced on Tuesday the first recipients of a new fellowship aimed to help Native American writers get a leg up in the film industry.
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On Tuesday, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its 2021 class of National Heritage Fellowship winners, which includes Osage textile and ceramic artist Anita Fields.
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After losing his seat as Quapaw Tribal Chairman in 2020, John Berrey planned to run for vice-chairman in the upcoming elections, but that move was challenged by registered Quapaw voters because of an ongoing legal controversy surrounding Berrey’s tenure. He already faces criminal charges and could be disenrolled from the Tribe.
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The Cherokee Nation announced on Monday that it has filed its 1,000th case in tribal court following last year's McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling.
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The Muscogee Nation approved legislation last week to add a ballot question that could strengthen the tribal nation's free press protections.
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President Joe Biden came to Tulsa on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, arguably the worst racist attack in American history.
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Thousands gathered this weekend in Tulsa, Okla. to remember those killed 100 years ago in the Tulsa Race Massace. The events included concerts, marches and speeches from civil rights leaders including the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Last week, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced his resignation, saying the controversy surrounding his recent divorce filing could overshadow the work of his office. His decision could jeopardize ongoing negotiations with two of the state's biggest tribal nations over criminal jurisdiction.
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On the eve of the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Choctaw Chief Gary Batton published an open letter calling for a dialogue on the issue of the tribal nation's Freedmen, descendants of former slaves held by Choctaw citizens.
