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Cecily Hilleary

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Voice of America (VOA), AlterNet, NewsBreak, Voz de América, NewsGram, Our Community Now, Alaska Native News, Native Sun News, RealClear History, Soloazar, The Oklahoma Eagle
Covers:  Native American/Alaska Native/Indigenous Affairs

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Data Suggest Serial Killers Active in Indian Country

Data Suggest Serial Killers Active in Indian Country

“Serial killers prey on marginalized populations, and indigenous women make up a disproportionate number in t…

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Native American news roundup March 9 – 14, 2025

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By Cecily Hilleary Verified
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Tribes and students sue feds over staff cuts at BIE schools Three Tribal Nations, along with five Native students, are suing the U.S. Interior Department and the Office of Indian Affairs over mass firings at the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and its federally operated schools — Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in New Mexico.
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Native American news roundup, March 2-8, 2025

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By Cecily Hilleary Verified
| Voice of America (VOA) Verified
IRS staff cuts leave tribes struggling for answers Tribal advocacy groups are expressing outrage over job cuts at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Indian Tribal Governments (ITG), the agency that guides federally recognized tribes on tax matters. As Tribal Business News reports, tribal governments are tax exempt, but there are some exceptions.
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Native American news roundup Feb. 23 – March 1, 2025

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| Voice of America (VOA) Verified
Julian Brave NoiseCat up for an Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards Secwepemc citizens of the Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia will gather at Academy Award watch parties Sunday as Julian Brave NoiseCat vies for an Oscar for the documentary “Sugarcane.” NoiseCat, a citizen of the Secwepemc Nation's Canim Lake Band, co-directed the film alongside American journalist and filmmaker Emily Kassie.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing about sick buildings for a trade rag.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! As a child, I wrote my first stories on an old Royal manual, ca. 1940s; later, I graduated to an IBM Selectric.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Twitter, Facebook, Storify, Google everything, Tumblr, Word, Dalet,

Awards

Online Journalism Award

2012 - Topical Reporting - Large Newsroom

For Middle East Voices, a project covering the Middle East uprisings of 2011.

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Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Award

2024 - Digital Media National

For Vlog/Blog "Reporter's Notebook: My Ancestor Taught in Federal Indian Boarding Schools."

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