Underscore on XRAY: 'Release The Pain We Carry' Scenes from MMIR Day of Awareness and Action

Welcome to Underscore on X-RAY. This is a collaboration between X RAY and local publication Underscore Native News. Tune in every other Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.

Underscore produces Indigenous-centered journalism that illuminates the intersections of sovereignty and justice and portrays the rich diversity of Native communities in the Pacific Northwest.  Underscore aims to produce thoughtful, revelatory stories that might otherwise go unreported and unheard, focusing exclusively on Native communities and the issues that impact them.

XRAY.FM Reporter Hana Francis is joined by Underscore Native News Reporter Nika Bartoo-Smith.

Nika Bartoo-Smith is a joint reporter with Underscore Native News and ICT, an independent, nonprofit news enterprise. Nika is a journalist with a passion for working to center the voices and experiences of communities often left behind in mainstream media coverage. Of Osage and Oneida Nations descent, with Northern European and Indonesian ancestry, Nika was born and raised in Portland. Since March 2023, she previously worked as the health and social services reporter at The Columbian in Vancouver, Washington. Nika received a degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. 

Check out Nika's reporting discussed in this program: 

‘Release the Pain We Carry:’ Scenes from MMIR Day of Awareness and Action.

Follow Nika @nikabartoosmith

To read more articles by Underscore Native News, you can go to their website, https://www.underscore.news/ or follow them on social media @underscore.news to stay up to date on all the latest reporting.