Winning for Native America: “Kuynákmahich”

Posted on August 10, 2011 by chiarasottile

It’s hard to believe that a year ago this month I was making my way to The Journalism School at Columbia. And now that the next class is already starting their journey, some of my journalism work is also coming full circle. I have just found out that “Winning for Native America” is going to be featured on Indian Country Today’s website. I’m excited and grateful for this opportunity; I hope that it will allow more people to check out the story, and hopefully be inspired by it.

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Fast Forward News

Posted on May 11, 2011 by chiarasottile

As The Journalism School’s class of 2011 is now heading out into the career world, who better to explore the new journalism frontier than us?

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Letting the story tell itself & The Birdman

Posted on April 2, 2011 by chiarasottile

The most true way to tell a story is to let it be told in its original voice. This video “They call me ‘birdman’” is one example. It’s the story of Inwood resident James Cataldi who turned a forgotten “heroin shanty town” in northern Manhattan into a wildlife sanctuary. See the video here, in his own words.

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Announcing chiarasottile.com

Posted on February 23, 2011 by chiarasottile

Today I am excited to announce that the very first version of my portfolio website site is up and published. I invite you to take a look and leave comments and critiques here.

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VIDEO: New York City from a bird’s eye view

Posted on January 15, 2011 by chiarasottile

New York City is a major junction for birds on the migratory flyway. Millions of birds–of over 355 species–pass through or make their nest here. But it’s an urban obstacle course with dangerous consequences and no wildlife treatment center. Watch the inspiring story of Rita McMahon and the Wild Bird Fund’s efforts to treat injured wildlife in New York City.

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VIDEO: Harlem’s “Little France”

Posted on December 5, 2010 by chiarasottile

The beginnings of a French community have earned one Harlem block a new nickname.

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VIDEO: Columbia University expansion plans ruffle feathers

Posted on November 24, 2010 by chiarasottile

The Inwood Mobilization Committee is questioning Columbia University’s expansion plans, which include a redesign of Inwood’s freshwater marsh, on an environmental basis.

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Native American concerns yield Inwood Park changes

Posted on November 11, 2010 by chiarasottile

A renovation of the Indian Road Playground in Inwood is nearly complete after a year, though with some changes that came about because of objections from Native Americans concerned that parts of the original design were offensive.

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Living off the map in Inwood and Washington Heights

Posted on November 3, 2010 by chiarasottile

Of the 48 million people expected to visit New York City this year, it’s unlikely many of them will make it to Inwood, the northernmost neighborhood in Manhattan. Maybe that’s because for years these neighborhoods have literally been off the map.

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American Indians Cry Foul Play on Indian Road Playground Design

Posted on September 29, 2010 by chiarasottile

Inwood’s children will soon have a new place to play, but some community members worry about the lessons the renovated Indian Road Playground will teach when it reopens this fall. Members of Manhattan’s Native American community say they were left out of the planning process and that the resulting design is stereotypical and offensive.

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