Savannah Maher, a citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and reporter for Marketplace on NPR, won five National Native Media Awards. Aquinnah Wampanoag Joseph Lee also received a first-place award in the print/online category. The Native American Journalist Association (NAJA) presented the awards in person during its annual convention in August.

Savannah received a first-place award for best radio/broadcast feature story, the first-place award for best radio/broadcast news story, a second place for best radio/broadcast news story, a first-place award for best print/online health coverage article, and the third place for best radio/podcast news story.

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