DIFFERENT INAUGURAL PERSPECTIVE

The press release below not only offers a different perspective on the Inaugural, but also a lesson on re-invention. Kara Briggs is a former reporter for the Seattle Post Intelligencer.

The Navajo Times announces plans to host a live blog about the inauguration of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The blog is a collaboration between the Navajo Times and the NMAI E-Newservice, which is a publication of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. It will be available starting this weekend at http://navajotimes.com/inauguration/.

"This site is for everyone to find out what Native Americans are doing at the inauguration of the 144th president of the United States," said Navajo Times editor Tom Arviso. "This is a service that people won't see anywhere else." Kara Briggs, Yakama journalist and editor of the NMAI E-Newservice, will post live from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. where leaders from across Native America will gather to celebrate the inauguration. "Four-hundred yards from the U.S. Capitol, the museum will be the hub of inauguration day activities for Native Americans," Briggs said. Stay logged on Tuesday morning for a Native perspective on the historic day.