Melissa Olson
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Melissa Olson is a tribal citizen of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and reports for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)’s Native News project. She is also a recent contributor to MPR’s North Star Journey Series, stories about the resiliency of Indigenous, Black, and people of color throughout Minnesota.
Her award-winning, long-form audio documentary Stolen Childhoods was produced in collaboration with KFAI community radio.
Olson is a graduate of the arts and public policy program at New York University's Tisch School for the Arts.
