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Natasha Brennan

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Tag: Weight for Distance

World Record Holder

Spencer Tyler plays at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival Highland Games in Long Beach, CA Feb. 16. Tyler holds the … More

Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Spencer Tyler, Weight for Distance, World Record Holder

Chalking

A player chalks his hands to prepare for the weight for distance competition in the Highland Games held at the … More

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Weight for Distance Toss

Weight for distance competition in the Highland Games held at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA.

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Preparing for the Stone Throw

Weight for distance competition in the Highland Games held at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA.

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Overhead Stone

Weight for distance competition in the Highland Games held at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA.

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Sock Flash

A Scottish sock flash hangs from the sock of a weight for distance player in the Highland Games held at … More

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Metal Weight

A weight used in the weight for distance competition in the Highland Games held at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival … More

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Chalk Dust

Weight for distance competition in the Highland Games held at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in Long Beach, CA.

Highland Games, Long Beach, Queen Mary, Scottish Festival, Weight for Distance

Weight for Distance

A man competes in the weight for distance games at the Scots Festival.

Highland Games, Queen Mary, Scots Fest, Weight for Distance

Stone Throw

A man competes in a weight for distance game.

Highland Games, Queen Mary, Scots Fest, Stone Throw, Weight for Distance

Welcome

Photo by Claudia Ceja

Natasha Brennan is a skilled journalist and photographer covering Indigenous communities in Washington state for The News Tribune in partnership with The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald and The Tri-City Herald via Report for America, a national news service. She is a recent graduate of USC Annenberg’s master’s in journalism program and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and photography from the University of La Verne.

As a child of two veterans and a lifetime member Girl Scout, Natasha is an ardent philanthropist excited to continue giving back to her community. She is passionate about aiding homeless veterans, subsidizing mental health treatment and the pressing issues facing Indigenous people.

Natasha’s work can be found in The Associated Press, US News and World Report, The News Tribune, The Bellingham Herald, The Olympian, The Tri-City Herald, Indian Country Today, the Daily Mail, Diario de Mallorca, Annenberg Media, La Verne Magazine, Voice Magazine, the Irene Carlson Gallery, the Homestead Museum, CalTrans Museum, the University of La Verne’s The Cultural & Natural History Collections, the Wilson Library and in other publications. Her 2019 book on the GabrieleƱo-Kizh tribe, “People of the Willow House,” has been displayed at numerous San Gabriel Valley libraries, museums and a copy was requested by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

Natasha’s is an active member of numerous professional organizations including the Native American Journalists Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists.

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