The Red Nation News is an electronic news-magazine that will present news and feature articles about Native American people from throughout the Midwest. This web-based publication will not be available in print and only be accessible via the Internet.

The e-magazine will be hosted by the University of North Dakota’s School of Communication Native Media Center and is funded by the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. Native Media Center team members Paul Boswell and Holly A. Annis will serve as editors and be responsible for the content of the Red Nation News. The e-magazine will be a high-tech training ground for students (from high schools, tribal colleges, and UND) and a new source of information about Native Americans in our region.

If you are interested in writing an article or becoming a regular contributor to the Red Nation News, contact the Native Media Center by calling Paul Boswell at 701.777-6388 or Holly Annis at 701.777-2478 or via email: paul.boswell@und.nodak.edu or holly.annis@und.nodak.edu. We encourage all interested persons to provide us with stories and photos.

The Red Nation News is a non-profit educational publication, thus we are unable to pay for articles and photos. However, the inclusion of your work in this e-magazine will be an excellent addition to your resume and portfolio.

Photos would enhance articles but are not always necessary. We encourage individual writers to provide at least one appropriate photo to accompany each article. If a photo is unavailable, we will still consider including the article in our e-magazine. Stand-alone feature photos will also be considered; please include information for a photo caption.

The Red Nation News will present a variety of articles about Native Americans in the Midwest. Only stories related to Native Americans will be considered for inclusion. News and feature articles are ideal, but columns, editorials, and letters will also be considered. The e-magazine might also have room for fiction (short stories), poetry, original art, editorial cartoons, and other items.

We hope to present a new edition of Red Nation News once each month throughout the academic year. Each edition will include at 3-5 original articles, and these stories will not be available from any other source.

If you are taking a School of Communication writing course at the University of North Dakota during the 2004-2005, there may be opportunities for you to receive extra credit for contributing to the Red Nation News.

We will consider contributions from everyone, including students, faculty, staff, and community members. However, all stories must be about Native American topics or have some connection to the Native Media Center and/or the School of Communication.

Call the UND School of Communication Native Media Center at 701.777.2478 or stop by the center, 231 O’Kelly Hall, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the school year. We appreciate your interest and look forward to receiving your contributions.