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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

This Next Gen Radio: Indigenous project was funded by the Indigenous Journalists Association and University of New Mexico, School of Communications and Journalism.

Our journalist/mentors for this project were:

Jes Abeita (Isleta/Laguna,) Audience Engagement Director, Underscore News, Portland, OR
Adrianna Adame (Mexican and Chippewa Cree,) Reporter, Buffalo’s Fire, Bismarck, ND
Carrie Jung, Education Reporter, WBUR, Boston, MA
Taylar Stagner (Southern Arapaho/ Eastern Shoshone Tribes), Freelance Journalist, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
Christine Trudeau (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), Reporter, News From Native California, Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) President, San Diego, CA

Our staff:

Managing Editors – Michelle Faust Raghavan, Founder, Claridad Media, Portland, OR and Adreanna Rodriguez (Standing Rock Sioux,) Freelance Journalist/Producer, Oakland, CA
Digital Editors – Dr. Amara Aguilar, Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Cameo Hill, Web Developer, Tempe, AZ; Heather Gomez (Jicarilla Apache,) Tribal Liaison, Rainforest Innovations, Dulce, NM; Laura Gonzalez, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and Alexis L. Richardson, Independent Editor & Content Strategist, Philadelphia, PA
Audio Tech/Engineers – Patrice Mondragon, Freelance Audio Engineer, Denver, CO and Tina Tobey Mack, Freelance Audio Engineer/Sound Designer, Somerville, MA
Illustrators – Yunyi Dai, Freelance Illustrator, Pasadena, CA; Eejoon Choi, Freelance Illustrator, Los Angeles, CA; Lauren Ibañez, Freelance Illustrator, Houston, TX; and Emily Whang, Freelance Illustrator, Los Angeles, CA
Visual Editors – Furhana Afrid, Communications Specialist, Albuquerque, NM; Corinne Chin, Director of News Talent, The Associated Press, Chicago, IL; and Jaz’min Franks, Freelance Photographer and Creative Director, St. Louis, MO
Copy Editor – Brent L. Smith, Freelance Copy Editor, Los Angeles, CA

Special thanks to Megan Myscofski, Reporter for KUNM in Albuquerque and Michael Marcotte, Professor of Practice at the University of New Mexico

NPR’s Next Generation Radio program is directed by its founder, Doug Mitchell, NPR, Washington, D.C.