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Eric Bolin, Cherokee, is a junior at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla. He graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the Associated Press bureau in Sioux Falls, S.D. Next summer, Bolin will intern at the AP bureau in Sioux Falls under the Freedom Forum's Chips Quinn Scholars internship program.

Luella N. Brien, Crow, is graduating this December from the University of Montana in Missoula, with a degree in print journalism, and plans to start a graduate program in education at UM in spring semester. A graduate of the Freedom Forum’s 2002 American Indian Journalism Institute, Brien has had reporting internships at the Seattle Times, the Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune under the Chips Quinn Scholars Program, and the Missoulian, where she continues to work part time as a reporter. She was reznet’s blog editor in fall semester 2005 and is president of the University of Montana student chapter of the Native American Journalists Association.

Ricardo Caté, Santo Domingo Pueblo, is a student at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., and a graduate of the Freedom Forum's 2005 American Indian Journalism Institute. A Marine Corps veteran and cartoonist, Caté does a morning radio show on college station KDUR, which reznet posts as podcasts.

Estella Claymore, Cheyenne River Sioux, attends the University of Minnesota in Morris and is a graduate of the Freedom Forum's 2005 American Indian Journalism Institute. She writes reznet's weekly "Frybread Flicks" movie reviews.

Travis Coleman, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, is a senior at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, majoring in English. He writes reznet's weekly "Frequency" music column and was the "Frybread Flicks" movie reviewer last year. Coleman twice attended the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute. He's interned as a reporter at the Fargo (N.D.) Forum, the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star and the Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune as a Chips Quinn Scholar. Next summer, Coleman will intern as a reporter at the Associated Press bureau in Omaha, Neb.

Patrick L. Delabrue, Menominee, is a student at College of Menonimee Nation in Keshena, Wis. He is a graduate of the Freedom Forum’s American Indian Journalism Institute and interned as a reporter at the Appleton (Wis.) Post-Crescent under the Chips Quinn Scholars Program and, last summer, at the Sheboygan (Wis.) Press.

Jordan Dresser, Northern Arapaho, attends Central Wyoming College in Riverton. He twice attended the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute and after his graduation from AIJI last summer, he interned as a reporter at the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star.

Vince Feeling, Cherokee, attends Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla. He graduated from the Freedom Forum's 2004 American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette. Feeling also has interned at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. He does podcasts for reznet.

Christina Good Voice, Muscogee (Creek), is a senior at the University of Oklahoma, majoring in journalism. Good Voice graduated from the first American Indian Journalism Institute in 2001. She interned as a reporter at the tribal Cherokee Phoenix newspaper and, last summer, at the Associated Press bureau in Columbia, S.C. Next summer, she will begin a six-month reporting internship at the Associated Press bureau in Oklahoma City.

Manuel Gullatt Jr., Walker River Paiute, is a student at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and graduated from the Freedom Forum's 2003 American Indian Journalism Institute.

Craig Henry, Cherokee, is a senior at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, majoring in English. Henry graduated from the first American Indian Journalism Institute in 2001, and for the past three years has been reznet's assistant editor, responsible for HTML-formatting and posting all stories and photos onto the reznet Web site. He also has worked at AIJI as an assistant to institute director Jack Marsh for the past three summers. Henry has interned as a reporter at the Muskogee (Okla.) Daily Phoenix and, twice, at the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Cynthia Hernandez, Prairie Band Potawatomi, is a junior at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, majoring in journalism. She graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the Fargo (N.D.) Forum.

Billy Hoskison, Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma, is a student at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan. He graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the St. Cloud (Minn.) Times.

Allie Hostler, Hoopa, attends Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif. She is a graduate of the Freedom Forum's 2005 American Indian Journalism Institute.

Martina Rose Lee, Navajo, is a student at Arizona State University in Tempe. She is a graduate of the Freedom Forum's 2004 American Indian Journalism Institute.

Kaeleen McGuire, Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Oregon, is a senior at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. She graduated from the Freedom Forum's 2002 American Indian Journalism Institute and has had internships as a reporter at the Fort Collins Coloradoan under the Freedom Forum's Chips Quinn Scholars program and at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C.

Martha Molina, Maya, is a student at Highline Community College, Des Moines, Wash. She is a 2005 graduate of the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute.

Louis Montclair, Fort Peck Sioux, is a senior at the University of Montana in Missoula, majoring in photojournalism. He is a 2003 graduate of the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute and has had internships as a photographer at the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star and the Missoulian newspaper in Montana. Last summer, he worked at Fort Peck's tribal newspaper, the Wotanin Wowapi. Montclair is reznet's student photo editor. He selects, adjusts and sizes all photos used on reznet.

Lora Pabst, Pawnee and Choctaw, is a junior at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, studying journalism on a full scholarship from the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she will intern next summer as a reporter. Last summer, she interned at the St. Cloud (Minn.) Times under the Freedom Forum’s Chips Quinn Scholars Program.

Princella Parker, Omaha, is a junior at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., majoring in journalism with a minor in theatre. She is a 2004 graduate of the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute and is president of the Native American Association at Creighton.

Virginia Perez, Sisseton-Wahpeton, is a senior at the South Dakota State University in Brookings, majoring in journalism. She twice attended the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute and after graduation from AIJI last summer, she interned as a reporter at the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Benny Polacca, Hopi, is graduating this December from Arizona State University in Tempe. In spring semester 2006, he’ll be working at an internship as a reporter at the Bend (Ore.) Bulletin, under the Freedom Forum’s Chips Quinn Scholars Program. Polacca twice attended the Freedom Forum’s American Indian Journalism Institute and after graduation from AIJI last summer, he interned as a reporter at the Fargo (N.D.) Forum.

Sunnie Redhouse, Navajo, is a junior at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, majoring in journalism. She graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the St. Cloud (Minn.) Times. Next summer she will intern as a reporter at the St. Cloud Times under the Freedom Forum's Chips Quinn Scholars Program.

Michael RedStone, Fort Peck Assiniboine, attends the tribal Fort Peck Community College in Poplar on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. She graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the Missoulian newspaper in Montana. Next summer, RedStone will go through basic training for the U.S. Army National Guard.

Jasa Santos, Salish, is a junior at the University of Montana in Missoula, majoring in print journalism. She graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a reporter at the Billings (Mont.) Gazette.

Lela Schwitzer, Menominee, is a graduate student in education at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Her reznet opinion article, "Biting the Hands That Fed You," was the national winner of the Society of Professional Journalists' 2004 Mark of Excellence award in the online opinion and commentary category.

Adam Sings In The Timber, Crow, is a junior at the University of Montana in Missoula, majoring in photo journalism. He graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a photographer at the Billings (Mont.) Gazette.

Amanda Stone, Cherokee, is a junior at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., majoring in mass communication. She goes to school on a full scholarship to play tennis for the school. She twice attended the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute and after her graduation from AIJI last summer, she interned as a reporter at the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star. Next summer, Stone will intern as a reporter at the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader under the Chips Quinn Scholars internship program.

Ryan Tahbo, Colorado River Tribe, is a junior at the University of Montana in Missoula, majoring in photojournalism. He graduated from the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute last summer and then interned as a photographer at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. Tahbo is in the Marine Reserves and has served in two combat tours in Iraq.

Devin Wagner, Crow, is a sophomore at the University of Montana in Missoula, majoring in photojournalism.

Dalton Walker, Red Lake Chippewa, is a junior at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, majoring in journalism. Walker graduated from the first American Indian Journalism Institute in 2001 and last summer interned as a reporter at the Duluth (Minn.) News-Tribune under the Freedom Forum's Chips Quinn Scholars Program. Next summer Walker will intern at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.

Adelle Watts, Blackfeet, is a senior at the University of Montana in Missoula, with a double major in photojournalism and Native American Studies. She is a graduate of the Freedom Forum's 2004 American Indian Journalism Institute and serves as secretary and treasurer of the University of Montana student chapter of the Native American Journalists Association.

Steven Chin is managing editor of reznet and developer of the reznet Web site. He is the new media specialist and Web editor of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, which is reznet's co-partner. A former reporter at the San Francisco Examiner, Chin works with reznet reporters as an assignment editor.

Michael Downs teaches reznet's advanced reporting class at News University, the online journalism training site of the Poynter Institute. He also teaches reporting at the American Indian Journalism Institute. Downs is a visiting professor of journalism at the University of Montana.

Bill Elsen is reznet’s career development director and copy editor. In 2004, he retired after 33-1/2 years at The Washington Post, where he was an editor in several news sections and, for nearly seven years, a director of recruiting and hiring. He is currently a contributing editor at Presstime magazine and a consultant who travels to college campuses and conventions to work with journalism students. He teaches at the American Indian Journalism Institute.

Denny McAuliffe, Osage, is the project director and founder of reznet. He is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Montana in Missoula. He worked at The Washington Post for 16 years, mostly as an assistant foreign editor. He has taught reporting at all five sessions of the Freedom Forum's American Indian Journalism Institute.

Victor Merina works with reznet reporters as an assignment editor. A former Los Angeles Times investigative reporter, Merina is a senior fellow at the Institute for Justice and Journalism at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. He also is a fellow at the Poynter Institute.