The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian is seeking Native American veterans for a new audio documentary series to highlight their military service. The below e-mail from PR contractor Deb Edattel explains more. She can be contacted directly at 202-772-4146 or deb.edattel@edelman.com.
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Dear Mr. Davis,
Thank you so much for your time over the phone this morning. As I mentioned, I work for Edelman and we are working in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to produce an audio documentary series highlighting the lives and military service of Native Americans. The goal of the series is to tell authentic, rich and complex stories that celebrate the role of Native Americans in military life and culture, explore why Native Americans are so often drawn to military service, and shed light on the impact that service has on their lives and communities.
There will be three episodes in the series, each focused on the story of one veteran. Ideally we’d like to feature a variety of stories that highlight different perspectives, potentially featuring different generations of veterans (younger and older), folks who’ve served in different wars and in different branches of service, folks who have a family history of military service and those who do not, people who were career military or those who served for a brief period, individuals whose tribal affiliations run deep or folks whose tribal affiliation is less a part of their identity. We do
expect to travel to collect some of these stories, however, we would be particularly interested folks who reside in the Washington, DC metro area or the region (for example, North Carolina).
Once completed, the series will be posted online including websites owned by the Smithsonian and places like iTunes where people go to listen to audio interviews and stories. The interviews may be heard on radio stations both nationally and locally.
Veterans interested in potentially sharing their stories with us can contact me directly at 202-772-4146 or deb.edattel@edelman.com. Or, if you are able to share contact information with me, we are happy to reach out to them.
Again, thank you for your time and consideration.
Kind regards,
Deb
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