Journalist launches site for American Indian youth

Indian Country Today reports that television news reporter Mary Kim Titla, in response to a dearth of inspiring online material for Indian youth, created Native Youth Magazine.

"'The youths needed a place in cyberspace that they could call their own. This is a place where everyone can be a star,'" Titla said to Indian Country Today.

Titla hopes the site "will not only inspire, but provide role models and give a lift to the downhearted."

The site launched on July 1 and got 42,000 hits that day, said Indian Country Today. As of July 11, Native Youth Magazine had over 329,000, according to the magazine's Web site.