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Native Village Opportunities
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**"We can't change what has happened, but we can change the future for ourselves, for our children and for those yet to come. And we can hold onto those values that were handed down from generation to generation." Tony Incashola, Flathead |
October 15, 2006 Issue 172
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Native Teens, Who We Are November 18, 2006 PBS Stations nationwide (Native Village assisted in this project.) Features profiles of accomplished teens, short films made by young Native Americans, and discussions young Native leaders from cities and reservations. In the Mix: www.inthemix.org www.pbs.org |
Project NATIVE III |
Learning Each Other's Languages:
L.V. McWhorter and the Columbia Plateau Tribes Washington State University An exhibit of Lucullus Virgil McWhorter's role as a cultural mediator between Anglo Americans and the native peoples of the Columbia Plateau. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/ |
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World Food Day October 16, 2006 http://www.fao.org/wfd/ |
California Indian Conference |
Survey of Distance Education in
American Indian Communities Fill out this confidential and simple online survey to help bring Native American specific studies to Tribal people. http://www.surveymonkey.com |
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Visions For The Future Art show: November 18, 2006 Deadline: October 18, 2006 Boulder, CO The Native American Rights Fund is seeking visual art by up and coming young Native artists that focuses on the vision and spirit of the mission of NARF. www.narf.org |
National Conference on Teaching,
Learning and Communicating the History of Canada |
Voices from the Past, Education
for the Future October 19-21, 2006 Sequoyah Research Center Symposium Little Rock, AR http://anpa.ualr.edu/symposia/ |
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Indian Mascots and Imagery in
the United States October 20, 2006 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Features key players in the ongoing dispute over the propriety of Indian mascots. http://www.law.asu.edu/ILP |
Securing Our Homelands |
Native American Youth Day October 20, 2006 Scottsdale, AZ All tickets are free to Native youth and their parents who are interested in sports. Nadine Groenig: 602-542-3538 |
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Awards for Service to Children
and Youth Deadline: October 25, 2006 Presented to individuals who have made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youth. http://www.nationalchildlabor.org/ |
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
SYMPOSIUM |
Suicide Prevention Across
Generations and Cultures October 26-28th, 2006 Ahwatukee, Arizona. Offers comprehensive and in depth sessions focused on best practices in suicide prevention and treatment. http://www.nativeyouthmagazine.com/ |
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REEL DIVERSITY competition July 27, 2006 Deadline: October 27, 2006 Calling for submissions by emerging filmmakers of colour for the competition. www.nfb.ca/reeldiversity |
Museums and Native American
Knowledge Symposium |
Coexistence International
Networking Initiative Deadline: October 31, 2006 Brandeis University, Inviting proposals for a project that encourages a more collaborative approach to strengthening inter-group relations. http://www.brandeis.edu/coexistence/ |
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Edge March for WORLD PEACE October 28, 2006 Led by Arun Gandhi, the surviving 72 year-old activist grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. http://www.goharrison.com/petitions/gandhi.php |
Launch of the Equator Prize 2006 |
Thanksgiving: Historical Myths
& Half Truths October 28, 2006 California Indian Museum and Cultural Center Santa Rosa, CA Addresses the sources of American Indian stereotypes in history and media, and provide ideas on how we can combat them in today’s world. www.cimcc.org |
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National Fish Habitat Action
Plan Grants |
16th Navajo Studies Conference:
In the Sacred Manner We Walk as Dine |
Digital Humanities Start-Up
Grants Program Deadline: November 15, 2006 For the planning or initial stages of digital humanities initiatives in all areas of NEH http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ E-mail: klh37@cornell.edu |
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OSU Native American High School
Weekend November 9 and 10, 2006 Deadline: November 1, 2006 Oklahoma State University , Stillwater OK Hosted by the OSU chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and the Native American Student Association, this is an opportunity for interested high school juniors and seniors to spend a weekend on a college campus. Contact Stuart Sparvier at (405)744-0401 or stuart.sparvier@okstate.edu |
NGA’s Youth Garden Grants |
Lakota Language Consortium
Teacher Trainings Nov. 1- 2, 2006 Ft. Yates Schools, Ft. Yates, ND November 16-17, 2006 Red Cloud School, Pine Ridge, SD http://www.lakhota.org/html/Fall_Trainings.html |
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100 Best Communities for Young
People Competition Deadline: November 3, 2006 Showcases communities that do an outstanding job of fostering safe and caring environments that effectively educate young people and help them become productive citizens. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org |
Upward Bound Program |
31st annual American Indian Film
Festival November 3-11, 2006 San Francisco, CA The nation’s most dominant outlet for Native American films features ground - breaking films and documentaries of USA American Indian and Canada First Nation communities. http://www.nativevue.org/blog/?p=121 |
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Tribal and Indigenous Early
Childhood Network at the NAEYC Annual Conference November 8-11, 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Inviting all tribal and indigenous Leaders, early childhood educators, and parents of American Indian, Hawaiian and Alaskan Natives children to attend this year’s conference www.annualconference.naeyc.org |
Presentation at Hamline Law
School |
American Indian College Fund
seeking art donations For November 8, 2006 event New York City The American Indian College Fund is seeking art donations for their silent auction. Money goes directly toward scholarships for students attending the nation's 32 tribal colleges. www.collegefund.org |
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Pilot Grants for
School-Community Collaborations Deadline: November 15, 2006 Providing grants for collaborative school and community programs that create healthy schools. http://www.ascd.org/ |
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American Indian Services
Scholarships November 15, 2006 Provides more than 2300 scholarships annually to Native students who can't afford to pursue higher education. Email: ais@americanindianservices.org |
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Land Conservation Program Annual
Award Application Deadline: November 17, 2006 Recognizes leadership, innovation, and excellence in local land conservation and park creation by county leaders across America. http://www.tpl.org/ |
New England Board of Higher
Education, Science Network |
Community-Based Field Research
Grants to Young Faculty and Students Deadline: November 17, 2006 Supports young faculty and students in schools of public health to carry out community-based field research in behavioral hygiene Contact: freeman.p.a@worldnet.att.net |
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON
GLOBALIZATION November 18, 2006 Hunter College, New York City A public Teach-In celebrating major milestones in the resistance and political power of indigenous peoples against corporate globalization. www.ifg.org |
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Improve the Environment Near the
U.S.-Mexico Border Deadline: November 20, 2006 Supports preventing pollution and ecosystem damage while encouraging waste minimization along the U.S. - Mexico border U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Program Terrie Wright, 214-665-8453 |
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Future Conservationist Awards Deadline: November 24, 2006 Offering awards to teams of young conservationists who aim to develop their skills through practical conservation projects http://conservation.bp.com/ |
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Youth Leaders for Literacy
Grants Deadline: November 24, 2006 Helps youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. http://www.nea.org/ |
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NetAid Global Action Awards Deadline: November 30, 2006 Honors high school students who have organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries or raised awareness about global poverty in their own communities http://www.netaid.org/global_action_awards/ |
2006 People of Color Conference |
Student Diversity Leadership
Conference |
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2007 SeaWorld/Busch
Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Award Deadline: November 30, 2006. Recognizes outstanding efforts of students and teachers across the country who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment. http://news.publiceducation.org/t/4602/56868/77/0/ |
The SeaWorld &Busch Gardens
Conservation Fund |
Indigenous Music and Our
Realities, Possibilities, Encounters, and Remembrances Submission deadline: December 1, 2006 April 12-14, 2007 Participation is invited. Pawnee Nation College, Pawnee, OK http://pawneenationacademy.org |
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AAIP Dental Pre-Admission
Workshop December 1-2, 2006 Arizona School of Dentistry &Oral Health, Mesa, Arizona Student scholarships available for students who are on a Pre-Dental track in school to become a dentist. Contact: agalindo@aaip.org |
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The Ethics of Cultural and Environmental Sovereignty and Stewardship March 23-25, 2007 Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2006 University of Arizona Addresses information and ethics issues about Indigenous knowledge and cultural property. http://www.sir.arizona.edu/ier/ |
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Tribal Lands Climate Conference December 5-6, 2006 Somerton, Arizona Engages and empowers tribal advocates on climate change and connect them with key decision-makers www.tribalclimate.org |
Great Lakes Watershed
Restoration Program |
1st National Native American
Fatherhood Conference November 13-15, 2006 Mesa, AZ This year's conference theme is "Weaving Fatherhood into Criminal Justice, Education, and Human Services" http://www.nativeamericanfathers.org/ |
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2006 YOUTH SERVICE INSTITUTE December 5-7, 2006 New Orleans, LA http://ga1.org/ct/o1wg-s91ZcFf/ysa-org-awards |
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