Decemer 2008 Opportunities Issue 193

Artist: Marianne Nicolson

"We are not a religious people, we are a spiritual people."
Issac Welch, Cherokee

StoryCorps National Day of Listening Through the Holiday Season Set aside one hour ... to record a conversation with someone important to you." http://www.nationaldayoflistening.org/	Puffin Foundation Deadline: December 30, 2008 Provides grants to art organizations and artists who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy. http://www.puffinfoundation.org/	Baseball’s League of Nations: A Tribute to Native Americans in Baseball Ends December 31, 2008 Howes Cave, NY http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/
Dream It. Do It Deadline: December 31, 2008 Inviting young people to submit their creative ideas for improving the environment through the challenge. http://www.mtvswitch.org/	Captain Planet Foundation Deadline: December 31, 2008 Supports hands-on environmental projects for youth in grades K-12. http://captainplanetfoundation.org/	Make It Matter' Grants Deadline: Jan. 1, 2009 Identifies people whose stories of giving back inspire others. http://www.nonprofitcongress.org/
Through Eyes of an Eagle Ends: January 9, 2008 NMAI, Washington DC Illustrating Healthy Living for Children: features 65 original watercolor works of art.	Arctic Research Experience for Undergraduate Students Deadline: January 15, 2009 July11 - August 20, 2009 Svalbard, Norway Opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in polar science research projects http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/svalbard	Free Indian Country Anti-Meth Training January 12-13, 2009 - Oklahoma City, OK February 9-10, 2009 - Hollywood, FL A collaborative approach to combat meth production, distribution, and use. http://www.indiancountryanti-meth.webexone.com
Honor the Earth Deadline: January 15, 2009 Issues grants for Environmental & Energy Justice; Building Sustainable Communities; and Youth http://www.honorearth.org	Create a Greeting Card Scholarship Contest Deadline: January 15, 2009 Open to high school, college and graduate students in the United States http://www.gallerycollection.com/scholarship.htm	Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program Deadline: January 15, 2009 Supports community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle. http://generalmills.com/
AAUW Community Action Grants Deadline: January 15, 2009. Provides funds for innovative programs or research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. http://www.aauw.org/	Native Scholars and Collaborators Projects Deadline: January 15, 2009 San Diego State University, California Supports graduate students specializing in issues of Native American children, youth school psychology and school counseling. http://edweb.sdsu.edu/csp/nacpprojects1/	NMAI Indigenous Contemporary Arts Programs Exhibitions and Publications Deadline: January 15, 2009 Expressive Arts Deadline: January 15, 2009 Artist Leadership and Emerging Artist Programs Deadline: April 6, 2009 http://www.americanindian.si.edu/icap/
2009 Environmental Summer Internship Program Deadline: January 15, 2009 June-August, 2009 Northern Arizona University, Arizona Students interested in environmental or related careers will work in tribal and other environmental offices http://www4.nau.edu/	National Multicultural Conference and Summit January 15-16, 2009 New Orleans LA Theme: Advancing Our Communities: The Role of Social Justice in Multicultural Psychology www.multiculturalsummit.org	United Health Heroes Service Learning Grants Deadline: January 15, 2009 Support those working to implement service-learning projects around childhood obesity and engage youth between 5-25 years as volunteers http://www.uhc.com
Students of Color Organizing Conference January 16-19, 2009 Atlanta GA To empower middle-high school students to organize and become engaged in safer schools work. www.glesen.org	StudentCam 2009 Prize Deadline: January 20, 2009 Students in grades 5-8 create a video with the theme: "A message to the New President." www.c-spanclassroom.org	“Power Shift to Navajo Green Jobs” Youth Summit January 17th – 19th, 2009 Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, Arizona Workshops, career fair, and more. http://www.blackmesawatercoalition.org/
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Grants Deadline: January 21, 2009 Provides annual awards to U.S. non- profit conservation organizations working alongside their peers in other countries. http://disneyconservation.com	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING January 20-21, 2009 Edmonton Alberta Canada Contact rlameman@shawbiz.ca or dloyie@shawbiz.ca	Indigenous People's Right to Food ... Defend our Food Sovereignty January 22, 2009 Alberta, Canada
Tribal Leaders Forum Jan 23-24, 2009 Pechanga Resort,Temecula, CA	Taino Winter Solstice Ceremony December 27, 2008 Miami FLA events@indigenouscaribbean.ning.com	Toshiba/NSTA: ExploraVision Awards Deadline: January 28, 2009. Encourages K-12 youth to combine their imaginations with the tools of science. http://www.exploravision.org/about/
You Tube Symphony Orchestra Deadline: January 28, 2009 April 2009 NYC New York Interested in joining the first-ever collaborative online orchestra? Check it out here. http://www.youtube.com/symphony	Coming Up Taller Awards Deadline: January 30, 2009 Recognizes exceptional arts and humanities programs for underserved youth. http://www.cominguptaller.org/	Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship Deadline: January 30, 2009 Washington, DC Summer internship for Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate and law students. http://udall.gov/
First Nations Development Institute: Expanding Native Opportunity: Native IDA Initiative Deadline: Jan 16, 2009 February 24-26, 2009 Albuquerque, NM Helps Native organizations start, implement, and sustain Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) in their communities. http://www.firstnations.org/	National Forest Foundation: Wilderness Stewardship Challenge Deadline: February 3, 2009 Provides matching grants for on-the-ground conservation projects that directly benefit Wilderness Areas within the National Forest System. http://www.natlforests.org/	Ringing Rocks Foundation Deadline: February 2, 2009 Supports to grassroots nonprofit organizations around the world that work to promote indigenous healing practices and cultural traditions. http://www.ringingrocks.org/
National Park Service: Tribal Preservation Program Deadline: January 30, 2009. Helps Native groups strengthen their capabilities for operating sustainable preservation programs. http://www.nps.gov/	Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Deadline: February 3, 2009 Implements healthy eating and active living initiatives that support healthier communities across the United States. http://www.healthykidshealthycommunities.org	Volvo Adventure Award Deadline: January 31, 2009. For youth ages 13-16 to form environmental action teams and devise and implement a plan to improve their school or community environment. http://www.volvoadventure.org/home.aspx
Close Up Program February 8-14, 2009 Washington, DC Enables high schools students to understand their roles as dual citizens and prepare for leadership within their tribes. http://www.niea.org/events/summit.php	Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice Deadline: Feb 6, 2009 Advances social justice through health care work that focuses on challenges facing communities of color. http://www.raconline.org/	Leading For Equity Institute and Programs February 5-8, 2009 Santa Rosa, CA. For teachers, administrators, families, and communities to address equity challenges. http://www.bayces.org/article.php/LFE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NMAI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: February 6, 2009 Summer, 2009 Internship sessions for American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students interested in gaining museum practice and program development experience. www.nmai.si.edu/	Christopher Columbus Awards: Innovation Generation Deadline: February 9, 2009 Challenges student teams, grades 6-8, to identify a problem in their community and apply the scientific method to create an innovative solution to that problem. http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/	Equal Access Initiative Computer Grants Program Application deadline: Feb 7, 2009 For minority organizations delivering HIV/AIDS services in underserved communities. http://www.raconline.org/
Free Indian Country Anti-Meth Training February 9-10, 2009 Hollywood, FL A collaborative approach to combat meth production, distribution, and use. http://www.indiancountryanti-meth.webexone.com	Summer Student Internship Program Deadline: February 15, 2009 Contact: Matthew Zierenberg Provides the opportunity for students to gain hands-on skills with EPA or other governmental and tribal environmental offices. http://www4.nau.edu/	The 2009 Florida Diversity and Leadership Conference February 11-13, 2009 Orlando FL http://www.floridadiversityconference.com/
Indigenous Peoples Project in Brazil, Cultural Survival Brazil For an undergraduate or graduate student intern fluent in Portuguese and English to help with work relating to indigenous peoples in Brazil. www.cs.org	Grantmaking and Administrative Internship, First Nations Grantmaking Provides support and resources for efforts that fit within tribal cultures and are sustainable. www.firstnations.org	Research and Publications Internships Expand your knowledge about indigenous peoples’ rights and policies and gain professional experience in a nonprofit setting. www.cs.org
Harvard for Free Offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, or less than $180,000 a year, http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/	“Yuungnaqpiallerput" (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup’ik Science and Survival Ends March 22, 2009 University of Alaska Fairbanks Features Yupik items and examines how these items allowed the Yup’ik people to survive and flourish in the sub-arctic tundra. http://yupikscience.org/	American Indian Leadership Program Fall, 2009 Penn State University Prepares American Indian and Alaska Natives to be effective school principals in schools that serve significant numbers of Indian students. email: jwt7@psu.edu
Circle of Leadership 2009-2010 Prepares participants for philanthropic service in Native communities, tribes, personal initiative, and more. http://www.nativephilanthropy.org/news.html	Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants October, 2008 - June, 2009 www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/grantsor

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