April 15 2007 I 177 Native Village Opportunities

"We were here prior to U.S. nationhood. The average American needs to get off the fallacy we're going to be like everybody else. It's not going to happen."
Cedric Sunray, Choctaw

Aboriginal Veterans Scholarship Trust http://topics.developmentgateway.org	Bay Mills Community College Free Online Classes NA103 - Native American Cuisine NA110 - Native Americans: Sharing Our Culture and Traditions NA129 - Native American Art and Artifacts: Cultural Interpretations Providing educational opportunities to Native American students throughout the United States. http://www.bmcc.edu/	2007 Idyllwild Arts Summer Program Summer, 2007 San Jacinto Mountains, California. Designed for ages 9-18, this offers workshops in ceramics, painting, photography, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, theater, music and more. http://www.idyllwildarts.org/
Voyage of the Lonely Turtle April 15, 2007 PBS television The account of a 30-year-old female loggerhead turtle's journey from Mexico to Japan (its birthplace) to lay eggs. www.pbs.org	Summer Intern, Native American Bank June 4-August 31, 2007 Denver, CO 80202 Website: http://www.nabna.com	April 2007 Worldwide Card Writing Campaign This year's second worldwide card writing campaign in support of an award of Executive Clemency to Leonard Peltier. http://www.freepeltiernow.org/
National Indian Education Association Regional Meetings April 16, 2007 - Billings, MT April 18, 2007 - Rapid City, SD April 20, 2007 - Nashville, TN An invitation to tribal leaders, school board members, and tribal community members to participate in meetings with Bureau of Indian Affairs consultants. Phone: 202 -544-7290	CURIE Academy Deadline: April 16, 2007 July 21-28, 2007 Cornell University, Ithica, NY A one-week summer residential program for high school Native (and other) girls who excel in math and science. www.engineering.cornell.edu/	Annual Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest Deadline: April 16, 2007 Invites nominations of children between ages 6 -13 who have demonstrated extraordinary kindness to animals. http://www.americanhumane.org/
Native American Student Poetry Reading April 19, 2007 University of Arizona Coincides with the 20-year anniversary of ArtsReach, an organization engaging and mentoring Native youth in the literary arts. 520-798-3196	Stop Global Warming College Tour April 16: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, April 17: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, April 18: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, April 19: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, April 21: University of Maryland, College Park, MD April 22: George Washington University www.stopglobalwarming.msn.com	Conference and Concert of Line-Singing April 19–20, 2007 Yale University, New Haven, Conn. This conference gathers Native American, African American and Appalachians together to sing hymns in this ancient but endangered form of Protestant congregational singing.
North American Preparatory Session for the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues April 20-22, 2007 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis In preparation for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May. www.indigpeoples.org	Neiland B. Lund Scholarship Deadline: April 20, 2007 University of Minnesota For an American Indian female student with a background and interest in literature, writing, and/or journalism. Phone: 612-625-8050	The ABA Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Law Scholarships Deadline: April 20, 2007 Encourages underrepresented law students to study and pursue careers in environmental law. Contact: hdiaz@crla.org
Diversity in Action: The Local Impact of Globalization April 26-28, 2007 Minneapolis MN http://www.nmci.org/	Think Outside the Bomb conference April 21, 2007 Washington, DC Encourage today's young leaders to create a mission that pursues nonproliferation and disarmament. www.aidemocracy.org/totb.cfm	Empowering People to Turn Off Their Television April 23-29, 2007 New York State, Kentucky and Oklahoma Planning statewide TV Turn-off week to help fight obesity, promote academics, and encourage interaction among children, parents, and the community. http://www.screentime.org
Preparing Indian Teachers: The Exemplary Institute April 24-27, 2007 Albuquerque, NM Helps develop more exemplary programs in Indian schools. http://www.catchingthedream.org	The Power of One April 20-22, 2007 From Country Music Television: get involved in your community through civic participation and volunteerism. http://www.cmt.com/	Public Service Expo and Career Fair April 24, 2007 Phoenix, AZ Encourages more college students and young professionals from diverse background to enter the field of public service. www.ppiaprogram.org/expo
Tree Green Work Grants Deadline: April 30, 2007 Projects should address an environmental issue and involve PreK - 12 students in hands-on community action. http://www.plt.org/	Cross Cultural Medicine Workshop, Association of American Indian Physicians Dates: April 26-29, 2007 Albuquerque, NM Provides health care professionals with a greater understanding of Western and Traditional Medicine. Email: mdavis@aaip.org	Educating Every Child Institute April 30-May 2, 2007 San Diego, CA Focuses on assisting parents and professionals who work with Native children with challenging behaviors. www.nativefamilynetwork.com
The National Children's Study Seeks to examine the effects of environmental influences on human health and development by enrolling more than 100,000 infants from across the U.S. and following them from before birth until age 21. http://www1.fbo.gov/	Theatre Communications Groups Travel Grants Deadline: April 30, 2007 Supports travel in either direction between theater professionals in the U.S. and their counterparts in other countries. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/	AIANEA Scholarship Available for American Indian students studying in the natural resources field http://www.aianea.com
Oral History Nonprint Award Deadline: April 30, 2007 Recognizes media, exhibitions, performances, or drama that makes significant and outstanding use of oral history to interpret history. For work produced between April 1, 2005 - March 31, 2007. http://www.h-net.org/	Indian Land Tenure Foundation June-August 2007 Deadline: April 30, 2007 Looking to hire current undergraduate or graduate students as interns for the summer of 2007. hvalandra@indianlandtenure.org	Oral History Book Award Deadline: April 30, 2007 Recognizes a published book that uses oral history to contribute to scholarship and the advancement of understanding. For work produced between April 1, 2005 - March 31, 2007. http://www.h-net.org/
Good Decisions Service-Learning Program Deadline: May 1, 2007 Provides program grants for children and youth ages 5 - 25 about underage drinking, drunk-driving, vehicle safety, and more. http://www.madd.org/	Helping Hands Grant Program Deadline: May 1, 2007 Encourages medical students to participate in community mental health service activities, particularly those focused on under- served populations. http://www.psychfoundation.org/	Youth Noise Go Green Prize Deadline: May 1, 2007 Submit examples of how you live an eco-conscious lifestyle. http://www.youthnoise.com/gogreen/
American Indian Health and Wellness Pow Wow Saturday, May 5, 2007 Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas www.aihrea.com	PARTNERSHIPS to PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING THROUGH POLICY, EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT" May 1-2, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona www.pcaaz.org	Jordan Fundamentals Grants Deadline: May 1, 2007 Recognizes outstanding teaching and instructional creativity in U.S. public schools serving economically disadvantaged students. http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/
Grandparents Caring for Children: A Global Challenge May 6 – 8, 2007 Brooklyn, NY Help create an international coalition declaring the rights of grandparents, kinship caregivers, and the children in their care. www.mamabearbabybear.com	Community College Encore Career Grants Deadline: May 1, 2007 Explore how community colleges can help one pursue new careers in education, health care, social services, and similar fields. http://www.civicventures.org	Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center Workshops May 5, 2007 Special Native Foods and Plants May 19, 2007 – Modern Parfletch Bag Flintridge, California For all people 10 years and older. http://www.haramokngna.org/
HASKELL INDIAN MEN'S FASTPITCH TOURNAMENT Deadline: May 8, 2007 Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS Contact: Angela Barnett: abarnett@haskell.edu	Native Hawaiian Education Program Deadline: May 7, 2007 Supports innovative projects that enhance the educational services provided to Native Hawaiian children and adults. http://www.ed.gov/	Native American Career and Technical Education Program Deadline: May 7, 2007 Provides grants to improve career and technical education programs that benefit Native Americans and Alaska Natives. http://www.ed.gov/ml
Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People May 11, 2007 A National Live Satellite Broadcast and Webcast Illustrates that there must be community engagement by multiple sectors in a community to create sustainable improvement. www.PublicHealthGrandRounds.unc.edu	EARTH DAY PHOTO CONTEST Deadline: May 9, 2007 Students in grades 5-8 are invited to photograph something changes in their environment and submit with brief paper. http://www.strategies.org/	Youth Fly Filmmaking Experience Deadline: May 10, 2007 June 7-9, 2007 Seattle WA Filmmakers and actors collaborate, showcase their skills, and premier their work at the Seattle International Film Festival. http://www.nativevue.org/blog/?p=483
2007 Emerging Crises Research Fund Deadline: May 15, 2007 United States To help fund oral history research in situations of crisis research in the United States and internationally. http://www.h-net.org/	YouthActionNet Awards Deadline: May 15, 2007 Offers grants for social change projects of young social entrepreneurs around the world. http://iyfnet.org/	Summer Television & Film Workshop Writers' Track Deadline: May 15, 2007 June 18 - July 27, 2007 Sante Fe, NM Develops scriptwriting skills for American Indians preparing for a careers as professional writers in television and film. www.nativetelecom.org
Growing Your Community Food System from the Ground Up May 18-20, 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Develop skills and learn to plan, develop, operate, and sustain community food projects. http://www.growingpower.org/	All Roads Film Project Call for Entries Deadline: May 15, 2007 Categories are narrative features, narrative shorts, feature documentaries, short documentaries, animation, and music videos. From National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com	2007 National Summit on Gang Violence May 16-18 2007 Arlington, VA Best Practices to suppress, intervene, and prevent gang activity in your community. www.performanceweb.org/
National Memorial Day Parade May 28, 2007 NMAI, Washington, DC The National Museum of American Indian will join in the March. All participants/walkers are welcome to join! www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com/	Iowa Conference on Multicultural Education May 19, 2007 Iowa State University	Sensing and Feeling: The Embodiment of Experience in the Eighteenth Century May 23-26, 2007 Bloomington, Indiana www.indiana.edu/~voltaire/
Canadian Indigenous & Native Studies Conference May 27 to May 30, 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan http://www.usask.ca/	Trajectories of Freedom: Caribbean Societies - Past and Present May 24-27, 2007 University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados http://www.h-net.org/	Tint Magazine Internship May 20, 2007 A web-based internship program for multicultural women in college suited to each student's needs and requirements. http://www.coloredgurl.com/
Equipping High-achieving Low-income Students to Apply Successfully to Leading Schools Deadline: May 31, 2007 Gives high-achieving low-income students full scholarships and resources. For High School Juniors. http://www.questbridge.org/	Tribal Summit for American Indian/Alaska Native Young Adults (Ages 14-30) with Disabilities Dates: May 30 – June 1, 2007 Albuquerque, New Mexico Provide opportunities designed to maximize resources and services to help build an infrastructure to meet the needs of AI/AN Young Adults (Ages 14-30) with disabilities. Website: www.nihb.org	GLOBAL YOUTH YEARBOOK Deadline: May 31, 2007 Searching for the best of the best youth-told stories worldwide. http://www.crin.org/resources/
Western Mining Action Network and Indigenous Environmental Network Grants Deadline: June 1, 2007 Supports indigenous communities to assure that mining projects do not adversely affect their lives within their traditional territories. http://www.wman-info.org/	Young Scholars Illuminating Culture and Economics Awards Deadline: May 31, 2007 For those who have produced the very best books and articles in the field of humane economics and culture. http://www.cultureofenterprise.org/	aBetterEarth Essay Contest Deadline: May 31, 2007 Available to undergraduate or graduate students who are 25 years of age or younger www.abetterearth.org
14th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium June 1-3, 2007 Mount Pleasant, MI This year's theme: "Working Together We Can Bring Back the Language: How Technology Can Make It" http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/	Pan American Health and Education Foundation Deadline: June 1, 2007 Supports sustainable projects which are innovative, culturally sensitive, and foster partnerships. http://www.pahef.org/	Garden Crusader Awards Deadline: June 1, 2007 Honors individuals who are improving the world through gardening. http://www.gardeners.com/
Young Native Writers Essay Contest Deadline: June 1, 2007 Open to Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian high school youth. http://indian.hklaw.com	The La Mura Video Festival Submission Deadline: June 1, 2007 and August 15, 2007 Provides a venue for sharing the voices and stories of young people in culturally diverse communities through video storytelling. www.entertainingdiversity.com	LLOYD M. JOHNSON, JR. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: June 1, 2007 Helps minority students entering law schools. www.mcca.com
History Channel's Save Our History National Grant Program Deadline: June 1, 2007 For organizations that partner with schools or youth groups in projects that preserve the history of their communities. www.saveourhistory.com	The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program Deadline: June 1, 2007 Provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America. http://www.conservationfund.org/	The Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute June 4-July 27, 2007 Arizona State University, Tempe Includes the Navajo language. www.asu.edu/cli
Oral History Institute June 5, 2007 Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio Trains participants in planning and conducting successful oral history projects. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=154588	Weaving Indigenous Voices: Telling Our Stories June 4, 2007 The University of Arizona www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi/	Respecting the past; preparing for the Future June 9-23, 2007 Institute of American Indian Arts, Sante Fe, NM Residential workshops for Native students in grades 11-12 to help with transition to college.
4th Annual NCGLNAC Gathering of Great Lakes Nations June 9 and 10, 2007 Portland, IN A celebration of Great Lakes Native American culture. www.ncglnac.org	5th International Symposium on Digital Earth June 5-9, 2007 San Francisco, California http://www.isde5.org	Futures for Children: Photographs Ends: June 10, 2007 Sante Fe, New Mexico Striking photographs of youth participants in the Futures for Children program. http://www.futurechild.org/
Sharing Indigenous Wisdom: An International Dialogue On Sustainable Development June 11-15, 2007 Green Bay, WI Fosters dialogue on traditional indigenous knowledge as models and methods of sustainable practices. www.sharingindigenouswisdom.org	Excellence in International Education Youth Prize Deadline: June 11, 2007 Students must select a cultural challenge to their local community and create a media presentation. http://www.asiasociety.org/	American Indian Studies Summer Institute June 11-15, 2007 St. Cloud State University, MN For educators of students in kindergarten through college. www.stcloudstate.edu/aic
Invent America! Contest for Students Deadline: June 15, 2007 Students in grades K-8 can create an "invention" and win prizes! http://www.inventamerica.org/	Working Class Studies Association Conference June 14-17, 2007 Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota This year's theme is "Class Matters: Working-Class Culture and Counter-Culture." mailto:rachleff@macalester	NATIVE VOICES: A SYMPOSIUM ON INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE JUNE 14-16, 2007 The University of Arizona Distinguished speakers and authors include Leslie Marmon Silko and Simon Ortiz. www.poetrycenter.arizona.edu/
Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/	Mattel Domestic Grantmaking Program. Deadline: June 15, 2007 Funds for charitable organizations that directly serve children in need. http://www.mattel.com/	The Fund for Folk Culture Supports folk and traditional crafts, music, dance, language, stories and other cultural expressions of communities. http://www.folkculture.org