Scholarships/ Grants

Message: 2 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:25:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: "The Horace Mann Scholarship Program for Educators"The Horace Mann Scholarship Program for Educators isoffering scholarshipsfor public and private school educators to takecollege courses. MaximumAward: $5,000. Eligibility: Educators must be employedby a U.S. public orprivate school district or U.S. public or privatecollege or university atthe time of application and at the time thescholarship is awarded, and musthave at least two years teaching experience. Program is not open to residents of Hawaii, New Jerseyand New York.Deadline: May 16, 2006.http://www.horacemann.com/educator-resources/educator-scholarship-program.html________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:00:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Support for Community Organizationshttp://www.citizensbank.com/tools/regionalgateway.aspx?url=/community/corporate/default.aspxCitizens Financial Group Corporate Giving ProgramThe Citizens Financial Group Corporate Giving Programsupports nonprofit organizations in the communitieswhere the company does business in the Northeast U.S.including locations in Connecticut, Delaware,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The company’sareas of grantmaking interest include: affordablehousing, human services, community development, andfinancial education. The company also considerssponsorships in order to develop partnerships that areof mutual benefit to community organizations and thebank. Applications for charitable grants andsponsorships are accepted throughout the year. Visitthe website listed above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 4 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:05:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM): 2006 Community Partnership GrantsDeadline: June 30, 2006The goal of this program is to support agriculturalareas in the United States by funding communityimprovement projects identified by individualcommunities. Up to four grants of $10,000 each will beawarded to qualified tax-exempt, nonprofit,educational, or community organizations in ADMcommunities. For more information and for programguidelines, visit: www.admworld.com/naen/default. asp?/region=NA?=EN.

Artist Fellowship Opportunity Title: First Peoples Fund 2007 Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship and Cultural Capital Fellowship Website: http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org Email: info @ firstpeoplesfund.org (take out spaces) Founded in 1995, First Peoples Fund mission is to honor and support the creative community-centered First Peoples artists; and nurture the collective spirit that allows them to sustain their people. Collective Spirit TM is the human spirit that provides awareness and a sense of responsibility to sustain the cultural fabric of a community. Artists selected for the Fund's programs demonstrate a strong desire to "give back" through teaching and sharing their knowledge.

Paid Internships / Grants / Scholarships

Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:34:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Paid Internship - National Council for Science and the Environment Improving the scientific basis for environmental decision makingIMMEDIATE OPENINGS: APPLY NOWThe National Council for Science and the Environment(NCSE) offersinternships for students and recent graduates duringthe summer and theacademic year. Descriptions of the duties andresponsibilities as well asgeneral requirements and rewards follow below. Pleasefind applicationinstructions at the bottom of the page. We lookforward to hearing from you. All interns will gain a diverse experience duringtheir tenure at NCSE,primarily engaging in a variety of substantiveactivities, while alsocontributing to general office tasks. Interns will find many opportunities to attendbriefings, seminars andconferences, as well as to make important contacts. General Requirements:Excellent communication and writing skills Education or experience in environmental science orpolicy Well-organized Self-motivated and able to work independently Basic computer skills Curious mind and a desire to learn Flexible Sense of humorDuties and Responsibilities: Interns will have the unique opportunity to beinvolved in a number ofprograms and projects at NCSE including the UniversityAffiliates and theCouncil of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD)(www.CEDD.org), theonline Earth Portal/Encyclopedia of Earth(www.EathPortal.Net), and theannual National Conference on Science, Policy and theEnvironment(www.NCSEonline.org/conference). We are alsoparticularly interested instrong candidates interested in working on fundraisingand development issues. Additionally, interns may work a limited amount on weband databasemanagement. Interns are encouraged to attend eventsand meetings in DC andon Capitol Hill.Rewards: Hands on learning about political process, science andthe environment. Participation in significant national initiative. Washington, DC experience. Connections with environmental scientists anddecision-makers. Stipend ($1,300 per month).Duration:Internships usually last for 3 months. Opportunitiesfor extension andpromotion often occur. 40 hours per week; Monday –Friday.To apply: Review " About NCSE."Send resume, include service and volunteer activities; cover letter, include dates of availability, and whatinterests you mostabout the internship; a writing sample relevant to theenvironment orpolicy; and the names, email addresses, and phonenumbers for two references.All applications should be submitted to: Ms. Jessica Berryhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jberry@NCSEonline.org&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b (e-mail applications preferred)National Council for Science and the Environment 1707 H Street, NW, Suite 200Washington, DC 20006________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 2 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Grants Focus on Animal Overpopulation (or help for your REZ DAWGZ!)http://www.djtfoundation.org/DJ&T FoundationThe DJ&T Foundation's goal is to fund low-cost or freespay/neuter clinics and subsidize voucher programs asa way to help relieve animal overpopulation throughoutthe U.S. The Foundation awards the following two typesof grants: Spay/Neuter Clinic grants are awarded toorganizations that operate low-cost or freespay/neuter clinics (including mobile clinics) or areplanning to open one. Spay/Neuter Assistance Program(SNAP) grants are awarded to organizations withestablished public outreach programs for companiondogs with homes or that are planning to establish sucha program. SNAP Grants are to be used only in publicoutreach programs in order to provide spay/neuterassistance for dogs belonging to individuals whorequire financial assistance. Applications for bothtypes of grants are accepted throughout the year.Visit the website listed above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:48:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: US SOCIAL Forum to bring 20,000 people to Atlanta in 2007For Immediate Release Contact Alice Lovelace, USSF National Lead StaffOrganizerPh. 404.819.7863Fx. 404.622.6618Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alovelace@mindspring.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bwww.ussocialforum.orgUS SOCIAL Forum to bring 20,000 people to Atlanta in2007National leaders convene to plan historic gatheringWhat: Press briefing on United States Social ForumWho: National Coordinating Committee for the US SocialForum; social justice leaders from across the US who work on issuesincluding environmental justice, poverty, racial justice,immigration, and workers' rights.Where: Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, 477Peachtree StreetWhen: April 4, 2006 -10:30amMembers of the Local Host Committee will be joined bythe National Coordinating Committee and local supporters. TheNational Coordinating Committee is charged with making the United StatesSocial Forum a reality. Among the speakers presenting are ColinRajah, Tom Goldtooth, and Ruben Solis, members of the National Planning andCoordinating Committees. The briefing will include a diversity ofgroups representing the multi-ethnic populations of the U.S.,and the wide range of social and economic issues facing grassrootscommunities today.Under the banner of `Another World is Possible,' tensof thousands of community organizers, trade unionists, students/youth,NGO representatives, elected officials and socialmovements gather every year for the World Social Forum held in locationsaround the globe including Brazil, India, and Venezuela. The WSF wascreated to provide an open platform to discuss alternatives toglobalization defined by multi-national corporations and the governments of thewealthiest nations in the world.The World Social Forum (WSF) model is spreading aroundthe world and a wide range of grassroots organizations and networkshave announced the location of the first U.S. Social Forum (USSF) -Atlanta, GA. 20,000 participants are expected to convene June 27-July 1,2007 in Atlanta to build a broader national movement for social justicearound the world."The U.S. South and especially Atlanta welcomes theopportunity to host the first U.S. Social Forum at this critical juncturein the development of our movement for social and economicjustice," said Jerome Scott of Project South, one of the leadorganizations on the Atlanta host committees."For us immigrants, the growth of our new communitieshere have been met not only with repressive policies, racistbacklash, abuse and exploitation in the workplace, and scapegoating forsocio-economic problems suffered by working class communities, we nowalso have to face state policies that ask to further extract fromour already burdened communities. For instance, Georgia SB 529seeks to suck up immigrant's hard-earned income by taxing ourremittance wire transfers to our families back home. We are displaced by USeconomic policies, harassed and kept in a state of constant fear toensure a cheap and disposable labor supply for US corporations. Immigrantcommunities in GA and around the country challenge all these, and wesay "No Taxation Without Representation." -Colin Rajah (NationalNetwork for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chair Program Working Group)In an endorsement letter for Atlanta's proposal,Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin writes, "As the birthplace of Dr. MartinLuther King Jr., Atlanta has a very proud history of promoting andcelebrating human rights. It is a history we continue to appreciate andbuild upon for the future. Serving [as] the host city for the USSocial Forum is a continuation of our legacy."Currently, the region is home to new immigrant-groupsfrom Latin America, Africa and Asia. Many of these new immigrantsare political or economic refugees whose situation is the result ofcorporate globalization. National planners hope that holding theUSSF in Atlanta will encourage the region's newly emerged bottom-upmovement building, and that it will significantly impact the rest of thecountry."American Indians in this country continue to faceenvironmental and economic injustices. The energy policy of America isbuilt upon treaty violations and at the expense of the rights of tribalpeople. The nuclear power industry has mined and processed theuranium ore that feeds the nuclear power plants causing thecontamination of our lands and the deaths of Indian miners and processors. Nowthe industry wants to dump its nuclear waste on Indian lands. Our networkof American Indian and Alaska Native community-based organizationsare participating in the proposed US Social Forum in 2007,to mobilize Americans to get educated and take action." -Tom Goldtooth (Executive director of the IndigenousEnvironmental Network, Midwest Regional Representative) "The political moment in the United States brings fourimportant intersections: the war in Iraq, Indigenous Articdrilling, Katrina survivors and US-Mexico border & immigration issues.In fact, all four issues are under the Department of Defense andHomeland Security." - Ruben Solis (Southwest Workers Union, SouthwestRegional Representative)The US Social Forum is an important symposium for thepeople most affected by neo-liberalism policies in the U.S. toshare and learn from each other's struggles. "Another world is possible andwe must begin to envision it now," said Scott.###########################################________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 4 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:54:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Conference Focuses on Disaster Recoveryhttp://www.restoration2006.org/en/index.aspxRestoration 2006: Community and Economic Recoveryafter a DisasterRestoration 2006: Community and Economic Recoveryafter a Disaster is a new conference focused onlong-term and sustainable community and economicrecovery in the aftermath of a natural or man-madedisaster. The conference will feature recoverypartnerships, leading practice case studies, and othereducational sessions designed to foster new networksfor local government officials, nonprofitorganizations, business leaders, and other communitystakeholders working toward a new future. A limitednumber of complimentary registrations are availablefor communities impacted by Hurricanes Katrina andRita. The conference will be held in New Orleans, LAon May 16-17, 2006. Visit the website listed above formore information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 5 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:33:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Youth Essay Contest"Idea of America Essay Contest" invites high schooljuniors to write anessay examining the historical debate over thebenefits and disadvantages ofadopting the First Amendment. While its words arefamiliar, the rights itguarantees -- involving religion, speech, free press,public assembly, andpetition -- were modified many times in the FirstCongress (1789). Essaysmust be received by April 19, 2006. The best essaywill receive $5,000. Three runners-up will each receive $1,000. (NEH) http://www.wethepeople.gov/essay/index.html________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 6 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:03:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Seventh Annual National Student Labor Week of Action Organizing ManualSeventh Annual National Student Labor Week of ActionOrganizing ManualBy Student Labor Action Project at Jobs With Justice(Spring 2006)This manual contains important information on thestruggle for organizing and collective bargainingrights in the U.S. and how interested parties andindividuals can support campus workers during theNational Student Labor Week. It includes examples ofstudent-led campaigns at George Washington University,Washington University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and theUniversity of Massachusetts. To access this manual,visit: http://www.jwj.org/SLAP/A4/2006/2006orgkit.pdf. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 7 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:59:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Social Justice Projects Fundedhttp://www.fex.org/emergency.shtmlFunding Exchange: Emergency FundThe Funding Exchange is a national membershiporganization of community-based foundations dedicatedto supporting social change community organizing. TheFunding Exchange offers the Emergency Fund thatprovides grants of up to $1,000 in support of aspecific social justice project, event or initiative.The Fund makes grants in response to political crisesor opportunities, when a small amount of money canmake a difference in educating or mobilizing forsocial change under time-sensitive circumstances.Applications to the Emergency Fund are accepted at anytime. Visit the website listed above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 8 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:57:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Local Arts Programs Supportedhttp://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP07/ChallengeAmerica.htmlNational Endowment for the Arts: Challenge AmericaFast-Track Review GrantsChallenge America Fast-Track Review Grants, a programof the National Endowment for the Arts, primarilyoffers support to small and mid-sized organizationsfor projects that extend the reach of the arts tounderserved populations. The program is focused onbringing the arts to those people whose opportunitiesto experience the arts are limited by geography,ethnicity, economics, or disability. This programsupports distinct projects that take place overlimited periods of time and involve limited geographicareas. Grants are available for professional artsprogramming and for projects that emphasize thepotential of the arts in community development.Eligible requests include: arts events, public artprojects, civic design activities, and the improvementof cultural districts/cultural tourism. Theapplication deadline is June 1, 2006. Visit thewebsite listed above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 9 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:31:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: America Votes and LULAC Latino Training (AZ)TO: Interested PartiesFROM: Belen MendozaSUBJECT: America Votes and LULAC Latino TrainingFollowing the recent successful training in Orlando,America Votes will be offering campaign trainings to agrowing number of Hispanic participants eager tobecome involved in political campaigns. America Voteshas joined efforts with LULAC for the next training inTucson, Arizona. The training will be Saturday, April22nd and Sunday, April 23rd, 2006. This memodescribes who we are, outlines the goals of thetraining, and includes feedback from our Januarytraining in Florida. The application deadline for theTucson training is Friday, April 7th, 2006 by close ofbusiness. To apply, please complete the applicationbelow or visit our websitehttp://www.americavotes.org/trainings.cfm for moreinformation.About America Votes:America Votes is a coalition of the largestprogressive organizations in the nation, joinedtogether to develop permanent grassrootsinfrastructure within the progressive community toturn out voters and win elections.About LULAC:The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)is the oldest and largest Latino civil rightsorganization in the United States. LULAC advances theeconomic condition, educational attainment, politicalinfluence, health, and civil rights of HispanicAmericans through community-based programs operatingat more than 600 LULAC councils nationwide.Hispanic Trainings:America Votes created this training, in part, as arecruitment tool aimed at integrating Hispanic andLatino operatives into the progressive movement byproviding them with the necessary skills to work onpolitical campaigns. America Votes and our Partnerswill link these trainees with future opportunities.We hope that these trainings will contribute towardcommunication and coordination between the Latinopopulation and progressives as we approach the midtermelections. The integration of minorities is essentialfor the success of the progressive movement.First Successful Training:In January, 2006, America Votes organized a successfulHispanic training in Orlando, Florida, attractingattendees from across the country. Nationallyrespected Latino political operatives from a widerange of backgrounds took time from their busyschedules to lead two days of trainings and workshops. One of the first trainings of its kind - for Latinos,by Latinos - over 100 individuals applied for 45slots.Feedback from attendees of the Florida training: "One of the most comprehensive activist training Ihave ever attended. The materials were excellent andthe speakers knowledgeable and dynamic! EveryProgressive activist should take advantage of thisexcellent resource!"Helen Strain, Florida Alliance of Planned ParenthoodAffiliates"The Latino community has a great amount of talentaround the state and the country that is starving forguidance on how to work effectively with theircommunities. Their eagerness to learn and use thesetools to educate and organize their communities wasthe key that made the training so successful."Marcelo Gaete, NALEO Educational Fund, trainer"The training was informative and long overdue. Thetrainers knew the subject matter well. The bilingualsessions helped both Spanish and English speakersunderstand the sessions without any difficulty."Madelin Gonzalez, AFSCME Miami, traineeTraining AgendaSATURDAY AGENDA- America Votes and LULAC Overview- Introduction to Politics and Campaigns: National andState Landscape- Overview of Field Planning- Volunteer Recruitment - Basics of Fundraising- Message DevelopmentSUNDAY AGENDA BREAKDOWN- Media Relations: Communicating with Spanish &Mainstream Media- Fundamentals of Voter Targeting- Components of a Voter Contact Program- GOTV and Election DayTraining ApplicationParticipants must complete and submit the followinginformation by Friday, April 7th, 2006: - Application - Cover letter explaining why you want to be part ofthe training (no more than 250 words)Please send completed application and cover letter viafax, mail or email to:Belen MendozaAmerica Votes1101 Vermont Avenue, NW9th floorWashington, DC 20006http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=belen@americavotes.org&amp;YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bFax: 202-962-7241Phone: 202-962-7240Application Deadline: Friday, April 7th, 2006Name:__________________________________________________________ Email: _______________________Phone:_____________________________Home Address:__________________________________________________Current Employer (if applicable):____________________________________Work address:___________________________________________________Work phone:_____________________________________________________Current School (if applicable):______________________________________ Major:_____________________________________________________ Expected date of graduation:__________________________________ Describe your extracurricular activities or communityinvolvement. Describe your campaign experience. (Not required) What aspects of a campaign are you interested in? How did you hear about this training? America Votes participating groups include:ACORN ? AFL-CIO ? AFSCME ? Alliance for RetiredAmericans ? American Federation of Teachers ?Association of Trial Lawyers of America ? BradyCampaign to Prevent Gun Violence United with theMillion Mom March ? Clean Water Action ? Defenders ofWildlife Action Fund ? Democracy for America ? EMILY'sList ? The Human Rights Campaign ? League ofConservation Voters ? The Media Fund ? MoveOn.orgPolitical Action ? Music for America ? NAACP NationalVoter Fund ? NARAL Pro-Choice America ? NDN ? NationalEducation Association ? National Jewish DemocraticCouncil ? Planned Parenthood Action Fund ? SEIU ?Progressive Majority ? Sierra Club ? USAction ? Voicesfor Working Families ? Young Democrats of America ?21st Century DemocratsContributions to America Votes are not deductible forfederal income tax purposes.Paid for by America Votes (1101 Vermont Avenue NW, 9thfloor, Washington, DC 20005) and not authorized by anycandidate or candidate’s committee.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 10 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:30:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: FYI First Nations Falls Prevention: A guide for Aboriginal Communitieshttp://aix1.uottawa.ca/~nedwards/chru/english/resources.html________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 11 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:54:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Workshop Focuses on Rural Entrepreneurshiphttp://www.minnesotaruralpartners.org/energizing.htmMinnesota Rural Partners is offering a new workshop,Energizing Community Entrepreneurship, which will helpparticipants from rural areas learn to increase andencourage entrepreneurs in their communities. Theworkshop will feature keynote speaker Don Macke, anational rural entrepreneurship expert and co-directorof the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Panelsto showcase Minnesota entrepreneurial efforts andtraining will also be available. The workshop will beheld April 27, 2006 in St. Cloud, MN. Onlineregistration and agenda information is availablethrough Minnesota Rural Partners at the website listed above.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 12 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:58:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Grants for Health Care Career Developmenthttp://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19526The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Jobs to CareersJobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning forQuality Care, an initiative of the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation, will support partnerships to advance andreward the skill and career development of workers whoprovide care on the front lines of America’s healthcare systems. The program seeks to develop andredesign systems that support and institutionalizelearning and career advancement and test new models ofwork-based learning. Jobs to Careers will supportprojects that involve emerging or existingpartnerships of at least one health or health careemployer and at least one educational institution(e.g., a community college) that provides academiccredit or an industry-recognized credential. Onlineapplications must be submitted by May 18, 2006. Visitthe website listed above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 13 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:57:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Grants for Public School Teachers (Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program)http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml?page=26&item=jordanJordan Fundamentals Grant ProgramThe Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program, created by Nikeand Michael Jordan, supports teachers inunderprivileged elementary and secondary publicschools throughout the U.S. who strive to achieveexcellence through instructional creativity,innovative teaching and high learning expectation forstudents. Teachers must be employed by an accreditedpublic school where at least 50% of the school’sstudent population is eligible for the free or reducedschool lunch program. Applicants must develop anoriginal lesson plan or thematic unit thatdemonstrates high expectations for students. Grantfunds may be used for resource materials, supplies,equipment, transportation, costs related to fieldtrips, software and other items required to implementand assess the proposed lesson or thematic unit.Grants in the amount of $2,500 each are given to 400recipients. The application deadline is June 15,annually. Visit the website listed above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 14 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:29:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2006 Changing Woman Conference, 4/24/06, Farmington, NMThe UNM School of Law and the International Union ofOperating Engineers: Local 953 is hosting the 2006 Changing Woman Conference inFarmington, NM on April 24, 2006. The goal of the conference is to bring working women,particularly those working in non-traditional fields like mining, together to teach,strengthen, encourage and inform one another about available legal and workplace resources. Conference sessions include workshops addressingsexual harassment, gender and racial discrimination, maintaining mental and physicalhealth, and building Indigenous solidarity. Lois Jenson, the woman who initiated the firstclass-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States, and who served as the inspirationfrom the recent Academy Award-nominated film North Country, has been invited toserve as the keynote speaker for the conference. The conference fee is $15.00 – interested individualsare encouraged to confirm their attendance by calling Rosie Foster at (505) 598-0418by Wednesday, April 4, 2006. 1119 Mesa Vista HallMSC06 38001 University of New MexicoAlbuquerque,NM 87131Phone: (505) 277-6343Fax: (505) 277-0033www.unm.edu/~aiss________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 15 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:03:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Research Center for Leadership Action: New York City Social Justice FellowshipDeadline: May 1, 2006 The Research Center forLeadership Action at the Robert F. Wagner GraduateSchool of Public Service at New York University hasannounced its newest program – the New York CitySocial Justice Fellowship. This Fellowship originatesfrom the NYC Community Fellows Program founded by theOpen Society Institute in 1998 and it will continuesupporting innovative public interest projects thataddress critical issues such as immigrants’ rights,environmental justice, health, the arts, workers’rights, civic participation, education, and equitableeconomic development. The fellowship program seeksapplicants from diverse backgrounds and at all stagesof life who wish to employ their skills in creatinginnovative public interest projects aimed attransforming and empowering communities. The programtakes a special interest in supporting people fromdisadvantaged communities and communities of color.For guidelines and applications visit:www.nyu.edu/wagener/leadership/sjf/. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 16 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:34:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Upcoming Training Workshops from NAU Computer Training Center/CAIEDSponsored by the NAU Center for American IndianEconomic Development and theNAU Computer Training CenterTo register call us at: 800.442.8808 / 928.523.1070 orregister online at: www.ctcenter.nau.eduMS Project - Introduction to MS Project, May 8-9, 2006(held in Phoenix)$499 Includes a copy of MS Project StandardAdvanced MS Project, June 2 (held in Phoenix) $195GrantSmart - A 2-day workshop for Federal and StateGrants $395July 24-25, 2006________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 17 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:33:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Nominate an 'American Star of Teaching'The U.S. Department of Educations Teacher-to-TeacherInitiative isaccepting nominations for the 2006 American Stars ofTeaching program untilApril 15. Parents, students, colleagues, schooladministrators and otherscan nominate an exemplary teacher who they believe hasthe qualities to bean American Star of Teaching. We are seekingnominations of teachers acrossthe United States who are improving studentachievement, using innovativestrategies in the classroom and making a difference inthe lives of theirstudents. Teachers across all grade levels anddisciplines will be honoredas 2006 American Stars of Teaching this fall. Tonominate a teacher, go to:http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/index.html.The U.S. Department of Education received more than2,000 nominations forthe 2005 school year. A list of past years' honoreescan be found at: http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/american-stars-teachers.html.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 18 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:50:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Free Web Hosting for Community Groupshttp://www.thinkhost.com/socialchange/free-hosting.shtmlThinkHost, Inc.ThinkHost, Inc., a progressive principles based webhosting company powered by 100% renewable energy, isoffering community groups free and/or discounted webhosting. Free hosting is open to U.S.-based, nonprofitprogressive organizations whose primary focus is onthe environment, grassroots democracy, peace,social/economic justice or human rights. All othercommunity groups that don’t meet the above criteria,but provide a direct benefit to the community, mayqualify for a hosting discount. Visit the websitelisted above for more information.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 19 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:32:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Lodging/Travel Assistance for Students & Postdocs to Attend the 2006 SACNAS National ConferenceThe Society for Advancement of Chicanos and NativeAmericans in Science (SACNAS) announces the 2006SACNAS National Conference, taking place October26-29, in Tampa, Florida. You are invited to registerfor the one conference this year that is sure toinspire you, advance your career and make you feelsurrounded by friends and family. Preliminaryconference agenda materials, conference highlights,registration (including financial aid application forstudents and postdocs), and booth reservations areavailable on online. 2006 Conference Theme: ScienceRevolution in Minority Communities: What Progress HaveWe Made? Financial Aid Application Deadline: May 1, 2006Deadline: 5/1/06Website: www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/ Contact Info >>SACNAS877-SACNAS-1http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@sacnas.org&amp;YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 20 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:48:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2006 Mid Atlantic Environmental Leadership Institute (ELI)Dear Colleagues,The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund(LCVEF) is now acceptingapplications for our 2006 Mid Atlantic EnvironmentalLeadershipInstitute (ELI)Training from interested state and national partners.The training is being held at the MountainsideConference Center atBethany Collegein Bethany, West Virginia(www.bethanywv.edu/mountainside) on May 15ththrough the19th.If you are interested in attending, please fill outthe attached ELIApplicationForm and email it to Katie Rodriguez athttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=katie_rodriguez@lcv.org&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b beforeApril 21st. The ELI is a rigorous and demanding, but highlyeffective program forstrengtheningindividual leadership skills. It is an intensivefive-day trainingthat activelyengages participants in the learning process through achallengingsimulationexercise. Participants put what they have learnedduring daytimepresentations andworkshops into practice at night during their groupsimulation work.If you have any questions about the ELI, feel free tocontact medirectly at202-454-4612.Attachment didn't go through, download it online here:http://www.lcveducation.org/programs/training/eli/Sincerely,FrankFrank WorshekEducation Programs ManagerLCV Education Fund & LCV1920 L St, NW, Ste 800Washington, DC 20036(202) 454-4612 direct(202) 835-0491 faxhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=frank_worshek@lcv.org&amp;YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bwww.lcveducation.orgwww.lcv.org 21 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:05:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=21281&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Bank of America Charitable Foundation: Neighborhood Excellence InitiativeDeadline: June 30, 2006The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is acceptingapplications for its Neighborhood ExcellenceInitiative, which is designed to recognize, nurture,and reward organizations, local heroes, and studentleaders helping to rebuild and revitalize communitiesin 38 of the bank’s major markets across the U.S. Theinitiative has three programs: Neighborhood Builders,Local Heroes, and Student Leaders. For moreinformation, visit: http://www.bankofameri/ ca.com/foundation/index.cfm? template=fd_neighborexcell.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________**You

Grants /Scholarships

Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:25:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: "Service Learning Grants to Promote Crime Prevention & Community Service"The National Crime Prevention Council will awardgrants to supportservice-learning projects planned and implemented byyouth who identifyneeds and create projects to address or prevent crime,violence, and drugabuse in their schools and communities. These grantsare intended toencourage and promote crime prevention, communityservice, and civicresponsibility. Maximum Award: $500. Eligibility: Ages11-19; Youth must beparticipating in a Community Works or Youth SafetyCorps program or be in ayouth group or class of six or more members. Deadline:June 1, 2006.http://www.ncpc.org/programs/tcc/For a detailed listing of EXISTING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES(updated each week),visit: http://www.publiceducation.org/newsblast_grants.asp________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 4 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:52:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation Global Youth Fellowships (Canadian Youth)Deadline: May 15, 2006 The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation announced itsinaugural Global YouthFellowships targeted to emerging, young Canadianleaders who demonstrate potentialto enhance Canada’s role on the world stage.Applicants must be Canadiancitizens or landed immigrants and 24 to 35 years ofage with previous internationalwork experience (paid or volunteer). Candidates alsoneed to demonstrate sustainedcommitment to international issues through studies,career choices and volunteeractivities. Successful candidates will receive a cashaward of $20,000 each andother types of support. Nomination deadline is May 15,2006. Click here to find outmore. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 5 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:27:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: (AISES) American Indian Science and Engineering Society Region III 2006 Conference(AISES) American Indian Science and EngineeringSociety Region III 2006 ConferenceApril 20-22Holiday Inn & ASU, Tempe, AZ Contact: (480) 965 – 5687 or visit ASU AISES Website http://www.fulton.asu.edu/~aises/________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 6 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:53:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: 57th Annual Council on Foundations ConferenceMay 7-9, 2006 David L. Lawrence Convention CenterPittsburgh, PA www.cof.orgEffective and Innovative Strategies forIncreasing Indigenous GrantmakingSaturday May 6, 2006 4-6pm Room 324Partnership and collaboration are essential forsuccessful grantmaking to Indigenouscommunities. Join this session to explore waysinternational grantmakers can improvetheir grantmaking practice. Reviews of successfulcases will provide tools toenhance collaborative potential and to structure andsupport interpersonalrelationships between grantmaker and indigenousgrantee. This session will alsodiscuss International Funders for Indigenous Peoples(IFIP) accomplishments and waysto become more involved with IFIP.International Funders for Indigenous PeoplesAnnual Awards ReceptionSunday May 7, 2006 6-7PM Room 323Please join International Funders for IndigenousPeoples (IFIP) Annual presentationof the IFIP Award, bestowed upon an individual thathas demonstrated efforts toincrease philanthropic support for Indigenous Peoplesaround the world. Last year,the very first recipient of this prestigious award waspresented to SusanBerresford, President of the Ford Foundation, for herleadership in increasing agreater commitment from a philanthropic institution.We are all looking forward tohonoring the next philanthropic leader to be announcedsoon. All are welcomed toattend and take part in this momentous event.Refreshments will be provided.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 7 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:25:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Accenture Scholarship InformationAccenture (NYSE:ACN) is now accepting applications forits scholarship fundprogram for American Indian students. The AccentureAmerican IndianScholarship Fund supports students with financial needentering fields ofprofessional study. These scholarships are part of thecompany's commitmentto the American Indian community; last year, Accenturebecame the managementconsulting and information technology services advisorto the SmithsonianNational Museum of the American Indian in WashingtonD.C. "The AccentureAmerican Indian Scholarship Fund meets a vital needfor American Indian andAlaska Native students seeking higher education andrequiring financialassistance,"said Randy Willis,senior executive sponsorof Accenture'sAmerican Indian interestgroup. In 2006, the AccentureAmerican IndianScholarship Fund will award seven scholarships intotal. Successfulcandidates will have excelled academically anddemonstrated leadershipability, as well ascommitment to community.Specifically, Accenture willaward three types of scholarships to high-achievingAmerican Indian andAlaska Native students seekingdegrees and careers inthe teaching, socialservices, high technologyor business fields:-- Accenture Scholars - three undergraduatescholarships of $20,000 eachwill be awarded to high school seniors pursuing afour-year undergraduateprogram at a U.S. university or college. Applicationsare due on May 2, 2006.-- Accenture Fellows - two graduate scholarships of$15,000 each will beawarded to undergraduate students pursuing an advanceddegree at a U.S.accredited university or college. Applications are dueon June 1, 2006.-- Finalist Scholarships - two undergraduatescholarships of $1,000 per yearfor four years and one graduate scholarship of $2,500per year for two yearswill be awarded to candidates for the AccentureScholars and Fellowsscholarships.Specific eligibility criteria for the scholarships.For more information on how to apply for theseAccenture sponsoredscholarships, visit:http://careers3.accenture.com/Careers/US/DiversityInclusion/aigc________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 8 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:27:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Intertribal Deaf Conference - June 14- 17, 2006At the San Carlos Apache Gold Convention CenterLocated on the: San Carlos Apache Indian ReservationEast of Globe, Arizona For further information, ideas and/or feedback, pleaseemail 2006 IDCConference Chair, Jeremy Dillon and/or Evelyn Opitz atnative_terpie2003@yahoo.comArizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard ofHearing RepresentativeBeca Bailey, Deaf Specialist, atbeca.bailey@acdhh.state.az.us (602) 542-3323 Voice (602) 364-0990 TTY 800-350-8161V/TTYCheck out the IDC Website at: www.deafnative.comVolunteer Help is Greatly Appreciated________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 9 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:24:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: "Grants for Youth and Scientific Education"The American Honda Foundation Grants Program isaccepting proposals fromorganizations working in the areas of youth andscientific education.The American Honda Foundation defines "youth" aspre-natal through 21 yearsof age. "Scientific education" includes both physical and lifesciences, mathematicsand the environmental sciences. Eligibility:Educational institutions, K-12, accredited highereducation institutions(colleges and universities), and others. See websitefor full listing.Maximum Award: $40,000 to $80,000. Deadline: May 1,2006.http://corporate.honda.com/images/banners/america/AHF_brochure.pdf________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 10 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:23:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: The National Center for Education Statistics - IPEDS State Tables 2003The National Center for Education Statistics announcesthe addition ofthe IPEDS State Tables 2003 to the Tables Library areaof the online DataAnalysis System (DAS). The Integrated PostsecondaryEducation DataSystem (IPEDS) is a single, comprehensive systemdesigned to encompass allinstitutions and educational organizations whoseprimary purpose is toprovide postsecondary education. The IPEDS StateTables 2003 providestate-level aggregate data on postsecondaryinstitutions for all 50states in areas including:* Percentage distribution of Title IV institutions* Price information* Degrees conferred* Certificates conferred* Employees, faculty, and graduate assistants* Enrollment* Financial aid* Graduation and transfer rates* Revenue and expensesThe tables are available in HTML and Excel fileformats. In addition,Table Parameter Files (TFP) for the state tables canbe downloaded andused to replicate or modify them, as needed, using theonline DASapplication.To view, print, or download the tables, please visit:http://nces.ed.gov/das/library/tables_listings/state2003_toc.asp________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 11 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:26:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Michael Baker Corp Scholarship for Diversity in EngineeringView the following link for scholarship information:Wilkes Universityhttp://www.wilkes.edu/pages/194.asp?item=9536________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 12 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:52:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Fund for Wild Nature Invites ProposalsDeadline: April 28, 2006The Fund for Wild Nature provides money for campaignsto save and restore nativespecies and wild ecosystems, including actions todefend wilderness and biologicaldiversity. The fund supports advocacy, litigation,public policy work, developmentof citizen science, and similar endeavors. The fundsupports projects only in theUnited States, Canada, and Mexico.Visit the Fund for Wild Nature Web site for completegrant guidelines at:http://fundwildnature.org.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 13 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:21:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Project: Moccasins seeks out beadersSherry <n8tivesinthemilitaryusa4u@nativeweb.net>wrote: Project: Moccasins is seeking out beaders for our project.Project: Moccasins send out a pair of moccasins to ournative men & women who are serving in harms way. They will provide the needed material just need thosewho can bead moccasins :)Hit me back if you would like more information.Anyone who knows of a native american stationedoverseas please let me know so a pair can be sent to them.Thank you~ Sherry Creek & CherokeeFounder of Support our Native Troops Overseas withLetters & Care Packageswww.aicco.org/troops.aspAssociate Member of Project: Moccasins________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 14 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:32:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: PolitiCorps is Igniting Leaders for the Politics of TomorrowPolitiCorps is Igniting Leaders for the Politics ofTomorrowPolitiCorps is the only program of its kind - a10-week intensive political immersion program that provides futureleaders with skills training, policy courses and intensive fieldwork. These courses include campaign management training, public speakingand debate, political messaging and media courses, and more. Fellows spend a significant amount of their time conducting field workwith partner programs, directly impacting state and local races byworking to increase urban youth voter registration andparticipating and organizing Bus trips to swing districts to canvass forprogressive candidates. The program seeks to educate fellows onthe intricacies of state politics, using Oregon as a model. In addition,it is designed to take these lessons and connect them to the nationalarena. Fellows leave the program with an in-depth understanding ofhow to effectively work with and influence the political system.Fellows: PolitiCorps seeks fellows that aspire to bethe future leaders of the progressive movement. We look for dynamic,intelligent, innovative, hard-working and natural leaders.Classes are anything but typical, with skillstrainings, policy seminars and maybe even the occasional congregationvisit. Some of the topics from past classes are Campaign Planning, YouthGOTV, Public Speaking, Revolutions in Health Care, Land UsePlanning and Grassroots Organizing.Instructors include the best and brightest minds fromacross the state and the nation, such as former Governors BarbaraRoberts and John Kitzhaber, the Oregon House Democrats campaigndirector Jon Isaacs, and Malia Lazu, the National Field Director for Cities forProgress.Field work breaks into two categories: the youthmobilization giant Building Votes, and working on the ins and outs ofplanning an honest-to-goodness Bus Trip… then executing it.Building Votes launched during the summer of 2005 and was implemented largelyby past Fellows as they recruited over 400 Apartment Captains andBlock Captains across the Portland Metro area.Former PolitiCorps fellows agree that PolitiCorps isthe cuttiing-edge program for future leaders“I entered PolitiCorps in search of a uniqueopportunity to simultaneously continue developing my leadershipskills while generating real, strategic, change in my community. PolitiCorps provides a host of relevant, thought provoking andtruly interactive classes. These classes coupled with challengingfieldwork changed the way I approach my work in the public interest. Meaningful relationships established over the course of theprogram will ensure my continued growth and effectiveness as an advocate fordemocracy. In short, PolitiCorps delivers.” – Adam Petkun,PolitiCorps 2005 Fellow“PolitiCorps gave me general organizing tools …specific campaign tools … and friends I look forward to running into andworking with again.” – Joel Berning, PolitiCorps 2005 FellowPolitiCorps 2006 runs from June 19th through August25th. Application deadline is Friday, April 14th @ 5pm. Go towww.politicorps.org for more information, or email rahna.epting@busproject.org________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 15 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:43:16 EDT From: Rosepetl5@aol.comSubject: Native American studies experts to gather at USCLFrom UNA-News:Native American studies experts to gather at USCLBy University of South Carolina at LancasterThe University of South Carolina at Lancaster will host a panel of experts from around the Carolinas and Georgia to discuss the state of Native American studies in the Southeast on April 12.The forum will be held as part of a week-long series of events, sponsored by USCL, Duke Power Co., and the Humanities Council of South Carolina, Highlighting American Indian Art, Culture and Scholarship. All events are free and open to the public.The roundtable on Native studies will be held in USCL's Stevens Auditorium from 2 to 4 p.m. It will include scholars from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Pembroke, Western Carolina University, Wake Forest University, the University of Georgia, USCL and the University of South Carolina, along with experts on Southeastern Indian archaeology from the Schiele Museum in Gastonia, N.C., and representatives of the Catawba, Lumbee and Cherokee nations.Panelists will discuss the state of Native American studies in academic institutions in the region, collaborations between academic institutions and American Indian communities, and the future of Native studies in the Southeast.The impetus for the forum is USCL's proposed program in Native American Studies, which will focus on Catawba Indian culture and history.On April 13, USCL will host a day of events featuring demonstrations of Catawba pottery-making and a performance by the Catawba Cultural Center's drum and dance group.Other highlights of the week include a demonstration of traditional Catawba foodways, evening screenings of films on Native American topics, lectures on the histories and cultures of South Carolina's Native peoples, a program for children and a tour of the T.J. Blumer Catawba Research Collection.For details, contact Dr. Stephen Criswell, director of Catawba studies, at 313-7108 or by e-mail at criswese@gwm.sc.edu.Schedule of eventsApril 10- Lecture on Catawba history and culture, 11 to 11:50 a.m., Bradley Arts and Sciences Building, Room 120April 11- Film "Smoke Signals," 7 to 9:30 p.m., Stevens AuditoriumApril 12- Lecture on state-recognized Native American groups in South Carolina, with speaker Dr. Will Goins of Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois, United Tribes of S.C., 11 to 11:50 a.m., Bradley Arts and Sciences Building, Room 120- Catawba Indian foodways demonstration, noon to 1 p.m., Bradley building multipurpose room- Tour of Native American studies archive and the T.J. Blumer Catawba Research Collection, 1 to 2 p.m., Medford Library- Roundtable discussion on Native American studies in the Southeast, 2 to 4 p.m., Stevens Auditorium- Reception, 4 to 5 p.m., Hubbard Hall commons area- Film and discussion of "Lakota Language and Culture Revitalization: Interviews with Lakota Elders," 7 to 9 p.m.April 13- Catawba pottery demonstration, 1 to 3 p.m., USCL art studio- Catawba cultural program for children, 4 to 5 p.m., Bradley multipurpose room- Catawba Dance and Drum Group performance, 6 to 8 p.m., Stevens AuditoriumApril 14- Film, "Powwow Highway," 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bradley building, Room 120 http://www.thelancasternews.com/articles/2006/04/02/news/news07_nativeamerican.txt [This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 16 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:36:10 -0500 From: "Jodi L Bear" <jlbear@ad.uiuc.edu>Subject: Native American Admissions Counselor position availableAdmissions CounselorOffice of Admissions and RecordsEXTENDED SEARCH Primary Function:This is a full-time, 12-month Academic Professional position. Toprovide information about the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, and the admissions and enrollment process toprospective students, their families and high school and communitycollege counselors. This position will have an emphasis in NativeAmerican Recruitment. Duties and Responsibilities: In collaboration with the Associate Director of Admissions, the NativeAmerican House, and the campus community identify key recruitment areasfor Native American students. Provide high quality service in all interactions with counselors,applicants and parents of prospective students. Present the outstanding academic resources, programs, facilities andextracurricular offerings of the Urbana-Champaign campus to prospectivestudents and their parents. This includes speaking with individuals andto audiences ranging in size from 10 to 250 or more people. Serve as a liaison between the Office of Undergraduate Admissions andthe Native American House. Follow up on promising admission prospects by telephone and/or writtencorrespondence. Respond to prospective student inquiries for admissions information bytelephone, in writing, via e-mail and in person. Represent the University at college day/night programs at high schools,community colleges, college fairs and community or Native Americanfocused events. Review as a member of the Admissions Committee, the academicqualifications and personal statement of applicants. Assume responsibility for several project assignments each yearincluding assisting with programming planning and communications. Theadministrative project assignments for this position may vary from yearto year based on the office's objectives, the skills of the admissionsstaff, and the incumbent's abilities and interests. Other appropriate duties as assigned. Minimum Education Qualification and Work Experience Bachelor's degree and one year of relevant experience.A strong understanding and experience working with Native Americanpopulations.Valid Driver's License.Prefer a Master's Degree and three years of relevant experience. Important Skills and Desirable Personal Attributes Previous work experience in admissions, recruitment or higher education.An understanding of and sensitivity and commitment to affirmative actionin educational access and employment.Enthusiastic approach to work and commitment to delivery of high qualityservice.An outgoing and warm personality.Strong public speaking ability.Demonstrated writing ability and organizational skills.Interest in extensive travel and a personal schedule that accommodatesthe travel portion of the position.A cooperative work style and strong personal initiative.High achievement in previous work and/or educational experiences.Familiarity with computers and computer systems.Ability to lift and move heavy boxes of materials. Salary Range Approximately $28,000 - $30,000, commensurate with experience Starting Date As soon as possible after closing date. For full consideration, submit letter of application, resume and name,address and telephone number of three references by April 27, 2006 to: Jodi BearUniversity of IllinoisOffice of Admissions and Records901 W. Illinois, Rm 385Urbana, IL 61801Email: jlbear@uiuc.edu The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal OpportunityEmployer Jodi L. Bear, Ed.M.Assistant Director of Business OperationsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignOffice of Admissions and Records901 W. Illinois; Room 385 Urbana, IL 61801 MC-061217.333.4104 217.244.0903 (fax) [This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 17 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:56:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Call for Volunteers-Santa Fe Indian Market NEWS RELEASE March 31, 2006 Contact: Joan Siebens Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) 505.983.5220 x 234 (ph) : 505.983.7647 (fax) www.swaia.org volunteer@swaia.org 2006 SWAIA SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! No matter what your skills or physical abilities…If you love Native American art, like meeting new people, having a great time behind-the-scene, meeting the artists, and helping a great Native American art organization… The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, Inc. needs YOU! SWAIA is gearing up for the 85th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market to be held August 19-20, 2006. Volunteers are needed for a variety of times, dates and positions. All volunteers are welcome to help where they feel they are best suited. Even if you have volunteered before, SWAIA would like to hear from you to ensure you receive your volunteer forms. To request a Volunteer Form and Job Description/Preference by mail, please contact the SWAIA Volunteer Coordinator, Joan Siebens by email: volunteer@swaia.org or by phone 505-983-5220 x 234. For more information about SWAIA or the Santa Fe Indian Market, please visit www.swaia.org or call 505.983.5220. [This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 18 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:28:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: R.A.C.E. 2006 Relevance of Assessment & Culture in Education Indigenous Issues and Voices In Educational Research and AssessmentR.A.C.E. 2006 Relevance of Assessment & Culture inEducationIndigenous Issues and VoicesIn Educational Research and AssessmentPresented by the College of EducationDivision of Curriculum & InstructionDivision of Educational Leadership & Policy StudiesApril 27-29th, 2006Tempe, AZwebsite http://coe.asu.edu/ivera/ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 19 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:54:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: 2006 International Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship ConferenceJune 19-22, 2006Sandia Casino & ResortAlbuquerque, NMThe International Indigenous Business andEntrepreneurship Conference and Expo willbring together international and domestic academicsand indigenous entrepreneurs andpolicy-makers participants who are interested and/orinvolved in Indigenous businessand entrepreneurship. See websitehttp://iibec.mgt.unm.edu/default.asp.For more info contact Jaye Francis, ConferenceCoordinator Ph: (505) 277-8889, Fax:(505) 277-9868 or at iibec@mgt.unm.edu.Download the Registration Form. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 20 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:23:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: 2003-04 SASS DataNCES Releases First Report Containing 2003-04 SASSDataThe National Center for Education Statistics in theInstitute of EducationSciences yesterday released its first reportcontaining data from the2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), thenation’s most extensivesample survey of schools and the teachers andadministrators who staff them.The report, “Characteristics of Schools, Districts,Teachers, Principals,and School Libraries in the United States," coverspublic, private, andBureau of Indian Affairs schools. NCES has administered SASS since 1987.To download, view and print the publication as a PDFfile, please visit:<http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006313>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 21 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:25:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: STUDENTS.GOV INFOSOURCE - Summer Internship InformationYour Student Gateway to the US Government Volume V,Issue 4 - April 2006students.gov InfoSource provides useful tips and infofor college studentsand their families. Published periodically,students.gov InfoSource issponsored by the US Department of Education, FederalStudent Aid office.http://www.students.gov________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 22 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:26:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: 2006 - 2007 ASU Parents Association First Generation Scholarship AwardsGeneral InformationThrough the generous support of ASU parents, theParents Association hasestablished a fund to make multiple one-time awards of$2,000 - $4,000 eachfor the 2006 - 2007 academic year to current, undergraduate students whoare thefirst-generation in their family planning to graduatefrom a four year college or university. This fund is intended to helpfirst-generationstudents achieve success in their ASU program. Allawards will be based onfinancial need and demonstrated evidence of strongcommitment to academicsuccess and achievement of personal and educationalgoals. The applicationdeadline is May 1, 2006. Complete details, eligibilityrequirements, termsand conditions can be obtained by visitingwww.asu.edu/parents for a link tothe application.CONTACT US: www.asu.edu/parents information,resources & current events forparents parentsassociation@asu.edu. Email yourquestions, concerns or comments________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 23 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 13:24:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: North American Prepatory Meeting for the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (04/29 - 04/30)REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: http://www.hrusa.org/indig/index.shtmYoung People/Students interested in volunteering atthe event, please contact: Alyssa Macy,alyssa@ccp.org, or 612-331-7444********************************************************************WILTON LITTLECHILD, I.P.C.,C.M., F.P., Q.C.Barrister and SolicitorBox 370Hobbema, Alberta, CanadaTOC 1NO(780) 585-3038 Fax:(780) 585-2025 585-3037 E-mail:jwlittle@incentre.netNorth America Indigenous First Nations, Organizationsand Communities:Dear Friends and Colleagues:As the Indigenous Independent Expert Member from NorthAmerica on the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Iwould like to provide you with an update from ourrecent Inter-Sessional meeting of the Permanent ForumMembers. This meeting took place in Nuuk, Greenlandon February 13 to 17, 2006.I am concerned about how we can work together to makethe Permanent Forum more effective, focused andproductive. One solution proposed last year was tostrongly encourage participants to consolidate theirrecommendations into regional statements andpresentations as much as possible.As some of you may also recall at the last session,Indigenous participants from two regions, Africa andAsia, were able to organize regional preparatorymeetings before the session. As a result, those tworegions were able to present strong consolidatedstatements, which made a considerable impact on thesession. As you know, we scheduled regional sideevents during the session to share issues ofparticular concern to some regions with otherparticipants and Permanent Forum Members.This year North America and the other regions arescheduled to present regional special events duringthe upcoming 5th Session of the Forum. In order to dothis most effectively, I would respectfully recommendthat we hold a preparatory session for the NorthAmerica region, even though the time frame is short. In addition to planning this special event together,this preparatory meeting will provide the opportunityto share important information and could developregional statements and possible recommendations onkey issues.The agenda for this meeting could include:1. A report on the decisions and discussions fromthe Inter-Sessional Meeting.2. Recommendations for strengthening the role andincreasing the effectiveness of the Permanent Forum,especially in light of the impacts of the current“U.N. reform” and changes in the U.N. Human RightsSystem.3. A report from the recent U.N. Expert Seminar onIndigenous Peoples’ Permanent Sovereignty Over NaturalResources and Their Relationship to Land, and thespecific recommendations regarding the work of thePermanent Forum.4. Organizing the North America region special eventfor the 5th session.5. Announcing the U.N. Expert Seminar on Treaties,Agreements and Other Constructive Arrangement inTreaty 6 Territory, Alberta, Canada in September,2006.6. Updates on the U.N. Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples and the possible role andresponsibility of the Permanent Forum in light of whathappens at the Final Session of the C.H.R.7. Development of a regional statement and/orrecommendations on these and other issues, includingthe focus issue for this session of the PermanentForum, the Millennium Development Goals 3 to 6.Since unfortunately the Permanent Forum does not havea budget to support regional preparatory meetings, thetravel and lodging costs will need to be “on our own”. A few Indigenous organizations are working to helpraise funds to cover costs for at least some of themeals for participants during the meeting, but thiseffort is still in process. You should plan at thispoint to be able to cover your own meal costs as well.The dates proposed for this two-day meeting are April29 and 30, 2006. The University of Minnesota HumanRights Center has offered to provide meeting space(room 65) at the University of Minnesota Law School,229 19th Avenue So., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455. The phone number there is (612) 626-0041, fax (612)625-2011.We did consider holding the meeting right before thePermanent Forum session in New York to save on travelcosts, but this would make for too long of a timecommitment for many representatives as well as a veryrushed time frame for any preparations based on theresults. There are also several other meetingsalready scheduled for the weekend before the PermanentForum starts.I realize this is short notice and everyone has a busyschedule. Finances may also make it difficult forsome representatives to attend, but it seems, based onsome initial consultations, that at least some of theFirst Nations and Organizations who regularly attendthe Permanent Forum from the North America region[United States and Canada] will make every effort tosend one or more representatives to this session.The hotel nearest the site, within close walkingdistance, is the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Tel: (612)333-4646, Fax: (612) 338-4049, toll free number:1(800) 448-3663. Let them know that you areattending a meeting at the University of Minnesota LawSchool to receive a discounted rate (about $99US pernight). Marcus is the Reservation Manager’s name.Please let me know if you have any questions, commentsor suggestions. Also please call Emily @ (780)585-3038 to confirm your participation or e-mail @jwlittle@incentre.net. I hope to see many of you atthis regional preparatory meeting and also at thePermanent Forum’s 5th session this May in New York.Yours truly,Mr. Wilton Littlechild, I.P.C.Member, U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous IssuesJWL/ehl________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 24 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:33:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Finance Longitudinal Data Tool - New Web ToolA new Finance Longitudinal Data Tool has been added tothe EducationFinance Statistics Center (EDFIN) website. The EDFINsite now has twosearchable data tools. The Peer Search Tool allowscomparisons of thefinances of school districts with its peers based onthe latest availablefiscal data. Peers can be selected manually, orautomatically based on totalstudents, student/teacher ratio, percent children inpoverty, district type,and locale code. The new Longitudinal Data Toolallows comparisons offiscal and nonfiscal school district data over timefrom 1989-90 to 1999-2000.To access and use either of these finance tools pleasevisit:http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/search/datatools.asp________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 25 Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:32:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Alyssa Macy <nativeshare@yahoo.com>Subject: Lodging/Travel Assistance for Students & Postdocs to Attend the 2006 SACNAS National ConferenceThe Society for Advancement of Chicanos and NativeAmericans in Science (SACNAS) announces the 2006SACNAS National Conference, taking place October26-29, in Tampa, Florida. You are invited to registerfor the one conference this year that is sure toinspire you, advance your career and make you feelsurrounded by friends and family. Preliminaryconference agenda materials, conference highlights,registration (including financial aid application forstudents and postdocs), and booth reservations areavailable on online. 2006 Conference Theme: ScienceRevolution in Minority Communities: What Progress HaveWe Made? Financial Aid Application Deadline: May 1, 2006Deadline: 5/1/06Website: www.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/ Contact Info >>SACNAS877-SACNAS-1info@sacnas.org

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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:58:47 -0600 From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: HARVARD for FREE!>> Please share with all individuals you think it may apply, i.e. high > school students.> > Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on > undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition.> In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers > said, "When only 10 percent of the students in Elite higher education> come from families in lower half of the income distribution, we are > not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher> education to the lower half of the income distribution."> > If you know of a family earning less than $40,000 a year with an honor > student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to> pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that > from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to> Harvard for free...no tuition and no student loans!> > To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families > making less than $40,000 a year visit Harvard's financial aid website> at: http://adm-is.fas.harvard.edu/FAO/index.htm or call the school's > financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.> > SEND TO SOMEONE WHETHER THEY CAN USE OR NOT. THEY JUST MIGHT KNOW > SOMEONE WHO CAN!> > > Please note the Harvard College Financial Aid Office's website address > has changed.> Our new website address is http://fao.fas.harvard.edu/.> > Thank you very much,> > Pedro Paulo Bretz> Executive Director> Director Ejecutivo> The Hispanic Center, Inc.> El Centro Hispano, Inc.> Supporting the Latino and business community in Pittsburgh!> ¡Apoyando a Latinos y la comunidad de negocios en Pittsburgh!> 800 Allegheny Ave, Suite 127> Pittsburgh, PA 15233> Tel: 412 322 2717> Fax: 412 322 2718> www.pghhispaniccenter.org> E-mail: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=pbretz@pghhc.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b> > >************************************************************************Alyssa MacyPolitical DirectorCenter for Civic Participation1313 SE 5TH Street, Suite 113Minneapolis, MN 55414Direct: 612-331-7444Cell: 612-812-6227Fax: 612-331-7447http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bTools for Democracy: www.ccp.org[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 2 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:46:30 EST From: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Rosepetl5@aol.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bSubject: Yale: Cultural Intersections in Native North America is next weekend! Pathways 2006: Cultural Intersections in Native North America is next weekend!Please *remember to register* at our website:http://www.yale.edu/ygsna/pathways06.htmlThe conference is *free and open to the public*.The conference program has been pasted below for your convenience.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please forward widely!Pathways 2006: Cultural Intersections in Native North AmericaApril 7-9, 2006, Yale University, New Haven, CThttp://www.yale.edu/ygsna/pathways06.htmlAnnouncing Pathways 2006: Cultural Intersections in Native North America, anupcoming conference to be held April 7-9, 2006 in New Haven, CT. The goals ofthis conference are: to provide a comfortable forum for graduate studentsworking at the intersection of American Indian or Alaska Native Studies andother Ethnic and Area Studies, such as African American Studies, Asian AmericanStudies, and Latin American Studies, to share their work, and to fosterstudent-to-student and student-to-professional relationships by encouragingnetworking and community-building for those working across traditionaldisciplinary boundaries.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Keynote Address:Philip Deloria, Director of the Program in American Culture, University ofMichiganFriday, April 7, 5:00pm, Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium, 53 Wall St.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saturday, April 8, 8:30am-10:00am, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St., Room211Hemispheric Indigeneity: Resisting BoundariesChair/Comment: Alicia Schmidt Camacho, Assistant Professor of American Studies,Yale UniversityPanelists:Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán- American Studies, Michigan State University? (De/Re)Tribe: Native Nationhood, Sovereignty, and Cherríe Moraga'sPan-Indigenous Protocols"Alison Fields- American Studies, University of New Mexico"New Mexico?s Cuarto Centenario: Memory and Representation"Tina Majkowski (Oklahoma Kiowa)- Performance Studies, New York University?Sonic Indigeneity: Alter/Native Music in the Americas?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------10:00am-10:30am, Coffee Break--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saturday, April 8, 10:30am-12:00pm, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St., Room211African and Indigenous in North America: Lives IntertwinedChair/Comment: Ron Welburn (Gingaskin/Piscataway/Lenape/Cherokee), Professor ofEnglish and Director of Native American Indian Studies, University ofMassachusetts- AmherstPanelists:Kimberly Solet (United Houma Nation, by marriage)- Urban Studies, University ofNew Orleans" ?So-called Indians? Stand up and Fight: How a Jim Crow Suit Thrust aLouisiana School System into the Civil Rights Movement"Paula Madden- Canadian Studies/Native Studies, Trent University?Citizenship, Race and Identity?Jesse Turner Schreier- History, University of California at Los Angeles"Recognized as a Choctaw: Allotment, Race, and Identity in the Choctaw Nation,1896-1907"Kathleen Washburn- English, University of California at Los Angeles"'Indian' Legibility and the Curious Case of Buffalo Child Long Lance"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------12:00pm-1:30pm- Lunch Break-on your own--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saturday, April 8, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St., Room211Asian America and Native America: Related DestiniesChair/Comment:Mary Ting Yi Lui, Assistant Professor of American Studies and History, YaleUniversityPanelists:Paul Lai- English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill? Asian/American/Indian Literary Studies?Ryan Burt- English, University of Washington? Internment, Relocation, Termination and ?The entire One of us?:Critiquing U.S. Exceptionalism Through Comparative Analyses of Leslie MarmonSilko and Lawson Fusao Inada?Elizabeth Guerrier- Social Anthropology, York University?From ?Civilization? to ?Americanization?: Social science, Education,and Assimilation?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3:00pm-3:30pm- Coffee Break--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saturday, April 8, 3:30pm-5:00pm, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St., Room211"Other" Means to Native EndsChair/Comment:Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), Associate Professor of History and AmericanIndian Studies, University of Wisconsin-MadisonPanelists:Jessica R. Metcalfe (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)- American Indian Studies,University of Arizona?Contemporary Indigenous Haute Couture?Brian Isaac Daniels- Anthropology/History, University of Pennsylvania?Ethnographers and Cultural Education: The Case of Edward Sapir, MorrisSwadesh, and the Nuuchahnulth?Kevin J. White (Akwesasne Mohawk)- American Studies, State University of NewYork at Buffalo"Understanding the Worldview of the Haudenosaunee by Examining Hewitt's IroquoisCosmology Part I"Daniel M. Johnson- History/Anthropology, McGill University?Cultural Intersections in Indigenous Studies: The Responsibilities ofNon-Indigenous Scholars"--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5:30pm-7:30pm, Reception/DinnerBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 121 Wall St.8:00pm, Entertainment Event- TBA--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sunday, April 9, 8:30am-10:30am, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York St., Room211Closing Roundtable/Breakfast: Native Studies and Ethnic/Area StudiesChair: Alyssa Mt. Pleasant, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Howard R. Lamar Center for theStudy of Frontiers and Borders at Yale University--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pathways 2006 is sponsored by the Yale Group for the Study of Native America,the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Howard R. Lamar Center forthe Study of Frontiers and Borders, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,the Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity, the American Studies Program,and the Andrews Society of the History Department.[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 3 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:01:13 -0600 From: "Nicole Bowman" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nbowman@nbowmanconsulting.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: All Native HS Boys & Girls B-ball tournament... _____ From: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Win-bounces@wisind.net&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b [mailto:http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Win-bounces@wisind.net&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b] On Behalf OfSherrole BentonSent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:41 AMTo: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Win@wisind.net&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bSubject: [WIN] Fwd: All Native HS Boys & Girls B-ball tournament...>>> "Morris, Ronald" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=morrisr@uwgb.edu&amp;YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b> 03/27/06 11:30 AM >>>FYI...Please pass along... My name is Robin Bogar, I am an assistant basketball coach at Lewis-ClarkState College in Lewiston, ID. We are hosting an all native basketballtournament for high school boys and girls. I have attached the informationflyer and the registration form. In addition to playing basketball, we aretrying to promote education as well. We will provide campus tours and helpthe participants explore their educational opportunities. This will be agreat opportunity for many high school students. If you have any questionsplease feel free to contact me. Thanks,Robin BogarLewis-Clark State(208) 792-2155 [This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 4 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:01:59 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Ironbound Films' forthcoming movie about endangered languages:Ironbound Films' forthcoming movie about endangeredlanguages: America's first look at how languages becomeendangered, and the awesometask of recording, archiving, and returning them touse. The loss oflanguages reduces our understanding of science,culture, and history. TheLast Speakers follows those confronting this crisis onthe frontlines. View film preview at the Ironbound Films website: http://www.ironboundfilms.com/ironsfire.htmlYou can also see a short slideshow with a few picturesfrom the Breath ofLife Conference (including one Karuk's CrystalRichardson & Susan Gehr) onthe website.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 5 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:47:24 EST From: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Rosepetl5@aol.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bSubject: Film: Award winning Anti-racist Thorn GrassLight Circle Films has made a wonderful short film about Fred Martinez, the Native boy who was murdered for being gay in Colorado. It is an immensely powerful yet sweetly gentle film in all of its eight minutes. I showed it to my eleven year old and it generated a lot of great conversation about each of us having the right to be who we are and all of us being worthy of appreciation, love and support. I highly recommend the film, which has won:* Winner, Award of Excellence for Live Short Subject, Indian Summer Film & Video Image Awards/DeltaVision*Winner: Best Experimental Film, ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Ca*Audience Award and Best Native Short; Fargo Film Festival*Best of the Fest Selection; Rochester Int'l Film Festival*Leaves of Grass Award for Poetics in Film; Peabody Festival, Portland Maine*Winner, Audience Award for Best Short, One-inTen Film Festival, Pennsylvania*Nominated for Best Live Short; American Indian Film Institute, Durango Int'l Film Festival*Jury Commendation for Short Film, Durango Int'l Film FestivalThis film would be a terrific addition to any multicultural curriculum for so many reasons. It is appropriate for middle school years through adulthood. (In fact, every adult in the country who wouldn't want to see it because they are racist or homophobic, should.) It is truly a beautiful film that needs to be seen by young people everywhere.Contact Robin Hammer at http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=LightCircleFilm@earthlink.net&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b _______________________________________________________________________Students and Teachers Against Racismwww.racismagainstindians.organd for Tribally Approved K-12 curriculum:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism/links(Thanks to Nicole Bowman at nbowmanconsulting.com)If you don't find what you are looking for, ask us:http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism-owner@yahoogroups.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bor http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=ROSEPETL5@aol.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 6 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:57:09 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Award winning Anti-racist Thorn GrassLight Circle Films has made a wonderful short filmabout Fred Martinez, the Native boy who was murderedfor being gay in Colorado. It is an immenselypowerful yet sweetly gentle film in all of its eightminutes. I showed it to my eleven year old and itgenerated a lot of great conversation about each of ushaving the right to be who we are and all of us beingworthy of appreciation, love and support. I highlyrecommend the film, which has won:* Winner, Award of Excellence for Live Short Subject,Indian Summer Film & Video Image Awards/DeltaVision*Winner: Best Experimental Film, ImagineNative Film +Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Ca*Audience Award and Best Native Short; Fargo FilmFestival*Best of the Fest Selection; Rochester Int'l FilmFestival*Leaves of Grass Award for Poetics in Film; PeabodyFestival, Portland Maine*Winner, Audience Award for Best Short, One-inTen FilmFestival, Pennsylvania*Nominated for Best Live Short; American Indian FilmInstitute, Durango Int'l Film Festival*Jury Commendation for Short Film, Durango Int'l FilmFestivalThis film would be a terrific addition to anymulticultural curriculum for so many reasons. It isappropriate for middle school years through adulthood. (In fact, every adult in the country who wouldn'twant to see it because they are racist or homophobic,should.) It is truly a beautiful film that needs tobe seen by young people everywhere.Contact Robin Hammer at http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=LightCircleFilm@earthlink.net&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 7 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:09:20 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: All Native HS Boys & Girls B-ball tournament (NS)My name is Robin Bogar, I am an assistant basketballcoach at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID. We are hosting an all native basketball tournament forhigh school boys and girls. I have attached theinformation flyer and the registration form. Inaddition to playing basketball, we are trying topromote education as well. We will provide campustours and help the participants explore theireducational opportunities. This will be a greatopportunity for many high school students. If you haveany questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks,Robin BogarLewis-Clark State(208) 792-2155 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 8 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:10:16 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2007 applications forms for the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations2007 applications forms for the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous PopulationsMessage from the Secretary of the UN Voluntary Fundsfor Indigenous PopulationsNew 2007 applications forms for the UN Voluntary Fundfor Indigenous Populations are available on the website of the OHCHR.French version:http://www.ohchr.org/french/about/funds/indigenous/docs/form.f2007.docSpanish version:http://www.ohchr.org/spanish/about/funds/indigenous/docs/form.s2007.docEnglish version: http://www.ohchr.org/english/about/funds/indigenous/docs/form.e2007.docPlease be kindly reminded that the deadline forapplying is 1rst october 2006. If you need more information you can consult ourwebsite: http://www.ohchr.org/english/about/funds/indigenous/or contact us.Kind Regards, Secretary of the UN Volontary Funds for IndigenousPopulationsIndigenous Peoples and Minorities UnitResearch and Right to Development BranchOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rightshttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mclerc@ohchr.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=emonslave@ohchr.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bTel: +41 22 917 9737 Fax: +41 22 917 9066 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 9 Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:53:06 -0000 From: "apcKaruk" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=andrekar@ncidc.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Traditional Tobacco SurveyPlease take a moment and fill out this simple, short, and confidential survey! Your participation is very much appreciated!!Take the Confidential Tobacco Survey: http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=325286.:. André Cramblit: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=andre.p.cramblit.86@alum.dartmouth.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b is the Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org/) is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American IndiansTo subscribe to a news letter of interest to Natives send an email to: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=IndigenousNewsNetwork-subscribe@topica.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b or go to: http://www.topica.com/lists/IndigenousNewsNetwork/subscribe/?location=listinfo________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 10 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:31:19 -0800 (PST) From: Missy Whiteman <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=whitemanmi@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Wed.Film Series @Augsburg College> Hi everyone: Please post the following information> on the Native > American Film Series, March 29 event at Augsburg:> March 29: Honoring Our Voices (Judi Jeffrey, 1992). > Film screening > will be followed by a panel discussion with Marlene> Helgemo, Pastor > at All Nations Indian Church; Ernest M. Whiteman> III, Director of > First Nations Film and Video, and Stephanie Autumn> of Reducing Rural > Violence.> > In honor of National Women's Month and all Native> women, we will be > presenting Honoring Our Voices is a short film about> empowerment, > healing, and tradition. "Sharing their stories> about recovery and > healing, six Native women of different ages and> backgrounds talk > about the choices they have made to overcome the> hardships of family > violence and end the cycle of abuse and silence"> (Film synopsis). > Our panelists: Marlene Helgemo, Ernest Whiteman III,> and Stephanie > Autumn bring their own stories, strategies, and> wisdom to the > conversation begun by the film. > Free Admission> > Place: Augsburg College> Science 123, 707 21st Avenue South> Minneapolis, MN 55454> Time: 7:00- 10:00 P.M> Parking: All lots that say, commuter, faculty,> staff.> > Sponsored by: Independent Indigenous Film> Minneapolis, The Ho Chunk > Nation, The Upper Sioux Community, The Circle> Newspaper (612) > 722-3692, Augsburg College: American Indian Studies> Program, American > Indian Student Services, The Augsburg Historical> Society, the Anne > Pederson Women's Resource Center, and Women's> Studies> > > For more information visit our website at > http://www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries or call Eliseat> 612-330-1523> > M. Elise Marubbio> Assistant Professor,> American Indian Studies and Program Director of> Women's Studies> Campus Box 115> 2211 Riverside Ave.> Minneapolis, MN 55454> (612)330-1523> http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=marubbio@augsburg.edu&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b__________________________________________________Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com/ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 11 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:12:30 -0600 From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: US SOCIAL Forum to bring 20,000 people to Atlanta in 2007 National leaders convene to plan historic gatheringFor Immediate Release Contact Alice Lovelace, USSF National Lead Staff OrganizerPh. 404.819.7863Fx. 404.622.6618Email: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alovelace@mindspring.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bwww.ussocialforum.orgUS SOCIAL Forum to bring 20,000 people to Atlanta in 2007National leaders convene to plan historic gatheringWhat: Press briefing on United States Social ForumWho: National Coordinating Committee for the US Social Forum; social justice leaders from across the US who work on issues including environmental justice, poverty, racial justice, immigration, and workers’ rights.Where: Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, 477 Peachtree StreetWhen: April 4, 2006 -10:30amMembers of the Local Host Committee will be joined by the National Coordinating Committee and local supporters. The National Coordinating Committee is charged with making the United States Social Forum a reality. Among the speakers presenting are Colin Rajah, Tom Goldtooth, and Ruben Solis, members of the National Planning and Coordinating Committees. The briefing will include a diversity of groups representing the multi-ethnic populations of the U.S., and the wide range of social and economic issues facing grassroots communities today.Under the banner of ‘Another World is Possible,’ tens of thousands of community organizers, trade unionists, students/youth, NGO representatives, elected officials and social movements gather every year for the World Social Forum held in locations around the globe including Brazil, India, and Venezuela. The WSF was created to provide an open platform to discuss alternatives to globalization defined by multi-national corporations and the governments of the wealthiest nations in the world.The World Social Forum (WSF) model is spreading around the world and a wide range of grassroots organizations and networks have announced the location of the first U.S. Social Forum (USSF) - Atlanta, GA. 20,000 participants are expected to convene June 27-July 1, 2007 in Atlanta to build a broader national movement for social justice around the world.“The U.S. South and especially Atlanta welcomes the opportunity to host the first U.S. Social Forum at this critical juncture in the development of our movement for social and economic justice,” said Jerome Scott of Project South, one of the lead organizations on the Atlanta host committees.“For us immigrants, the growth of our new communities here have been met not only with repressive policies, racist backlash, abuse and exploitation in the workplace, and scapegoating for socio-economic problems suffered by working class communities, we now also have to face state policies that ask to further extract from our already burdened communities. For instance, Georgia SB 529 seeks to suck up immigrant’s hard-earned income by taxing our remittance wire transfers to our families back home. We are displaced by US economic policies, harassed and kept in a state of constant fear to ensure a cheap and disposable labor supply for US corporations. Immigrant communities in GA and around the country challenge all these, and we say “No Taxation Without Representation.” -Colin Rajah (National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chair Program Working Group)In an endorsement letter for Atlanta’s proposal, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin writes, “As the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Atlanta has a very proud history of promoting and celebrating human rights. It is a history we continue to appreciate and build upon for the future. Serving [as] the host city for the US Social Forum is a continuation of our legacy.”Currently, the region is home to new immigrant-groups from Latin America, Africa and Asia. Many of these new immigrants are political or economic refugees whose situation is the result of corporate globalization. National planners hope that holding the USSF in Atlanta will encourage the region's newly emerged bottom-up movement building, and that it will significantly impact the rest of the country.“American Indians in this country continue to face environmental and economic injustices. The energy policy of America is built upon treaty violations and at the expense of the rights of tribal people. The nuclear power industry has mined and processed the uranium ore that feeds the nuclear power plants causing the contamination of our lands and the deaths of Indian miners and processors. Now the industry wants to dump its nuclear waste on Indian lands. Our network of American Indian and Alaska Native community-based organizations are participating in the proposed US Social Forum in 2007, to mobilize Americans to get educated and take action.” -Tom Goldtooth (Executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Midwest Regional Representative) “The political moment in the United States brings four important intersections: the war in Iraq, Indigenous Artic drilling, Katrina survivors and US-Mexico border & immigration issues. In fact, all four issues are under the Department of Defense and Homeland Security.” - Ruben Solis (Southwest Workers Union, Southwest Regional Representative)The US Social Forum is an important symposium for the people most affected by neo-liberalism policies in the U.S. to share and learn from each other’s struggles. “Another world is possible and we must begin to envision it now,” said Scott.###########################################************************************************************************Alyssa MacyPolitical DirectorCenter for Civic Participation1313 SE 5TH Street, Suite 113Minneapolis, MN 55414Direct: 612-331-7444Cell: 612-812-6227Fax: 612-331-7447http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&amp;YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bTools for Democracy: www.ccp.org[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 12 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:27:33 -0600 From: "Nicole Bowman" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nbowman@nbowmanconsulting.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: (Rosebud, SD): Winner SD School to be sued for Racism _____ From: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism@yahoogroups.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b[mailto:http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism@yahoogroups.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b] On Behalf Ofhttp://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Rosepetl5@aol.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bSent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:39 AMTo: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Studentsandteachersagainstracism@yahoogroups.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bSubject: [star] Winner SD School to be sued for Racism <http://groups.yahoo.com/> Yahoo! Groups My<http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups> Groups StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism> Main Page I got a call last night from Madonna Bear Robe, who has done wonderfulthings with the STAR Chapter in St Francis, SD on the Rosebud Reservation.She gave me the update that the Winner Schools will be sued for racism.Here is the Rapid City Journal article on the whole thing: http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2006/03/29/news/top/news02.txtRapidCityJournal.comWednesday, March 29, 2006Winner school district sued for racial discrimination.By Heidi Bell Gease, Journal Staff WriterWINNER - The Winner School District, along with superintendent Mary Fisherand school principals Brian Naasz and Mike Hanson, has been sued in U.S.District Court for racial discrimination.The class-action civil suit was filed Monday by Rosebud attorney Dana Hannaand the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, on behalf of 10 currentor former American Indian students in Winner schools and "all otherssimilarly situated."Plaintiffs include Sam Antoine, 15; Richard Chasing Hawk, 16; CharlesDubray, 19; Mindi Felix, 13; Jesse Milk, 13; Deidrick Old Lodge, 14;Jennifer Peneaux, 19; Johnathon Scruggs, 15; Josephine Traversie, 15; andTaylor White Buffalo, 13.The complaint challenges disciplinary policies and practices allegedlyintended to push American Indian students out of Winner School District. Italso seeks to compel the district to "eradicate the racially hostileeducational environment it has permitted to flourish in its Middle and HighSchools for at least the last 10 years," according to the complaint.Calls to the school-district administration office were referred to attorneyPaul Jensen, who could not be reached Tuesday for comment.Hanna has provided legal counsel to several parents of Winner schoolstudents over the past five years. Sensing what he believed was a systematicproblem, Hanna contacted ACLU. He said that after reviewing educationrecords, ACLU attorneys also saw a discrimination problem in Winner schools.The complaint alleges that the Winner School District "has a long history ofintentional racial animosity towards Native American students and theirfamilies." Despite a student body that is almost 20 percent Indian, thedistrict employs "almost no Native Americans" as administrators, teachers orstaff. The suit claims that the district allows racially derogatoryname-calling and teasing to go unpunished.Plaintiffs also say school administrators punish Indian students for minordisciplinary infractions "more harshly and more frequently than similarlysituated Caucasian students," frequently calling police to arrest youngstudents for minor infractions.District statistics show that Indian students at Winner middle and highschools are three times more likely to be suspended and 10 times more likelyto be referred to the Winner City Police Department than their whiteclassmates, according to the complaint. "During any given school year, morethan one-third of all Native American Middle and High School students willbe suspended," attorneys wrote.Plaintiffs say the district's hostile environment pushes Indian students outof schools by leaving them "demoralized and disengaged.""Although Native Americans represent nearly a fifth of the District'sstudent body, only two Native American students graduated from the WinnerHigh School in the last year for which statistics are available," the suitstates.The complaint alleges that under a longstanding agreement with the WinnerCity Police Department and Tripp County State's Attorney's Office, schooldistrict officials are allowed to decide which children to arrest and whatcharges to file against them. Neither the police nor the prosecutor's officeconducts independent investigations, they say.Winner City Police Chief Chris Jung said Tuesday that he has not seen theallegations but that the police department has no such agreements.By example, the complaint cites the plaintiff's cases. Several involvestudents who hit Caucasian classmates after allegedly being shoved, hit orcalled racist names. The Caucasian students involved were not arrested, andmany were not disciplined despite district policies requiring suspension orother punishment in such cases. Attorneys noted that many of the plaintiffshad no earlier contact with the juvenile-justice system.In every case, school administrators are accused of isolating children in anoffice or conference room and refusing to let them leave until they wouldwrite an affidavit describing the incident and admitting to wrongdoing.Those affidavits were provided to police.Attorneys say Fisher, middle school principal Brian Naasz, and high schoolprincipal Mike Hanson exploited their positions of authority and tookadvantage of students' immaturity, cultural differences, disabilities andother factors. Students believed that they had no choice but to complete theaffidavits, which they did because of fear of additional punishment, thelawyers say.Most of the plaintiffs were eventually found guilty and sentenced toprobation or community service. Some were also suspended from school.Peneaux, who was 18, was convicted of Disturbance of School in adultcriminal court and given a suspended jail sentence and community service.In one case, an 11-year-old boy with severe learning disabilities wasarrested and taken to the police station after he punched a Caucasianclassmate who had hit him with a metal-edged ruler. The Indian boy, JohnScruggs, was later deemed guilty and given a two-day school suspension, thecomplaint states."Defendants initially refused to suspend the Caucasian child . until twodays later, after John's mother threatened to file charges against the boyas the school had done against her son," the complaint alleges. Naasz thenreportedly gave the Caucasian student two days of in-school suspension butrequired him to complete only one day.The lawsuit asserts that defendants violated students' rights againstself-incrimination, their due-process rights, their rights under the EqualProtection Clause of the 14th Amendment and their rights under the CivilRights Act.The suit also asks that all records of student confessions that were"coercively and unlawfully obtained from members of the plaintiff class" beexpunged.With the legal process now under way, eight of the plaintiffs remainenrolled at Winner middle and high school. "I think it takes a lot of gutsfor these students and their parents to come forward here," Hanna said.This isn't the first time the Winner School District has been accused ofdiscrimination. In 2000, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Departmentof Education intervened in response to community complaints, telling theschool to revise its disciplinary policies and procedures to eliminatediscrimination.Hanna said the OCR later withdrew its monitoring efforts but that parentshave again filed complaints with the office. He said the agency has agreedto conduct further investigations.Hanna has also filed two lawsuits against Todd County School District, whichborders Tripp County. In one case, U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmannruled that the Todd County School District and superintendent had deprivedthe plaintiff of his constitutional right to a public education without dueprocess of law. The second suit is pending.Hanna serves as attorney general for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe but has filedthe school district lawsuits through his private practice.Contact Heidi Bell Gease at 394-8419 or http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=heidi.bell@rapidcityjournal.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bC2006 Rapid City JournalWeb Site Contact: Debbie Renner http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=webmaster@rapidcityjournal.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism> " on theweb. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=StudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bStudentsAndTeachersAgainstRacism-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . _____ [This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 13 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:56:19 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Native Hawaiian Education program--call for reviewersNative Hawaiian Education program--call for reviewersYou are receiving this e-mail because you have servedas a peer reviewer (orsubmitted your information for consideration) for theNative HawaiianEducation Program in the past. The program office ishoping for yourparticipation for this year's review in Washington DCbetweenMay 15-19, 2006. Your qualifications and experience would be valuableto our review and wewould like to forward your name for consideration. Please contact me bye-mail me at http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=francisco.ramirez@ed.gov&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b or by phone at(202) 260-1541 is youare interested in participating. Also, please share the attached review overview formwith your qualifiedcolleagues and peers. Thank you for your assistance. Francisco RamirezProgram Officer, Native Hawaiian Education ProgramOffice of Elementary andSecondary Education 400 Maryland Ave SW Room 3W225Washington DC 20202-6200Phone: (202) 260-1541 Fax: (202) 260-8969 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 14 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:46:57 -0500 From: "Michelle svenson" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=svensonm@si.edu&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Film + Video Program Asst. Position, National Museum of the American IndianFilm + Video Program Asst Position, National Museum of the American IndianWashington, DCOPENING DATE: March 24, 2006CLOSING DATE: April 21, 2006Announcement #: 06CS-6087AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All candidates may apply including individuals witha disability with eligibility undera special appointing authority and veterans who are preference eligibles orwho have been separated from the armedforces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuousactive service. (If a competitive list of eligibles isrequested, the applications of non-status candidates who meet the minimumqualification for the position will be referredto the Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) for consideration. Status candidatesand candidates eligible under a specialappointing authority, who wish to be rated under both merit placement andDEU's competitive procedures, must submittwo complete applications. If only one application is received, it will beconsidered under the merit placement program.)The Smithsonian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants withdisabilities. If you need a reasonableaccommodation for the application/hiring process, please call (202)275-1102 (voice) or (202) 275-1110 (TTY).DUTIES: The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is responsiblefor affirming to Native communities andthe general public the historical and contemporary cultural achievements ofthe Native peoples of the WesternHemisphere. The incumbent of this position works with the Film and VideoCenter staff, relevant museum staff and awide variety of non-museum experts and participants to create, develop, andproduce public programs on NativeAmerican film and video; develops and implements plans of action to bringprogram participants to Washington, DC;makes initial contacts and coordinates arrangements with programparticipants, including travel, lodging and otherlogistics and performance requirements; develops and tracks budget forprogram production and assures that all financialand administrative matters are handled in a timely manner; developsschedule of ongoing and future events to support thedevelopment and production of brochures, flyers, press releases, webannouncements, advertisements and internal andexternal calendars; performs other related duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have one year of specialized experienceequivalent to the next lower grade level.Specialized experience is defined as experience which has equipped theapplicant with the particular knowledge, skills,and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and whichis typically in or related to the work of theposition. Applicants may also qualify if they posses a master's orequivalent degree or two (2) full years of progressivelyhigher graduate education leading to such a degree if related. Acombination of qualifying education and experience maybe used to meet qualification requirements. Applicants who wish to qualifybased on education completed outside theUnited States, must be deemed equivalent to higher education programs ofU.S. institutions by an organization thatspecializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials. Thisdocumentation is the responsibility of theapplicant and should be included as part of the application package.NOTE: The Smithsonian does not recognize academic degrees from schools thatare not accredited by anaccrediting institution recognized by the Department of Education. Anyapplicant falsely claiming an academicdegree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging fromdisqualification from federal employmentto removal from federal service.In addition to the qualifications described above, applicants will befurther evaluated by Selective and QualityRanking Factors. Applicants are strongly encouraged to specifically addressthe factors described below.Selective Factors: (Applicants must meet all of these mandatoryrequirements in order to be considered qualified tocompete for a position.)1. Knowledge of program production techniques, logistics, andadministrative matters.2. Knowledge of Native American film and video.Quality Ranking Factors: (These factors are not mandatory to be consideredfor a position, but will be used todetermine who are the highest qualified candidates among those who meet theselective factors.)1. Knowledge of program production techniques, logistics, andadministrative matters.2. Knowledge of Native American film and video.3. Knowledge of administrative processes in the areas of budget and financeto support program initiatives.4. Ability to use interpersonal communication skills to work with a widevariety of people, e.g., museum and programstaff, performers, scholars, artisans, volunteers and audiences.5. Ability to communicate in writing to support the development of publicprograms and related products, e.g.,brochures, flyers, press releases, web announcements, advertisements andinternal and external schedules andcalendars.NOTE: RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAIDHow to Apply:1. The Smithsonian Institution does not require a standard applicationform, but we need certain information toevaluate your qualifications. You may apply using a resume, the OptionalApplication for Federal Employment, orany other written application form you choose. See page 3 for furtherinstructions. Job finalists will be asked tocomplete a Declaration for Federal Employment. The information on this formwill be used to determine suitabilityfor Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation, ifrequired.2. Clearly describe in your resume or application your work experience,education and/or training as it relates to thisvacancy. It is very important that you fully address how your workexperience and education/training meet boththe specialized experience requirement and the selective factors. Thisinformation will be used to determinewhether or not you are qualified for this vacancy. Selective factorsestablish qualifications to be eligible tocompete for the position. Quality Ranking Factors are not mandatory but areused to determine who are thehighest qualified candidates among those eligible to compete for theposition. Therefore, it is to your benefit toprovide a full description of your experience, education/training relativeto the job requirements of this vacancy.3. Current Federal employees should submit a copy of their most recentannual performance appraisal and a copyof most recent complete SF-50.Applications must be received by the closing date and may be submitted inthe following ways:Mail: Smithsonian Institution, Office of Human Resources, P. O. Box 50638,Washington, DC 20091.Fax: 202-275-1114Hand Deliver or FEDEX: 750 Ninth Street, N. W. Suite 6100, Washington, DC20560.To obtain information on the Federal Hiring Process, hear about otherSmithsonian vacancies, or request vacancyannouncements, an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612),call our automated Jobline on (202) 287-3102 (accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week).For further information please call (202) 275-1117 (voice) or (202)275-1110 (TTY). OR: at www.usajobs.gov - the vacancy announcement is06CS-6087.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 15 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:15:34 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: FULBRIGHT VISITING SPECIALIST PROGRAM: DIRECT ACCESS TO THE MUSLIM WORLDDo you want to enrich your campus' and community'sunderstanding of Islamic civilization and the history,politics, and culture of today’s Muslim world? Doesyour study-abroad program lack representation from theMuslim World? Do you want to jump-start your campusoffering on courses in Islam or Area Studies? Throughthe Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: DirectAccess to the Muslim World, U.S. higher educationalinstitutions can host a Specialist from Muslimcommunities in the Middle East, North Africa, SouthAsia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africaor the Balkans for three to six weeks of intensivelecturing, consultation, and a community outreachprogram. Deadline to apply for the spring 2007semester: June 1, 2006. For more information, visitour website at www.cies.org/Visiting_Specialists/ orconsult Mamiko Hada at http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=vstngspec@cies.iie.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b,telephone 202-686-7873.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 16 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:16:10 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: MARK YOUR CALENDARS - dg.o 2006 Early Registration Deadline April 10, 2006The 7th Annual International Conference on DigitalGovernment Research is a forum for the presentation anddiscussion of interdisciplinary research on digital government andits applications in diverse domains. Interested participants areinvited to submit research papers, system demonstrations, posters, andproposals for tutorials and workshops for dg.o 2006.The conference will focus on:Research on digital government as an interdisciplinarydomain that encompasses inquiry at the intersections of computingresearch, social, political, and behavioral science research,and the problems and missions of government agenciesUnique partnerships of university researchers andgovernment partnersProject highlights and outcomes of digital governmentresearchKeynote SpeakersFran Berman, Director, San Diego Supercomputer CenterProfessor and High Performance Computing Endowed Chair, UC SanDiego, will deliver a keynote address on “One Hundred Years of Data,”Monday, May 22, 2006.Kim Nelson, Microsoft's E-Government Director willdeliver a keynote address on "Academic and Business Partnerships toEnhance Digital Government Research," Tuesday, May 23, 2006.Dr. John Phillips, Chief Scientist of the CentralIntelligence Agency (CIA), will deliver a keynote address for ISI2006 onTuesday, May 23, 2006.(dg.o 2006 attendees are welcomed to attend.)MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!The conference convenes in San Diego, California, May21-24, 2006The deadline for dg.o 2006 White papers is April 1,2006The deadline for dg.o 2006 Early Registration DeadlineApril 10, 2006The extended deadline presenting authors to registerfor dg.o 2006 is April 10, 2006For more information see: http://www.dgrc.org/dgo2006/________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 17 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:06:00 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Child Care Bureau's Child Care Research Scholar Announcement (Doctoral Students)The Child Care Bureau's Child Care Research ScholarAnnouncement was published yesterday and is availablethrough the following link:http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-ACYF-YE-0010.htmlThis grant program provides funds to doctoral studentswho are completing their dissertations on a child carepolicy-related topic. Up to $30,000 is available forthe first year and $20,000 for a second year. Applications are due May 23, 2006. Dawn Ramsburg, Ph.D.SRCD Policy FellowChild Care Bureau, ACYFAdministration for Children and Families, HHSPortals Building, 8th floor, #83241250 Maryland Avenue SWWashington, DC 20024202-690-6705202-690-5600 (fax)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 18 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:10:59 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: FYI Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001 - Provincial and Territorial Reports: Off Reserve Aboriginal PopulationFYI Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001 - Provincial andTerritorial Reports: Off Reserve Aboriginal Population For your information the following new release fromStatistics Canada has recently become available. Thearticle is titled “Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001 –Provincial and Territorial Reports: Off ReserveAboriginal Population. I hope you find the informationhelpful and if you have any questions please advise.Please feel free to circulate to all who may beinterested in the article. Thank you. http://www.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/downpub/listpub.cgi?catno=89-618-XIE2006001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2001 - Provincial andTerritorial Reports: Off Reserve Aboriginal PopulationThe purpose of the provincial and territorial reportsis to present a summary of demographic, social andeconomic characteristics of the off reserve Aboriginalpopulation in the Atlantic provinces, Québec, Ontario,Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia,Yukon and Northwest Territories. Information oneducation, residential schools, informationtechnology, employment, mobility and housing, healthand language are highlighted. While most of the focusis on adults, there is also information provided onchildren. Data showing comparisons between Aboriginalgroups are provided, as are some comparisons with thenon-Aboriginal population. Findings are based on the2001 Census and the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. *Please accept our apologies for any cross-postings. Melinda Commanda Aboriginal Liaison Officer Central Region - Statistics Canada telephone: 705-522-9221 cell: 705-690-7478 http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mcommanda@canada.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 19 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:16:59 -0600 From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Center for Progressive Leadership Opens In Arizona/Arizona State Leaders FellowshipCenter for Progressive Leadership Opens In Arizona The Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL), a non-partisan, national political training institute dedicated to building the next generation of progressive political leaders, has opened a state office in Arizona. Since its conception in 2003, CPL has trained over 1,000 promising youth leaders, field organizers, political staff and future candidates. To celebrate the opening of their Arizona office, CPL is hosting two events, one in Phoenix, and one in Tucson. On April 18, 2006, CPL is hosting a panel discussion from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Downtown Phoenix Wyndham Hotel. Speakers include the Honorable John A. Loredo, Representative Robert Meza, Eleanor Eisenberg, and more! On April 19, 2006, CPL is honored to host U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva and City Councilwoman Karin Ulhich to speak from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the IBEW Hall, located at 750 South Tucson Blvd. Both events are free of charge. Both events require pre-registration. Downloadable flyers can be found online at:http://www.progressleaders.org/states/azlaunch.htm CPL is currently recruiting for its 2006 Fellowship. This program provides individuals of all ages and backgrounds with comprehensive monthly workshops, one-on-one coaching from seasoned professionals and networking opportunities with the political community to assist in accelerating their careers. The CPL Arizona State Leaders Fellowship Program is scheduled to begin in August 2006. Arizona residents can apply on-line at www.progressleaders.org/states/azfellowship.htm For more information about CPL, please visit: www.progressleaders.orgor contact our Arizona Outreach Director,Monica Perez: 602-254-1495 or http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mperez@progressleaders.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b ************************************************************************Alyssa MacyPolitical DirectorCenter for Civic Participation1313 SE 5TH Street, Suite 113Minneapolis, MN 55414Direct: 612-331-7444Cell: 612-812-6227Fax: 612-331-7447http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bTools for Democracy: www.ccp.org[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 20 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:05:02 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: The Fate of the UN Indigenous Rights Declaration Remains in QuestionThe Fate of the UN Indigenous Rights DeclarationRemains in QuestionFor Immediate Release:Monday, March 27, 2006UN Commission on Human Rights Ends Today: The Fate ofthe UNDeclaration on the Rights Indigenous Peoples Remainsin QuestionThe International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) hasserious questionsabout the future participation of IndigenousNon-GovernmentalOrganizations ability to defend Indigenous PeoplesHuman Rights withinthe United Nations system. This uncertainty resultsfrom the creationof the new Human Rights Council. This restructuringalso createsanother significant delay in the United Nations'process for adoptionof the UN Declaration for the Rights of IndigenousPeoples. The Human Rights Council was formally created on March15th by the UNGeneral Assembly and will replace the UN Commission onHuman Rights(CHR). The 62nd and final CHR session concluded itswork today inGeneva with a short procedural session.Representatives of regionalgroups of states as well as NGO's read statements onthe bodies'achievements and presented their views on the futurework of the newCouncil. The new Human Rights Council is scheduled tobegin its firstsession on June 19th of this year. The UN CHR had been an important mechanism for theIITC and otherIndigenous Peoples to address critical human rightsviolations ofhuman rights and create global standards to defend anduphold theirhuman rights. It is unclear how Indigenous NGOs, likeIITC, will beincluded in the new Human Rights Council. It is alsounclear if NGOinterventions on critical human rights issues, whichwere presented tothe CHR 62nd session by IITC and other NGO's, will beaddressed by thenew Council. A key concern for IITC and other Indigenousorganizations is thecontinuing process towards adoption of the DraftDeclaration on theRights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration,mandated by the UNEconomic and Social Council, has been in developmentfor 25 years withparticipation from Indigenous Peoples around theglobe. Thedeclaration would have been addressed under CHR agendaitem 15,"Indigenous Issues". Indigenous Peoples are still inthe process ofclosely reviewing the CHR Chairman's text of the DraftDeclaration toinsure that it maintains the most essential rights asagreed to in the1994 Sub-Commission text. IITC and other Indigenous Peoples have stated clearlythat the currentchanges in the UN structure must not diminishIndigenous Peoples'access or ability to defend their rights and redressviolations by themember states. "The re-structuring of a UN systemshould not deny theIITC and other Indigenous NGOs access to the process,nor should therights of Indigenous Peoples be put on hold by thisprocess." saidAndrea Carmen, executive director of InternationalIndian TreatyCouncil. The current lack of participation andtransparency awakensthe question of when the inherent rights of IndigenousPeoples willever be recognized by the international community.--------------------------------Public Press Release / Media AdvisoryContact: Sherri Norris(415) 641-4482http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sherri@treatycouncil.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 21 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:19:20 -0800 From: "Sherri Norris" <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sherri@treatycouncil.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Press Release: UN CHR Ends ~ Fate of DD Indigenous Peoples Rights in Question See attached for full press release, text is also below.- - - - - - -Public Press Release / Media AdvisoryContact: Sherri Norris(415) 641-4482http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=sherri@treatycouncil.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bFor Immediate Release:Monday, March 27, 2006UN Commission on Human Rights Ends Today: The Fate of the UN Declaration onthe Rights Indigenous Peoples Remains in QuestionThe International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) has serious questions aboutthe future participation of Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizationsability to defend Indigenous Peoples Human Rights within the United Nationssystem. This uncertainty results from the creation of the new Human RightsCouncil. This restructuring also creates another significant delay in theUnited Nations' process for adoption of the UN Declaration for the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples. The Human Rights Council was formally created on March 15th by the UNGeneral Assembly and will replace the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR).The 62nd and final CHR session concluded its work today in Geneva with ashort procedural session. Representatives of regional groups of states aswell as NGO's read statements on the bodies' achievements and presentedtheir views on the future work of the new Council. The new Human RightsCouncil is scheduled to begin its first session on June 19th of this year. The UN CHR had been an important mechanism for the IITC and other IndigenousPeoples to address critical human rights violations of human rights andcreate global standards to defend and uphold their human rights. It isunclear how Indigenous NGOs, like IITC, will be included in the new HumanRights Council. It is also unclear if NGO interventions on critical humanrights issues, which were presented to the CHR 62nd session by IITC andother NGO's, will be addressed by the new Council. A key concern for IITC and other Indigenous organizations is the continuingprocess towards adoption of the Draft Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples. The Declaration, mandated by the UN Economic and SocialCouncil, has been in development for 25 years with participation fromIndigenous Peoples around the globe. The declaration would have beenaddressed under CHR agenda item 15, "Indigenous Issues". Indigenous Peoplesare still in the process of closely reviewing the CHR Chairman's text of theDraft Declaration to insure that it maintains the most essential rights asagreed to in the 1994 Sub-Commission text. IITC and other Indigenous Peoples have stated clearly that the currentchanges in the UN structure must not diminish Indigenous Peoples' access orability to defend their rights and redress violations by the member states."The re-structuring of a UN system should not deny the IITC and otherIndigenous NGOs access to the process, nor should the rights of IndigenousPeoples be put on hold by this process." said Andrea Carmen, executivedirector of International Indian Treaty Council. The current lack ofparticipation and transparency awakens the question of when the inherentrights of Indigenous Peoples will ever be recognized by the internationalcommunity.[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 22 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:19:28 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: Call for Interns in Pakistan:Intern in Pakistan for DilDevelopments in Literacy (DIL) was launched inFebruary 1997 inSouthern California. Its main purpose is to work forthe eradicationof illiteracy in the remote and neglected areas ofPakistan byestablishing primary and secondary level non-formalschools forunderprivileged children. It has succeeded as aprivate voluntaryorganization in a period of five years at establishing200 schools incollaboration with various NGOs throughout thecountry.Key Needs:1. Creating Preservice and Inservice professionaldevelopment modulesin English, Math and Science - This will entailcreating preserviceand inservice professional development programs inconcert withDevelopments in Literacy (DIL) staff. This alsoentails implementingteacher training programs and working with teachers todevelop contentand pedagogical skills for the primary level. Organizational goalsinclude assessing current professional developmentopportunities forteachers and conducting a needs assessment.Professional developmentgoals for DIL includes: reviewing concepts andstrengthening teachers'content knowledge and exposing and demonstratingcooperative learningmethodologies and classroom management skills. It mayentail schoolvisits and follow up towards the end of the summer.2. Community mobilization - It entails working withfield workers aswell as with teachers to improve parent and communityparticipation.This will require working with DIL staff to introduce techniques inenhancing participation of parents and community inDIL's educationinitiatives. It may allow interns to work directlywith communities tomodel effective methods.3. Early childhood Care - working with teachers todevelop skills incognitive development for young children.Organizational goals are toassess and enhance current ECD programs.There are simultaneously opportunities to collectdata. Key researchareas include but are not restricted to: Language, thedevelopment ofcommunities of learners, the effects of parentalinvolvement onachievement, the role of community citizen boards, andtheeffectiveness of ECD programs. In addition,researchers may haveaccess to data on achievement, enrollment, attendance,and more.Applicants should have demonstrated experience orrelevant skill setsin teaching and/or professional development to achieveorganizationalgoals. Applicants with Urdu/Hindi skills arepreferred. This is anopportunity to travel and to work with parents,community citizenboards, teachers, and students. DIL is responsible fortransportation,room, and board within the country. It's also anopportunity todevelop Urdu and Sindhi language skills, buttranslators will beprovided as needed.Please submit CVs to http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=fiza@dil.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b and visithttp://www.dil.org/ formore information!--Muntasir SattarTeachers College, Columbia Universitywww.tc.columbia.edu/students/save503-453-2163 (m)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 23 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:57:17 -0600 From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: 2006 American Indian Chamber of Commerce Educational Scholarship (due April 17)>>> Please go to http://www.aiccw.org/2006-2007%20Scholarship%20App.pdf to>> download the student education scholarship for any new or continuing>> undergraduate or graduate student (2-yr, 4-yr, military school, tech >> school,>> tribal college, other post-secondary institutions). Any age or any >> tribal>> person is strongly encouraged to apply. Scholarship applications >> are due>> April 17, 2006, and are worth $1,000. One, $2,000 scholarship will >> be awarded to College of Business Administration student attending UW >> Oshkosh. Students must be from WI, a>> Native American enrolled or descendent to apply (the Chamber is >> inclusive of>> Indian efforts and proudly has a wide definition and policy for >> American>> Indian applicants). Scholarship applications will be read April 21, >> 2006, and>> notification letters will be sent out shortly thereafter. >>************************************************************************Alyssa MacyPolitical DirectorCenter for Civic Participation1313 SE 5TH Street, Suite 113Minneapolis, MN 55414Direct: 612-331-7444Cell: 612-812-6227Fax: 612-331-7447http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=alyssa@ccp.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bTools for Democracy: www.ccp.org[This message contained attachments]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Message: 24 Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:07:02 -0800 (PST) From: Alyssa Macy <http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nativeshare@yahoo.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>Subject: "Spiritual Gathering" for San Francisco Peaks, 4/21-23/06, Flagstaff, AZ"Spiritual Gathering" for San Francisco Peaks,4/21-23/06, Flagstaff, AZTribes to Perform Traditional Prayers for theProtection of the San Francisco PeaksFlagstaff, AZ- Azee'Bee Nahagha' of Dine Nation, anIndigenous religious organization, will hold Inter-tribalceremonies and prayer vigils to protect the San Francisco Peaks. Theorganization is troubled by a recent district court decision allowingski developments on the Peaks, which would permit the useof reclaimed wastewater for artificial snowmaking. Members of Azee'Bee Nahagha' believe that the courtfailed to address testimony which described the substantialburdens placed on Indigenous traditional practices. Attorneysrepresenting tribes, individuals, and environmental groups have filedappeals with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.In addition to increasing public awareness, tipipeyote ceremonies will focus on prayers for the ecosystem, vegetativere-growth, wildlife survival, spring moisture and the return ofthe natural weather cycles. On April 22, during a general assembly, speakers willaddress legal issues related to religious freedoms, the position ofNative American Veterans on religious freedoms, environmentalconcerns and youth participation.WHAT: A spiritual gathering to pray for theprotection of the San Francisco Peaks WHEN: April 21-23, 2006 WHERE: Peaks Ranch, 2 miles west of Highway 89, 18 miles north of Flagstaff, AZ.WHO: Open to all Inter-tribal members, concernedindividuals and organizations. Participants must have avalid membership card to attend the peyote ceremony. Speakers will include Navajo Nation, President JoeShirley Jr., and Howard Shanker, with The Shanker Law Firm.For more information go to: http://www.geocities.com/dookoosliid_spiritualgatheringFor More Information Contact:Floyd Stevens, Staff/Coordinator (928) 283-6670, http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=yazhistevens@hotmail.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bLenora Hatathlie, Staff/Coordinator (928) 283-3294, http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=lhatathlie@gmail.com&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bRobert Tohe, 928-774-6103, http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=robert.tohe@sierraclub.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=bAndrew Tso, 928-871-6361, http://us.f523.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=andrewtso@navajo.org&YY=85287&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b