Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live) Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival Exhibit is opening at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC on April 17, 2010. See the website at yupikscience.com
Jorge Rivas http://tinyurl.com/y7zs7xq
The Rumors Begin: Obama’s Next Supreme Court Nominee In an interview with The NY Times, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens confirmed rumors that he’s considering retiring. “I do have to fish or cut bait, just for my own personal peace of mind and also in fairness to the process,” he said. “The president and the Senate need plenty of time to fill a vacancy.”
Justice Stevens, who will turn 90 this month, was appointed in 1975 by President Gerald R. Ford. Rumors of his retirement escalated when he didn’t hire a full slate of law clerks for the current term. In an interview with USA TODAY in October last year, he said the fact that he had not hired a full staff “can’t be news. I’m not exactly a kid.”
Who will replace Justice Stevens? Naturally a new set of rumors is thriving. Business Week is reporting there are three leading contenders: U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appellate judges Diane Wood and Merrick Garland.”
The Nation even has a slideshow of their own top choices for the next Supreme Court nominee that is worth a look. They list some of the same predictions mentioned above, but also interesting contenders like John Echohawk who has run the Native American Rights Fund for more than thirty years and who “would bring a perspective to the court that has been overlooked for 230 years.”
Throughout Indian Country, when critical or severe incidents happen and are not reported, sometimes it has to do with people feeling insecure about the folks or Tribal Programs in which they are suppose to file the report with or maybe there might be a feeling that there is a sincere lack of privacy or maybe there is a feeling that the crisis will be ignored by the Tribal law or that the law won't address the matter in a serious manner. Whatever the case may be, below is data and information that can be helpful. Reporting an incident is important, crucial, vital and maybe can even save a life. Write the numbers and information down and keep it with you or in a place where you can get at it quickly.
If you're a victim of abuse or violence at the hands of someone you know or love, or you are recovering from an assault by a stranger, you are not alone.
To get immediate help and support call the National Domestic Violence
Hotline
at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
or the National Sexual Assault Hotline
at 1-800-656-4673.
You can also visit the National
Sexual Assault Online Hotline to report Rape, Abuse and Incest
Action follows N.D. Supreme Court ruling that OKed board's right to drop nickname, logo; SBHE's original May 2009 decision stands
By: ChuckHaga <http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/author/name/Chuck-Haga/> , Grand Forks Herald
MAYVILLE, N.D. -- The State Board of Higher Education decided today to retire the UND Fighting Sioux logo and nickname and directed Chancellor Bill Goetz to so advise UND President Robert Kelley and urge him to begin the transition.
The board's president, Richie Smith, brought up the logo issue at the end of an all-day meeting, noting that as the board convened this morning the N.D. Supreme Court affirmed a district court ruling that struck down an injunction that had been sought by several members of the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe.
Smith noted that the board had voted in May 2009 to retire the name. Lifting the injunction put that action back into effect, he said, and unless he heard a motion to reconsider "the name is dropped."
Board member Claus Lembke of Bismarck offered a motion to reconsider, but it died for a lack of a second.
At that point, Smith turned to Goetz and directed him to send a letter to Kelley recommending the transition begin.
"We didn't have the votes on the motion to reconsider," board member Grant Shaft of Grand Forks said.
He and board member Duaine Espegard, also of Grand Forks, said they had calculated such a vote would fail on a 4-4 tie.
"I am a longtime Grand Forks kid so I find it kind of sad," Shaft said of today's decision.
Espegard agreed. "I think it is a sad day," he said. "I don't look at it as a win for anybody. I see it as reality."
'A new set of challenges'
Kelley said the board's action today was not a surprise.
"It is a matter now of managing a transition," he said.
"I am happy to have a new set of problems to solve," he said.
"This is going to be a new set of challenges, and it is going to be hard work for everybody."
Kelley said that people "all over the country are watching to see how we handle this," including thousands of UND alumni.
Noting that many alumni are passionate about the logo and nickname, he said they also have proven to be "very resilient."
Kelley said he will call the commissioner of the Summit League Friday morning "and say the board finally acted."
He said he hopes that "puts us into the game (Summit League membership) no later than 2013."
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Invasive Species and Rare Plants intern (paid)
Glen Canyon/Lake Powell near Page, AZ
Application Deadline: Until FilledThis is a summer internship for a Native American student. The intern will support resource management personnel to conduct phased approach restoration projects to remove invasive species and replant with native vegetation. Restoration will be focused on riparian corridors as well as upland areas. The intern will work closely with park staff and other partners to assist in developing restoration plans and restoration monitoring. This intern will learn botanical skills, including plant identification, field sampling techniques, vegetation ecology, rare plant monitoring, and data management and analysis. Through lab, office and field work, the student will help with sampling and assessments of rare plants, monitoring long-term vegetation plots, completing rangeland health assessments, and spring/hanging garden monitoring. Training will be hands-on in the field and office, and will include Excel spreadsheet data management and data analysis with statistical programs including PCORD and SX. There will also be opportunities in learning water discharge and quality field sampling methods,
Native American Student Summer Employment & Scholarship Opportunity
Locations are negotiable
Application Deadline: April 16, 2010
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is looking for Native American students studying range management, agriculture or natural resources interested in careers with BIA or a Tribe. Eligible students continuing their education after summer 2010 may be eligible for $5,000 in financial aid.
Contact: Brenda Woods-Brown, 785-749-8493, bwoodsbrown@fs.fed.us<mailto:bwoodsbrown@fs.fed.us> or Elaine Kiefer, 785-749-8427,ekiefer@fs.fed.us<mailto:ekiefer@fs.fed.us>,Grand Canyon Association Vegetation Program Intern
North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
Application Deadline: May 1, 2010This internship will support Grand Canyon National Park’s Vegetation Program in the North Rim Developed Area. Most work will be focused in the village area, as well as at established viewpoints, such as Cape Royal and Point Imperial, and along trails. The intern will perform site maintenance, including watering, at restoration sites that were planted in 2008 within the developed zone. They will also work on surveying and removing high priority invasive species throughout the developed areas. The intern will have the opportunity to hike and explore more of the North Rim while collecting seed and cuttings for future restoration projects. The intern will work very independently as the primary representative for the Vegetation Program on the North Rim. The primary objectives of this internship will include: 1) seed and plant material collection, 2) implementing and monitoring restoration projects, 3) inventorying, surveying and mapping native, exotic and rare plant species, 4) removing priority exotic plant species, 5) using GPS units, compasses, digital cameras and multiple data forms to document exotic plant management and site restoration activities, 6) coordinating, educating and supervising volunteer groups to complete the above-listed work.Contact: Laura Jones, ljones@grandcanyon.org<mailto:ljones@grandcanyon.org>
Grand Canyon Association Archaeology Intern
North and South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
Application Deadline: May 7, 2010This internship will support Grand Canyon National Park’s Archeology Program in completing archeological surveys, compliance monitoring and ruins preservation on the north and south rims of the park. Projects may include any of the following duties: archeological site inventory survey, archeological site condition monitoring, monitoring park projects near archeological sites, ruins preservation projects, architectural documentation, data entry and file organization.Contact: Laura Jones, ljones@grandcanyon.org<mailto:ljones@grandcanyon.org>
Greetings!
Graduate Horizons 2010 is currently accepting applications to our summer pre-graduate workshop. This program is ideal for Native students considering applying to graduate programs in 1 to 3 years. Arizona State University is hosting the GH program this July 17-20 Tempe, AZ! ASU is one of the largest public universities in the nation with over 1,400 Native students enrolled.
As you may know, Graduate Horizons is a workshop in preparing for graduate/professional school where 75-90 students work with faculty, admissions officers, deans, and professionals from over 40 graduate school programs representing hundreds of disciplines. The program is open to American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nation's of Canada (who are permanent residents of the US) college students, college graduates, and those seeking a second masters/professional degree.
The eligibility information and application materials are available on-line for download: www.collegehorizons.org. The deadline to apply is on rolling admissions from March-May, with applications accepted until June 1 on a space available basis (priority deadlines in February have closed). The cost to attend is $200.00 plus your own transportation (airfare, driving) to the program. Please note that we have significant financial aid available (for tuition and airfare) to students who qualify.
Please help us get the word out on the GH 2010 programs and forward this email on. A flyer is attached and pasted below is a brief description of the program. Please contact us if you have any questions!
Carmen Lopez, EdM (Navajo)
Executive Director
College Horizons & Graduate Horizons
PO Box 1262
Pena Blanca, NM 87041
Main Office: 505-401-3854
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Hello Everyone,
Efforts to preserve a portion of the former Stewart Indian School in Carson City,
Nevada are now in jeopardy. As you may know, Stewart closed in 1980 after 90 years
of educating American Indian youth from throughout Nevada and the surrounding states
of Idaho, Arizona, California, and Oregon. There is a high probability you have
relatives or may know someone who may have attended Stewart.
To download more information about how you can help please go to:
Chris Ann Gibbons, Administrative Assistant III
State of Nevada Indian Commission
5366 Snyder Avenue
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-8333
Fax: (775) 687-8330
Website: www.nic.nv.gov<http://www.nic.nv.gov> |
Hello,
My name is Joely Proudfit. As the consultant for the AIAN LA Region 2010 Census, I have helped develop an interactive Web site to update, share, and encourage your participation in the 2010 Census.
We have a number of features on the site, including Public Service Announcements featuring numerous tribal leaders from our region. You can download up-to-date Census News, tools and resources here, too.
California is too important to have an undercount. We are home to the largest number of tribal governments, and we have the largest population of urban Indians. Whether you are from a tribe in California or a Native American residing in California, you must be part of the decisions made about our communities and our land. Stand and be counted in the 2010 Census for your people, for your future.
Please join us at: www.calindianscount.naqcom.com
You can also follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/NDNCensus
and friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/2010-California-Indian-Census/227517504956?ref
The footage from the 2010 Census “First to be Counted” event at San Manuel held last Friday, March 5th is now available on the Native Census Channel.
Simply visit this link www.nativebiz.com/cacensus >> scroll down to the media player >> click the on-demand button at the bottom of the player >> find the folder "I'm Indian ... I Count" and click on it to find the footage.
Regards,
Joely Proudfit, Ph.D.,2010 AIAN Census Consultant
Naqmayam Communications
951-816-3301
626-351-1638 fax
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