IARC Native Artist Fellowships (opportunity)

The Indian Arts Research Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico seeks Native and First Nations artists to apply for its upcoming artist fellowships for 2010-2011. This is a reminder that the deadline to apply is January 15, 2010. Please forward to any artists, list serves, and individuals who may be interested.

The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) offers three artist-in-residence fellowships annually to advance the work of mature and emerging Native artists. Each fellowship includes a $3,000 monthly stipend, housing, studio space, supplies allowance, and travel reimbursement to and from SAR. These fellowships provide time for artists to explore new avenues of creativity, grapple with new ideas to further advance their work, and to strengthen existing talents. The fellowships support diverse creative disciplines and can include sculpture, performance, basketry, painting, printmaking, digital art, mixed media, photography, pottery, music, writing, and film.

Artist fellows must live on the SAR campus, complete a project resulting in the creation of one or more works, and make a public presentation at the end of their fellowship. While in residence, artists can access the IARC collection of Native arts for research and study. Additionally, SAR would like to see the fellow's work represented in the object, archives, or photo collection; therefore, the fellowships request the donation of a single piece created while working at SAR. If selected for the fellowship, artists must agree to participate in interviews, photo sessions, video recordings, and exit interviews to document the fellow's process and progress. This information will be entered into the IARC archives to serve as a permanent public record. Deadline to apply is January 15, 2010.

This application cycle includes: the Ronald and Susan Dubin Native Artist Fellowship 2010, Rollin and Mary Ella King Native Artist Fellowship 2010, and Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native Artist Fellowship for Native Women 2011. To download the application, read the FAQ, or find out more about the fellowships, visit: http://artists.sarweb.org

Completed applications must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2010 . There are absolutely no exceptions to the date. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Any supplementary materials submitted will not be considered or returned. Notifications will be sent approximately four months after the application deadline. Questions may be directed to (505) 954-7205 or poon@sarsf.org.
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About the School for Advanced Research: The School for Advanced Research provides a dynamic environment for the advanced study and communication of knowledge about human culture, evolution, history, and creative expression. SAR draws upon its century-deep roots in the American Southwest, anthropology, and indigenous arts to present programs, publications and initiatives that impart the learning of social scientists, humanists, and artists to inform the thoughts and actions of scholars, artists, educators, and the interested public.

Dissertation Writing Fellowship (opportunity)

From Alyssa Mt. Pleasant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, American Studies Program
Yale University

AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIP
YALE UNIVERSITY, 2010-2011

The Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders invite applications for the
inaugural Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. The Roe Cloud Fellowship is intended to develop American Indian Studies at Yale and by extension throughout the academy by facilitating the completion of the doctorate by scholars working on issues related to the American Indian experience. Scholars working on topics in Indigenous Studies that relate to the study of North American Indians are also encouraged to apply.

The Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship honors the legacy of Henry Roe Cloud, a member of the Winnebago Nation of Nebraska and graduate of Yale College, 1910.  A tireless critic of federal Indian assimilation programs and a proponent of increased educational opportunities for American Indians, Roe Cloud transformed American Indian higher education through his leadership of the Society of American Indians, his founding of the American Indian Institute, and as co-author of ?The Problem of Indian Administration,? commonly known as "The Meriam Report," an extensive survey made at the request of Secretary of the Interior that detailed the appalling failures of federal Indian policy in the early twentieth century. This survey, presented to Congress in 1928, helped to set in motion many of the subsequent reforms of the Indian New Deal.

The Fellowship will support a graduate scholar in any doctoral field for the academic year, beginning September 2010 and ending August 2011.  Graduate students working towards careers in higher education who have completed all doctoral requirements but the dissertation are invited to apply.  The expectation is that the dissertation will be completed during the fellowship year.  The criteria for selection will be based solely on an assessment of the quality of the candidate's work and the project's overall significance for the study of American Indian and/or Indigenous Studies.

The Roe Cloud Fellowship will provide support comparable to that for Yale University graduate students, including an annual stipend of $26,000, full access to Yale facilities and services, and health care coverage.  The fellow will have office space in the Lamar Center and access to Yale's exceptional research libraries. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, in addition to its premier collection of Western Americana, also holds the papers of many important American Indian writers, including Joseph Bruchac, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and James Welch, as well as those of important policy makers such as Felix Cohen and Richard Henry Pratt.  Manuscripts and Archives at Sterling Memorial Library holds the papers of John Collier and Henry Roe Cloud.  The Lewis Walpole Library hosts the New England Indian Papers Project, which is in the process of collecting, digitizing, and placing on the World Wide Web a comprehensive database of primary sources written for, by, and about New England Indians.

The Roe Cloud Fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, the Native American Cultural Center, and the Association of Native Americans at Yale (ANAAY). Yale student and faculty members are also increasingly active in regional and national Indian Studies networks, and the Roe Cloud Fellow may choose to participate in the gatherings of the Native Studies community in New England, which generally holds bi-semester and other informal gatherings in the Northeast. Additionally, the state and federally-recognized Indian Nations of Connecticut maintain museums,  archives, and research centers, and host community events that draw regional, national, as well as international visitors.

Each fellow will be mentored by a professor in Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The fellow will be responsible for making a formal presentation of the project near the conclusion of the academic year, an event open to all interested members of the campus community.

Applications must include a c.v. the dissertation prospectus, a writing sample of approximately 25 pages, a letter describing plans to complete the dissertation during the fellowship period, as well as three letters of recommendation, sent under separate cover, including one from the candidate's dissertation advisor.  The application deadline is March 5, 2010.

All materials must be sent to:
Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship Committee
Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders
Yale University
PO Box 208201
New Haven, CT 06520-8201

For further information write to: RoeCloud.Fellowship@yale.edu.

Sherman Indian High School (edu)

Sherman Indian High School is currently recruiting California Indian students.  The school has around 300-400 students that live on campus and attend classes. Currently these students come from twenty-four states, some coming from as far away as Alaska. It is not just a school, but a home away from home for these indigenous students, as the school is sensitive to Native American cultures and customs, having a curriculum that includes: drum making, sweats, beading, basket weaving, ceramics, internships at the school museum, monthly potlucks for elders and various cultural events. 

The school like other high schools also teaches English, mathematics, science and social studies, etc., but specific to those young, indigenous students. The curriculum also includes studies in tribal government, federal government, tribal language and Indian studies. Among new programs being offered in the fall semester are classes in alternative energy, culinary arts, fire sciences and law enforcement, among others. Field trips to help students in furthering their education are a continuous activity at the school, taking students to advanced vocational institutes, universities and specialty schools including but not limited to higher learning in fashion, auto and the culinary arts. 

The school also has on-site a fully staffed Indian health services department to address any medical or behavioral need that a resident student may have. Also on site are full time counselors to help students in their academic/social environment. The school also has a sports program in which students can participate in a number of athletic programs if they are so inclined. So if you are a high school aged student of Native American ancestry or know of someone whom is, Sherman Indian High School is a school you may want to consider that fully supports their students in their endeavor to succeed in academics and in life. 

For more information and application please go to: http://www.sihs.bia.edu/

American Indian Airwaves (media)

American Indian Airwaves regularly broadcast every:

 Monday (PST) from 8pm to 9pm on KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles, FM 98.7 Santa Barbara;

Tuesday (ECT) from 9pm to 10pm on WCRS FM 98.3/102.1 in Columbus, OH

01/04/10, Monday, on American Indian Airwaves  "Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Update & Pro and regression on Racism"  

DOT Internship Program (opportunity)

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is currently recruiting for the 2010 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG).  This program provides summer opportunities for college students, particularly targeting groups who have been underrepresented in careers in transportation, such as women, persons with disabilities, and students from other diverse groups.

Eligible participants are all college/university students majoring in any academic area of study.  STIPDG participants receive various benefits including hands-on experience and on-the-job training at a DOT Operating Administration or State DOT.  Included is a ten-week stipend of up to $5,000 for Law or Graduate students and $4,000 for Undergraduate students.  Housing and travel arrangements are also provided for all interns that are selected for assignments with locations outside of their commuting area (50 miles).  Participants may also receive college credit upon successful completion of the program with the permission of their college/university.

To learn more about STIPDG program please visit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.htm

Once you have reviewed the information above, should you have questions, please contact Mr. Lafayette Melton, Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator, Office of Human Resources, Federal Highway Administration, (202) 366-2907, or email 2010STIPDG@dot.gov.

Karuk Activist (sovereignty)

A group of Karuk Indian activists on Wednesday morning blockaded a road being used by a U.S. Forest Service logging contractor in an effort to stop a fuels reduction project they say is damaging sacred sites outside Orleans.

Members of the Klamath Justice Coalition blocked Orleans Mountain Lookout Road and said they turned back a contractor trying to move in heavy equipment for the ongoing project.  Complete Story At: http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_14016175

!00 Years (profile)

In her 100 years, Klamath resident Ada Charles has worked hard, passing her family's culture and traditions to her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

A member of the Yurok Tribe, the Klamath native only had one thing to say about her family throwing her a birthday party today at the tribal office.  ”Party? I'm too old for anybody to celebrate,” she said.  complete story @: http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_14016146