Take the Native American Leaders Quiz

Test Your Knowledge – Take the Native American Leaders Quiz.

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Dear Good Friend,

You may not have heard of them all, but we've always had strong leaders in Indian Country. And your support of the American Indian College Fund grows the leaders of tomorrow by supporting the students of today.

It's Native American Heritage Month. Test your knowledge of modern history.

Take the Native American Leaders Quiz.

You'll find some genuine surprises, and you may change your view of American culture.

Gifts from people like you help Native students achieve the skills and learning they need to succeed, to make better lives for themselves, and help their people. And now, you can double your impact with a gift to our Native American Heritage Challenge.

Ocankuye Wasté Yelo (In a good way),


Richard B. Williams (Oglala Lakota)
President & Chief Executive Officer

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Webinar on Raising Community Awareness tomorrow Wednesday October 24



Domestic Violence Evidence Project Launch (event)

FVPSA’s Domestic Violence Evidence Project Launch
Continuum of Evidence for Domestic Violence Services:
FVPSA’s Domestic Violence Evidence Project Launch

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program in the Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to share two new online resources designed to help those serving families impacted by domestic violence to thoughtfully contribute to and learn from broader conversations related to evidence-informed practice.

 Promising Futures: Best Practices for Serving Children, Youth, and Parents Experiencing Domestic Violence is a new website developed by Futures Without Violence, formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund and is designed to help domestic violence advocates enhance their programming for children and their abused parents. If you are just starting to think about how your program’s policies could better reflect an equal commitment to domestic violence survivors and children, or you have been delivering holistic services for all family members for years, this website has information and tools that can help you advance your practice.

The DV EVIDENCE PROJECT is designed to assist state coalitions, local domestic violence programs, researchers, and other allied individuals and organizations better respond to the growing emphasis on identifying and integrating evidence-based practice into their work. The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) has developed a DV Evidence online resource center which houses a comprehensive evidence review of domestic violence core services, programs and innovative practices. TA and training tools will be developed in parallel to enhance the domestic violence field’s capacity to thoughtfully and responsibly review and/or translate evidence-based practices and practice-based evidence into their work.  

REGISTER NOW:

 Thursday, October 25 at 3:00PM-4:30PM EST

You will receive a confirmation email shortly after you register from the NRCDV (nrcdv@nrcdv.org).


NIWRC Support
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

Racist Sterotypes (mascot/event)

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Racism has troubled the world for generations and lamentably, it is alive today.
Racist stereotypes can be evident in sports and this is a shame since from the Olympic Games in old Greek times, sports have had the objective of joint people in a peaceful atmosphere so they can compete with honor. Remember that in old Greek times, wars stopped to celebrate the Olympic Games.
However, sports have still racist commentaries and troubles because is an activity that many people have in common and because emotions peaked and sometimes people expressed without any contention.
Media coverage doesn’t help to improve racist stereotypes. It focuses on negative and uncivil acts (‘during the match, the public insulted…’). And if you open your local sports page, you will find your daily dose of scores and stats, that’s truth, but somewhere else in there you will find also a gossip about something an athlete did wrong or about his/her private life (‘he has seen drunk in that pub and…’).
If you want to explore the mythology and psychology of sports stereotypes, you can attend to National Museum of the American Indian (Rasmuson Theater, First Level. 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. Washington, DC) to a special program/symposium on November 1, 2012, 10:00 AM to 5:45 PM
Free and open to the public.
Metro: L’Enfant Plaza, Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums exit
Racist Stereotypes & Cultural Appropriation in American Sports
Thus, join commentators, scholars, authors, and representatives from sports organizations for a series of panel discussions on racist stereotypes and cultural appropriation in American sports.
Examine the retirement of “Native American” sports references and collegiate efforts to revive them despite the NCAA’s policy against “hostile and abusive” nicknames and symbols, and engage in a lively “community conversation” about the name and logo of the Washington, D.C., professional football organization.
Reception will follow immediately after the symposium.
Don’t miss this chance to improve our coexistence!
You can also read the article ‘Tribute to Jim Thorpe, Native American Athlete’  http://yareah.com/tribute-to-jim-thorpe-native-american-athlete/

N. Bruce Duthu (profile)

Since 2009 Nathan Bruce Duthu, an enrolled member of the United Houma Nation of Louisiana, has been the Samson Occom Professor of Native American studies and the chair of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College.

The first in his family to attend college, Duthu received his juris doctorate in 1983 from Loyola University School of Law and his bachelor of arts in religion and Native American studies in 1980 from Dartmouth College.

Read more: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/15/educator-spotlight-nathan-bruce-duthu-138545#ixzz29fm3huNi

Free Teen Depression Webinar (event)

Dear Colleagues,

Teenage depression is a serious problem that impacts every aspect of a teen’s life, it affects their family, school, and community. 

Children can also experience depression, yet because it is often passed off as normal emotional and psychological changes that occur during growth, it is often undiagnosed and untreated. Left untreated, youth depression can lead to more serious mental health issues, problems at home and school, drug abuse, violence, and even suicide.

As a school staff or community member, it is important that we learn to recognize the signs of depression in children and youth in order to make appropriate referrals and support our students. We hope you will participate in the FREE webinar on October 18, 2012- more information and a link to the webinar is included below. Please share with your networks.

Families for Depression Awareness is presenting a free, one-hour webinar about Teen Depression on Thursday, October 18, at 6PM Eastern/3PM Pacific 

Designed to educate parents and adults who work with youth, the Teen Depression webinar addresses
  • what teen depression is
  • what are behaviors of concern
  • how to talk to teens about depressive disorders
  • what are treatment options
  • where to get help
  • what to do if help is refused.

The webinar facilitator is Vanessa Prosper, Ph.D., who is based at the Boston Children's Hospital.  

People who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation form will receive two free publications from Families for Depression Awareness, the Depression and Bipolar Wellness Guide for Parents and the Depression and Bipolar Wellness Guide for Teens. 

Please share the information about the free October 18 Teen Depression webinar with your network as we reach out to parents and parent organizations, educators, school administrators and health personnel, and adults who work with youth. For your convenience, I've attached a flyer and supplied a blurb below, including the link to register at www.familyaware.org. 

Thank you for your help!

Very truly yours,

Susan 

Families for Depression Awareness, a national nonprofit organization, is hosting a free, one-hour Teen Depression webinar on October 18 at 6pm ET. Designed for parents, school staff, and youth workers, the webinar covers what teen depression is, how to talk about it with teens, what are some of the behaviors of concern, what are the treatment options, and how to address potential challenges (such as if the teen refuses help). People who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation form will receive two valuable publications from Families for Depression Awareness. Register for this free webinar at https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=48374&. Families for Depression Awareness is online at www.familyaware.org.

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Susan Weinstein, Director of Programs and Marketing  
Families for Depression Awareness 
395 Totten Pond Road, Suite 404, Waltham, MA 02451 
781-890-0220 * susan@familyaware.org * www.familyaware.org 





  
Free Teen Depression webinar on 10/18, 6pm Eastern





  
Free Coping with Stress and Depression webinar on 11/7, 7pm Eastern





  
Learn more and register at http://www.familyaware.org/trainings.html