IHS/BIA National Behavioral Health Conference (event/health)

I went to this conference last year in Minneapolis and highly recommend it if you can attend:

http://www.bhconference.com/index.cfm

 

The Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service and the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs join together this year to present the first joint 2010 IHS/BIA National Behavioral Health Conference. This event demonstrates the commitment and renewed energy of both agencies to work in partnership to actively address behavioral health disparities in Indian Country. This year’s conference theme, A Shared Vision…Past, Present, and Future emphasizes the importance of leadership and collaboration toward improving the behavioral health status of American Indian and Alaska Native people. This focus on collaboration marks only the beginning of a much larger long-term vision, which will aim to bring the full weight of Tribal leadership, programs, and resources together for the advancement of American Indian and Alaska Native behavioral health. 

Best Practices Workshop (event)

Dear Native American Youth Providers,

 As a grantmaking organization focused on connecting underserved youth to the outdoors, the Stewardship Council seeks to foster ideas and knowledge exchange to increase capacity and effectiveness of programs in this field. In particular, we have had requests to help facilitate more interaction and dialogue among Native American youth providers to identify best practices, build program capacity, and promote information sharing. To this end, we are organizing a workshop for Native American youth providers that will focus on the unique characteristics and issues of providing quality outdoor experiences for Native American youth. The workshop will be held at the Putah Creek Lodge at UC Davis on April 20th from 9 am to 4 pm.

 

The workshop objectives are to:
·         Identify best practices to sustain and build capacity of Native American outdoor youth programs
·         Foster knowledge, networking, and information sharing among Native American youth providers
·         Increase awareness on ways to improve outdoor programs for Native American youth
·         Discuss ways to improve the cultural relevance of outdoor programs for Native American youth

The workshop will be interactive and hands-on. During the workshop participants will explore the characteristics of effective Native American outdoor youth programs and assess programs to improve and strengthen them. For more details about the workshop, please see the attachment.
The Stewardship Council is convening the meeting with the UC Davis Native American Studies Department as our host.  Since the Stewardship Council’s Youth Investment Program serves youth between the ages of 13-18, the discussion will be focused on this age group; however, the discussion will likely be applicable to younger youth as well.  The workshop is open to all at no cost and lunch will be provided. The deadline to register is noon on April 14th.
If you are interested in participating please send an email, addressing the following questions, to Manav Thapar at mthapar@stewardshipcouncil.org:

  • Contact Information: Name, job title, and organization, email and mailing address.
  • Will you be bringing any other staff? If so, please provide their contact information.
  • Where will you be traveling from?
  • Are you willing to share your program model/design and/or other materials?
For further information, or questions please contact Manav Thapar at (650) 401-2143 or Mary Adelzadeh at (530) 305-7874. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Steve Hagler
Director of Youth Investment

InterTribal Youth, exists to prepare Native American youth for a brighter future through hands-on life experiences that combine academics, adventure travel, health and wellness, cultural exploration and economic opportunities.

Best Practices Workshop (event)

Dear Native American Youth Providers,

 As a grantmaking organization focused on connecting underserved youth to the outdoors, the Stewardship Council seeks to foster ideas and knowledge exchange to increase capacity and effectiveness of programs in this field. In particular, we have had requests to help facilitate more interaction and dialogue among Native American youth providers to identify best practices, build program capacity, and promote information sharing. To this end, we are organizing a workshop for Native American youth providers that will focus on the unique characteristics and issues of providing quality outdoor experiences for Native American youth. The workshop will be held at the Putah Creek Lodge at UC Davis on April 20th from 9 am to 4 pm.

 

The workshop objectives are to:
·         Identify best practices to sustain and build capacity of Native American outdoor youth programs
·         Foster knowledge, networking, and information sharing among Native American youth providers
·         Increase awareness on ways to improve outdoor programs for Native American youth
·         Discuss ways to improve the cultural relevance of outdoor programs for Native American youth

The workshop will be interactive and hands-on. During the workshop participants will explore the characteristics of effective Native American outdoor youth programs and assess programs to improve and strengthen them. For more details about the workshop, please see the attachment.
The Stewardship Council is convening the meeting with the UC Davis Native American Studies Department as our host.  Since the Stewardship Council’s Youth Investment Program serves youth between the ages of 13-18, the discussion will be focused on this age group; however, the discussion will likely be applicable to younger youth as well.  The workshop is open to all at no cost and lunch will be provided. The deadline to register is noon on April 14th.
If you are interested in participating please send an email, addressing the following questions, to Manav Thapar at mthapar@stewardshipcouncil.org:

  • Contact Information: Name, job title, and organization, email and mailing address.
  • Will you be bringing any other staff? If so, please provide their contact information.
  • Where will you be traveling from?
  • Are you willing to share your program model/design and/or other materials?
For further information, or questions please contact Manav Thapar at (650) 401-2143 or Mary Adelzadeh at (530) 305-7874. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Steve Hagler
Director of Youth Investment

InterTribal Youth, exists to prepare Native American youth for a brighter future through hands-on life experiences that combine academics, adventure travel, health and wellness, cultural exploration and economic opportunities.

Yup'ik Science (event)

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

Successful American Indian Education Conference (education/event)

I just wanted to express my appreciation to the Planning Committee for organizing the 33rd annual California Conference on American Indian Education.  Conference Co-Chairs Irma Amaro and Rachel McBride did a great job in brining the Planning Committee together and ensuring we had another wonderful event that helped share valuable information that will improve the programs that serve American Indian students and families.  A special thank you goes out to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and the Santa Clara American Indian community for hosting the event and working cooperatively with the Planning Committee to provide so many resources and ideas.  From the Cultural sharing and hand game tournament the first day to the first General Session to the Pow Wow that conclude the conference everything ran smoothly which is a testament to the hard work of the Planning Committee and our many volunteers.

I look forward to working with the Planning Committee again on the next conference.  Don't forget NIEA's convention is being held this year in San Diego October 7-10.  You can get more information atwww.niea.org