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An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America

 

March 8, 2003 - Issue 82

 
 

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Opportunities - Page 3

 
 
 
 

Here you will find listings of:

 
 

  • Positions Available - including Fellowships and Internships;
  • Scholarship, Award and Grant Information; and
  • Event Announcements.
 
 

We receive these announcements from various sources including Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)

 
 

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03/08/03

ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER EXPLORES IDITAROD SERUM/SHOT DAY

(Anchorage, AK) - The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) is exploring the courageous cross country dog sled trip from Anchorage to Nome to deliver serum to fight a diphtheria epidemic. The program will be held on March 8, 2003 from 12pm to 5pm. Iditarod Serum & Shot Day is one of the continuing series of Celebrating Culture Saturdays sponsored by BP.

"In addition to the other Iditarod activities, we want to share the importance of dog teams as winter transportation in Native cultures and the history of the Iditarod," stated Lonnie Jackson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Our program also acknowledges the importance of inoculation for humans and canines."

Musher Ulrik Vedel will provide dog mushing presentations, demonstrations and activities throughout the day. Vedel has a vast amount of experience in dog mushing and sea kayaking expeditions. He has logged over 25,000 miles by dog team or sea kayak and has had expeditions in Greenland, throughout Alaska, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba, Canada. Vedel is a skydiver, expedition leader, expedition planner, president of Far Out Expeditions, dog trainer, and winter survival instructor, just to name a few.

The Qiniqsiitaaq Puppet Theater from Southcentral Foundation will be performing puppet skits that educate children on health and safety topics and disease prevention using Alaska Native stories and values. There will also be educational programs on K-9 Care, immunization, shots, and medicinal/nutritional foods.

Kingikmiut Dancers and Singers of Anchorage, Inupiat Eskimos originally from the village of Wales, will have two performances. The group was started in 1991 and has grown to more than 20 group members who participate at different times, including 10 young people between the ages of 5 and 15. Several videos will be shown such as Racing the Wind, Iditarod: Trail to Gold and Stories Given, Stories Shared.

Arts and Crafts sessions will be available throughout the day for all ages. Instructions include how to make Yup'ik/Cup'ik Mini-Drums, Inupiaq /Saint Lawrence Island Yup'ik Fur Bracelet, Aleut/Alutiiq Basketry, Southeast Headband or Haida Dugout Canoe and Athabascan Healing Quilt Squares. There will be demonstrations of Native and healing games with the opportunity for everyone to participate.

Visitors can experience the five recreated village sites that illustrate the traditional structures in a typical village before or shortly after contact with non-Native cultures. Knowledgeable tour guides will share the history, culture and traditions at each site.


The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an independent, nonprofit that is open year-round as a gathering place to celebrate, perpetuate and share Alaska Native cultures; it is a place for all people. It is located at 8800 Heritage Center Drive in northeast Anchorage, just off Muldoon Road North near Bartlett High School. For more information about other events and programs, visit www.alaskanative.net


Kay E. Ashton
Public Relations
Alaska Native Heritage Center
www.alaskanative.net
Fax: 907 330-8030
Phone: 800 315-6608
907 330-8055

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03/08/03

JOB POSTING: GENERAL MANAGER
FULL CIRCLE: FIRST NATIONS PERFORMANCE

Apply With Resume and 3 References To:

Margo Kane, Artistic Director, Full Circle: First Nations Performance
125A-1030 Denman Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2M6
Margo_Kane@telus.net www.fullcircle.bc.ca
Telephone: 604-683-0497 Fax: 604-683-8953
Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2003

Full Circle: First Nations Performance is a Vancouver-based non-profit performing arts society incorporated in
British Columbia in 1992. The company's mandate is to create opportunities for Aboriginal artists, writers and
performers to express the reality of Aboriginal experience and to work in harmony with Aboriginal traditions
while engaging modern performance technique in an interdisciplinary fashion. Full Circle (FC) activities include:

  • development of original performance work for both local presentation and touring; presentation of an annual
    Aboriginal Artist Series; production of local annual Talking Stick Festival featuring artists from a variety of
    disciplines;
  • and the delivery of a multi-year Aboriginal Training programme for artists in the FC Ensemble.

Full Circle is currently seeking a full-time General Manager to oversee the company's many programmes and long-range goals. Reporting to the Artistic Director of Full Circle First Nations Performance, the General Manager is responsible for the overall business management and effective operations of the company including:

  • planning, financial management, administration, office operations, grant and proposal writing, fundraising activities, supervision of all staff and contractors, and liaison with the Board of Directors.

Duties Include:

  • Working under the direction of the Artistic Director (AD), coordination and supervision of all aspects of FC
    projects, performances and special event programmes.
  • Overseeing the development and implementation of annual Strategic Plan in cooperation with the AD and the Board.
  • Preparing annual operating & project budgets (in cooperation with the AD and bookkeeper) and overseeing
    of budget administration throughout fiscal year; managing ongoing financial statements; management of
    accounts payable and receivable; etc.
  • Development and maintenance of all organizational procedures and practices where required.
    Coordination and supervision of all facility-related maintenance and administration including all office equipment.
  • Coordinating materials for maintenance of society status and other government requirements
    Preparing materials for board meetings and serving as board liaison.
  • Coordination of communication to all members, and collection and dissemination of all relevant and necessary information to members.
  • Overseeing the human resource management functions in the office including job description development,
    hiring, payroll, supervision, staff meetings, contract employees and annual performance reviews.
  • Identifying opportunities and preparing grant applications for funding to all levels of government and ensuring that the organization is maximizing funding from these sources; liaising with government funders; preparing reports and financial information associated with government support
  • Developing proposals to private corporations and foundations, and liaising in an ongoing way with private
    sector supporters; developing fundraising databases.

Required Knowledge, Abilities & Skills:

  • Ideally the successful candidate will have an arts administration degree and three years work experience in the area of arts administration.
  • Knowledge and/or experience in the operations of not-for-profit arts organizations in general, and performing arts in particular; knowledge and experience of the Aboriginal community issues also desirable.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with FC staff and board members, related
    Aboriginal community colleagues, the local arts community, and the general public.
  • Ability to exercise considerable judgment and action in performing all aspects of the work; ability to function
    effectively and within deadlines.
  • Knowledge of budgetary practices and maintenance; some knowledge of relevant accounting/bookkeeping
    procedures.
  • Experience with fundraising and grant writing for not-for-profit organizations.
  • Knowledge of computers and relevant software; knowledge of office procedures and record management;
    ability to prepare and maintain clerical records, reports and correspondence related to the work.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills and highly detail-oriented.

Remuneration
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Apply With Resume and 3 References To:

Margo Kane, Artistic Director, Full Circle: First Nations Performance
125A-1030 Denman Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2M6
Margo_Kane@telus.net www.fullcircle.bc.ca
Telephone: 604-683-0497 Fax: 604-683-8953
Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2003

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03/08/03

Symposium Announcement

The School of Canadian Studies at Carleton University, in partnership with the Mtis National Council, announces that a Mtis Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 on "The Mtis, Canada's Forgotten People: The Years of Achievement?" This Symposium is an initiative of the Hudson's Bay Company Visiting Professorship which has been made possible through a grant from the Hudson's Bay Company to Carleton University.

Almost thirty years ago, in 1975, D. Bruce Sealey and Antoine S. Lussier published their book The Mtis, Canada's Forgotten People which drew attention to the Mtis and their predicament in Canada. At the end of their study Sealey and Lussier observed about the future that "there is no place left to which the Mtis can retreat". Thirty years later the "future" is now. There have been many achievements but are the Mtis still Canada's Forgotten People? In 1982 the Mtis were recognized in Canada's Constitution in Section 35 as one of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples along with "Indians" and "Inuit".

What has this recognition meant in a practical way for the Mtis? What needs to be done in the future since there is still "no place to which the Mtis can retreat"? This Symposium will focus on these issues and will attempt to answer at least some of these issues in the context of Mtis history.

Our keynote speaker will be Professor Olive Patricia Dickason, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta and Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Ottawa. Professor Dickason is a member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the National Aboriginal Life Time Achievement Award.  Professor Dickason will speak on her life as a Mtis woman entitled "Out of the Bush".

The Symposium will be held at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre at 12 Stirling Avenue in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 9-4:30 pm.

There is no registration fee.

Please RSVP by e-mail to reserve a luncheon ticket by March 14, 2003 to CathySchmueck@pigeon.carleton.ca.

For more information, contact David T. McNab by e- mail at dmcnab@connect.carleton.ca.

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03/08/03

St. Thomas University Limited-term position in Native Studies

St. Thomas University is a Catholic, undergraduate, liberal arts university where excellence in undergraduate teaching is the highest institutional priority.

The Native Studies Programme invites applications for; an entry-level, limited-term appointment to commence July 1,  2003.

The successful candidate will have: expertise in Micmac or Maliseet/Passamaquoddy languages. A Ph.D. in Native Studies or Linguistics or imminent completion is required.

Applicants are to submit:
  • a curriculum vitae,
  • samples of scholarly work,
  • evidence of teaching effectiveness (teaching portfolio preferred),and
  • arrange to have three letters of reference

sent directly to:

Dr. Roland Chrisjohn, Director,
Native Studies Programme,
St. Thomas University,
Fredericton, N.B.  E3B 5G3.

Closing date: April 15, 2003, or when position is filled.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their files, including letters of reference, are complete by this date.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.  St. Thomas University is committed to employment equity for women, Native persons, members of visible minority groups, and persons with disabilities.

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03/08/03

ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER CELEBRATES IDITAROD RED LANTERN DAY

(Anchorage, AK) - The Alaska Native Heritage Center celebrates Iditarod Red Lantern Day. Programs will explore the history and cultures of the villages that this years' race goes through, the traditional use of dog teams by Native peoples, and finally, we will track the Iditarod mushers as the last teams reach Nome. The program will be held on March 15, 2003 from 12pm to 5pm.

Prior to dog sled racing, dog teams were used by Native people in their daily lives for survival. Alaskan sled dogs of that time were large, capable of pulling heavy weight, and used for hauling food back to the villages. Presentations will focus on different uses for the teams, differences in equipment, and in the dogs themselves.

Due to the weather conditions this years Iditarod race is visiting villages that are not regular stops for the mushers, yet were part of the 1915 serum run. ANHC will be giving details about the history, size, and cultures of those villages as well as the villages on the normal southern route.

ANHC recognizes that every musher and dog team that attempts the Iditarod deserves to be honored, whether they finish first with the glory or last with the Red Lantern each musher has accomplished what few dare to attempt. There will be a tracking program that will let people know up-to-date information on the race and their favorite musher. The Red Lantern award is given to the last musher to cross the finish line in Nome. It symbolizes the kerosene lamps that were put up outside of roadhouses along the route that acted as beacons to help mushers find their way and to let everyone know there was a musher out on the trail. The lamp was extinguished when the musher was safely at the roadhouse. The Red Lantern in the Iditarod race is lit in Nome on the first day of the race. The last musher across the finish line blows out the lantern and earns the title of the Red Lantern musher.

Musher Ulrik Vedel will return to ANHC to provide dog mushing presentations, demonstrations and activities throughout the day. Vedel has a vast amount of experience in dog mushing and sea kayaking expeditions. He has logged over 25,000 miles by dog team or sea kayak and has had expeditions in Greenland, throughout Alaska, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba, Canada. Vedel is a skydiver, expedition leader, expedition planner, president of Far Out Expeditions, dog trainer, and winter survival instructor, just to name a few.

Michael Livingston, Aleut, will be giving a public presentation on Aleut Qayaq Building. He is part of the ExxonMobil Master Artists Series, a master boat builder, a sergeant in the Anchorage Police Department and has been teaching a workshop on building 3-foot model qayaqs.

Alberta Stephan, Dena'ina Athabascan, will be giving a presentation on traditional medicinal and nutritional foods. Stephan is an Alaskan Native tradition bearer who is dedicated to educating Natives and non-Natives about Native culture, heritage, and lifestyles. She also works to bridge the gap between rural and urban Alaska.

Susan Henry, Yup'ik Eskimo, will be the demonstrating artist. Born in Napakika, Alaska, Henry learned traditional styles of beadwork, carving, sewing, basketry, singing and dancing. She is a member of Miracle Drum and Dance Group. In her artwork she uses beads, skin, fossilized ivory, baleen, willow root, fur, and grass. She is proud to have the opportunity to teach others traditional art.

There will be performances by the Alaska Native Heritage Center's Dance Group, which is made up of young adults who were trained at the Center and who work to encourage other youths to participate in Native Culture. Several videos will be shown such as Lapland Sled Dog Adventures, The Serum Race to Nome, and Stories Given, Stories Shared.

Arts and Crafts sessions will be available throughout the day for all ages. Instructions include how to make Yup'ik/Cup'ik Mini-Drums, Inupiaq /Saint Lawrence Island Yup'ik Hunting Slings, Aleut/Alutiiq Visor, Southeast Stone Necklaces and Athabascan Medicine Pillows. There will be demonstrations of Native and healing games with the opportunity for everyone to participate.

Visitors can experience the five recreated village sites that illustrate the traditional structures in a typical village before or shortly after contact with non-Native cultures. Knowledgeable tour guides will share the history, culture and traditions at each site.


The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an independent, nonprofit that is open year-round as a gathering place to celebrate, perpetuate, and share Alaska Native cultures; it is a place for all people. It is located at 8800 Heritage Center Drive in northeast Anchorage, just off Muldoon Road North near Bartlett High School. For more information about other events and programs, visit www.alaskanative.net

Kay E. Ashton
Public Relations
Alaska Native Heritage Center
www.alaskanative.net
Fax: 907 330-8030
Phone: 800 315-6608
          907 330-8055

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