The Native American Congressional Internship Program is a ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC, for Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate, graduate and law students. Students are placed in Congressional offices, committees, or select agencies to experience an insider's view of the federal government and learn more about the federal government's trust relationship with tribes. The Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem, and a $1,200 educational stipend. Applications must be received at the Foundation by January 30, 2009.

We encourage you to visit our website at http://udall.gov/ to learn more about our programs! Interested students may contact me at the information below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Colin R. Ben
Program Manager
Native American Congressional Internship Program
Morris K. Udall Foundation
130 South Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701-1922

Email: ben@udall.gov
Phone: (520) 901-8568
Fax: (520) 901-8570
Website: www.udall.gov

Indigenous Peoples Project in Brazil, Cultural Survival

Contact: Jennifer Weston @ 617.441.5400 x15
Website: www.cs.org

Cultural Survival seeks an undergraduate or graduate student intern fluent in Portuguese and English, with excellent research and writing skills to assist the Executive Director and publications team with work relating to indigenous peoples in Brazil. Responsibilities will include translation of primary documents, communication with indigenous partners in Brazil, editorial assistance with a forthcoming issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly magazine focusing on violations of land rights of Brazil's indigenous peoples, and other associated tasks.

This is an unpaid, 16 hour per week position, but work study candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. A great opportunity for students and graduates alike, interns at Cultural Survival will expand their knowledge about indigenous peoples’ rights and community priorities, and gain professional experience in a nonprofit setting.

To Apply: Send a letter of interest detailing your language skills and availability, and a résumé to internship@cs.org. Please send documents in MS Word or as a PDF document.

Research and Publications Internships, Cultural Survival

Contact: Jennifer Weston @ 617.441.5400 x15
Email: internship@cs.org
Website: www.cs.org

Cultural Survival is seeking interns willing to commit no less than 16 hours per week in our publications and research department. Interns at Cultural Survival will expand their knowledge about indigenous peoples’ rights and current policy challenges, and gain professional experience in a nonprofit setting.

Research and Publications interns will support existing Cultural Survival programs (Endangered Native American Languages; Guatemala Radio; Ngobe Rights in Panama) while supporting general administration and production of our publications, such as the Quarterly magazine. Interns must have outstanding writing and communication skills. They should be adept internet and journal researchers who pay particular attention to detail, and are able to read extensive amounts of information and present clear and concise summaries. Interns must be independent, self-motivated, and reliable. Interns will work in collaboration with the Publications and Research department and the Executive Director.

This is an unpaid internship; however we encourage applicants to seek grant or work study support through their university. Anthropology, International Relations, Journalism and other relevant majors should also explore course credit options through their degree programs.

Grantmaking and Administrative Internship, First Nations Grantmaking

Contact: Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist
Email: awieland@firstnations.org
Website: www.firstnations.org,

Grantmaking and Administrative Internship--First Nations Grantmaking provides both financial and technical resources to tribes and Native nonprofit organizations to support asset-based development efforts that fit within the culture and are sustainable. The department offers support through the Eagle Staff Fund (including special initiatives within ESF), as well as other donor-advised and donor-designated funds.

Intern Responsibilities Include: Assist Grants Officer and the Associate Director of Training and Technical Assistance with managing grantee files and information, Help President with correspondence to funders and donors, Organization, filing and data entry of information related to Grantmaking. This internship is a non-paying for credit internship. Please go to our website for more information on this opportunity. www.firstnations.org, or contact Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist, awieland@firstnations.org.

Native American Philanthropy Internship, First Nations Development Institute

Location: Longmont, Colorado
Contact: Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist
Email: awieland@firstnations.org
Website: www.firstnations.org,

Native American Philanthropy Internship--This internship will be working within the Strengthening Native Philanthropy program (SNAP) at First Nations Development Institute located in Longmont, Colorado. This opportunity will introduce the intern to the issues surrounding the development and start up of a Native American Philanthropic organization. As well, how these organizations function within Indian Country. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with a philanthropic organization in its beginning and learn more about setting-up such an organization.

Intern Responsibilities Include--Researching Native Foundations structures nationally—“7871’s” or “501(c)3”, Researching and developing a referral list of lawyers who work with Native non-profits, Organization, filing and data entry of information related to Native Philanthropy Organizations, Basic design and marketing. This internship is a non-paying for credit internship. Please go to our website for more information on this opportunity. www.firstnations.org, or contact Andrea Wieland, Communications Specialist, awieland@firstnations.org.

2009 Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference
May 21-23, 2009
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Call for Papers: http://amin.umn.edu/naisa2009/index.html#callForPapers

The American Indian Studies Department at the University is hosting the first meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association. The Acting Council is inviting proposals from scholars around the globe for submissions of individual papers, panel session proposals, or roundtables on any topic in Native American and Indigenous Studies. All persons working in the field are invited and encouraged to submit proposals. Only complete proposals will receive full consideration. The limit on proposals is two proposed appearances on the program in any capacity.

December 1, 2008 Deadline for paper proposal submissions

Southwest/Texas Popular & American Popular Culture Association's
29th Annual Conference
Albuquerque, NM.
February 24-28, 2009

Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 1.505.842.1234
Fax: 1.505.766.6710

Panels now forming on topics related to American Indians Today. I am looking for panels or papers that examine the influence that American pop culture has on aspects of contemporary American Indian life ways and vice versa. American Indian culture is diverse and an examination of the culture, influences, adaptation, and cultural syncretism as it is presented in contemporary America is welcome.

Proposals may examine any aspect of American Indian life ways and pop culture as represented or interpreted in: the arts and performing arts (storytelling, myth, legend, theater, music); poetry; oral tradition; myth; legend; philosophy; sciences, arts; fashion; artifacts; foods; journalism; media (radio, television); photography; cultural, spiritual or identity appropriation; stereotypes; mascots; tribal politics; history; gaming; Indians in the military; activist movements; social influences; reservation, rural and urban influences; languages; assimilation, adaptation, and syncretism; sovereignty, peoplehood and any influence one may observe that has its genesis in American popular culture as adapted by contemporary American Indians.

This year marks our milestone 30th Anniversary! We will mark this accomplishment with our conference theme that celebrates our roots, “Reeling in the Years: 30 Years of Film, TV, and Popular Culture.” For this special theme, papers are particularly sought on aspects of film, TV, and popular culture of the last 30 years with an emphasis on the popular culture of 1979.

We are honored to have as our Luncheon Keynote, former New Mexico Governor David Cargo (1967-1971). Among his many accomplishments, Governor Cargo founded the New Mexico Film Commission, the first of its kind nationwide, which brought Hollywood film production to New Mexico. Continuing a tradition of governors who act, David Cargo played roles in several films including The Gatling Gun (1973), Bunny O’Hare (1971), and Up in the Cellar (1971) about a student poet who seduces his college president's wife, daughter, and girlfriend over lost financial aid.

Priority Submission and Registration: Nov. 15, 2008.
Final Submission Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008.
Conference Registration: Dec. 31, 2008 (all participants must be registered by this date!).

Send abstracts and proposals for panels of 100-250 words. Submissions may be directed to me at the address below by 1 December 2008. :

Richard L. Allen, Area Chair
American Indians Today
Cherokee Nation
P.O. Box 948
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465
(918) 453- 5466
Email: rallen@cherokee.org

Details regarding the conference (listing of all areas, hotel registration) can be found at: http://SWTXPCA.ORG

New England Science Symposium

Deadline: January 7, 2009
Conference Date(s): Friday, April 3, 2009
Contact: Lise D. Kaye
Biomedical Science Careers Program, Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
Harvard Medical School, 164 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115-5818
Email: lise_kaye@hms.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-432-0552
Website(s): www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org

The New England Science Symposium promotes careers in biomedical science. The aim of the symposium is to encourage the exchange ideas that can further career development and to expand professional network.

Researchers from all levels of higher education are welcome: postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; and college and community college students.

Abstracts Submission:
Abstracts should be submitted by postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; community college students (particularly African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian/ Alaska Native individuals) involved in biomedical or health-related scientific research.

To submit an abstract or register to attend the conference, please go to the websites above.

Fifth Annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference

Deadline: January 5, 2009
Conference dates: April 2-3, 2009
Location: University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Jacobs, American Indian Studies Department
UNC Pembroke
P.O. Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910-775-4262
Email: mary.jacobs@uncp.edu

Proposals are invited for papers and panels addressing the study of American Indians in the Southeast cultural area. Topics may include academic or creative works on: archaeology, education, history, socio-cultural issues, religion, literature, oral traditions, art, identity, sovereignty, health and other matters. Creative works may include any written, visual, musical, video, digital or other creative production that connects to Southeast Indian peoples’ experiences, histories or concerns. Proposals are welcome from all persons working in the field. Only complete proposals will receive full consideration. Individuals may submit only one proposal.

Proposals are to be submitted electronically or by mail by January 05, 2009. Send to alesia.cummings@uncp.edu or Alesia Cummings at American Indian Studies, PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372. Proposals will not be accepted after this date.

5TH International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations

Deadline: January 31, 2009
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Conference Date(s): May 27-29, 2009
Email: wheber@firstnationsuniversity.ca

You are invited to submit an abstract for the 5TH International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Nations. This conference will draw together scholars from the Pacific Nations to present academic papers, poster or cultural displays on issues in Indigenous education. Fifteen minutes will be allocated for each presentation. Sessions will run from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for each of the three days of the conference. Please submit registration form with title and abstract in Word, Times New Roman 11 font (English) via email by January 31, 2008. Submit your abstract early as there will be a limit placed on the number of paper presentations. For those who wish to have their papers published in the conference proceedings, full text of papers to be submitted as above by April 1, 2009.

Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association's 30th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, NM

Deadline: November 15, 2008
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Conference Date(s): February 24-28, 2009
Website: http://www.h-net.org/~swpca/

Proposals for both Panels and Individual Papers are now being accepted for the Native/Indigenous Studies Area. Listed below are some suggestions for possible presentations, but topics not included here are welcome and encouraged.

• Indigenous Methodologies
• Indians in Higher Education
• Teaching Popular Culture in Native American Studies
• Native peoples across borders: racial/physical/economic/political… etc
• Native representations in popular culture (television, comic books, video/computer games, etc)
• Politics and Native peoples
• Indigenous Women in Social Work
• Indigenous resistance, regional or global (whaling/fishing rights, incarceration issues, sports mascots, etc.)
  

Inquiries regarding this area and/or abstracts of 250 words may be sent to L. Rain Cranford-Gomez at ohoyocreole@gmail.com.

World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education (WIPC:E)

Location: Kulin Nation, Melbourne, Australia
Conference Date(s): December 7-11, 2008
Contact: Jirra Lulla Harvey, Media and Communication Consultant
World Indigenous Peoples' Conference: Education
PO Box 164
Northcote, VIC 3070
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9486 1599
Fax: +61 3 9486 1577
E-mail: jirra@wipce2008.com
Website:www.wipce2008.com

The purpose of WIPC:E is to provide a forum to come together, share and learn and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice.

WIPC:E 2008 will be a celebration of our diverse cultures, traditions and knowledge. This year will mark the first time this important international event is hosted by an Indigenous community run organization. WIPC:E will provide us with the opportunity to showcase our efforts to provide educational experiences suitable to our individual and unique communities and will be a time to rejoice in our strengths and capacity to uphold our traditions and knowledge systems. It will also be a chance to consider how we, as Indigenous people, would like to see education shaped into the future to meet our needs. It is Australia’s Indigenous peoples’ vision that WIPC:E 2008 will be solidly embedded in community knowledge.

Title: Kamehameha Schools 2008 Research Conference on Hawaiian Well-being

Location: Ko `olau Golf Club- Kane `ohe, O `ahu
Conference Date(s): November 3-4, 2008
Email: researchconf@ksbe.edu
Phone: 808-534-8006

The Research & Evaluation Division of Kamehameha Schools is pleased to announce its first Research Conference on Hawaiian Well-being. This conference provides a venue for sharing multidisciplinary perspectives on wellness & assembling those involved in research as they improve the well-being of the Native Hawaiian community.

This year’s theme is Innovation at the Intersection of Traditional Knowledge and the Contemporary World. Topics cover all domains of well-being, from education to physical, mental & spiritual health; from family and community to malama `aina; from economics and politics to cultural knowledge and practice.

World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education, WIPCE 2008

Conference Date(s): December 7-11, 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Website: http://www.wipce2008.com/

“Indigenous Education in the 21st Century: Respecting Tradition, Shaping the Future”

The World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education (WIPC:E) is a triennial conference of international significance that attracts peoples from around the globe to celebrate and share diverse cultures, traditions and knowledge with a focus on world Indigenous education. The purpose of WIPC:E is to provide a forum to come together, share and learn and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice.

To be held on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation, Melbourne, Australia from 7th - 11th December 2008, WIPC:E 2008 will be a celebration of our diverse cultures, traditions and knowledge. It will provide us with the opportunity to showcase our efforts to provide educational experiences suitable to our individual and unique communities and will be a time to rejoice in our strengths and capacity to uphold our traditions and knowledge systems. It will also be a chance to consider how we, as Indigenous people, would like to see education shaped into the future to meet our needs. It is Australia's Indigenous peoples' vision that WIPC:E 2008 will be solidly embedded in community knowledge.

The Scholarship Program awards eighty $5,000 merit-based scholarships for college sophomores and juniors seeking a career in tribal health, tribal public policy or the environment. Scholarship recipients participate in a five-day Orientation in Tucson, AZ, to learn more about tribal and environmental issues. Applications must be submitted through a Udall Faculty Representative at the student's college or university. More information about Faculty Representatives can be found on the Udall website. The application deadline for the 2008 academic year is March 3, 2009.

We encourage you to visit our website at http://udall.gov/ to learn more about our programs! Interested students may contact me at the information below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Colin R. Ben
Program Manager
Native American Congressional Internship Program
Morris K. Udall Foundation
130 South Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701-1922

Email: ben@udall.gov
Phone: (520) 901-8568
Fax: (520) 901-8570
Website: www.udall.gov

Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) Scholarship Program

Deadline: November 3, 2008
Contact: Christina Morbelli
Phone: 602-466-8697
Email: christina@nafoa.org.
Website: www.nafoa.org

The Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) is dedicated to supporting Native Americans pursing their education. Our scholarship program is meant to assist students working towards a degree or certificate in any financially related field.

If you are a Native American student, working towards a degree or certificate in a financially related field, you are eligible to apply for one of NAFOA’s Scholarships. NAFOA will be awarding three scholarships this year. For an application, please visit our website at www.nafoa.org.

The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Travel Scholarships

Deadline: TBA
Email: info@sfaa.net
Website: www.sfaa.net

The society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) will honor the memory of Dr. Beatrice Medicine with an annual student travel scholarship. The scholarship will provide financial support for two students (graduate or undergraduate) to attend the annual meeting of the Society. Two awards ($500 each) will be made to attend the 69th Annual Meeting of the SfAA in Santa Fe, New Mexico March 17-21, 2009.

Application forms and additional information regarding the Bea Medicine Travel Awards will be available in late September. Please contact the Offices of the Society for additional information.

The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico seeks Native and First Nations artists to apply for its upcoming fellowships. The next fellowship is the 2009 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship for Native Women, a three-month fellowship from March 1-May 31. Other fellowships are for all Native artists and include the Ronald and Susan Dubin Fellowship (June 15-August 15) and Rollin and Mary Ella King Fellowship (September 1-December 1.) Please forward to any artists, list serves, and individuals who may be interested.

The IARC fellowships were established to support Native American and First Nations artists at the Indian Arts Research Center at the School of Advanced Research in any medium. The fellowships include: a $3,000 per month stipend, housing, a studio, as well as travel and material allowances.

Applications for the 2009 Dobkin Fellowship must be postmarked by December 1, 2008. Due to a revised application process, all fellowships after the 2009 Dobkin will have a single deadline of January 15, 2009. This includes the 2009 Dubin Fellowship, 2009 King Fellowship, and 2010 Dobkin Fellowship. The first attachment is for the 2009 Dobkin Fellowship for Women. The second attachment is for all other fellowships. These can also be found at http://www.sarweb.org/iarc/fellowships.htm.

If there are any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at poon@sarsf.org or (505)954-7279.

Kindest regards,

Elysia Poon
Program Coordinator
School For Advanced Research
Indian Arts Research Center
P.O. Box 2188
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188
phone: (505) 954-7279
fax: (505) 954-7207
poon@sarsf.org
www.sarweb.org

Programs for Scholars 2009-2010, School for Advanced Research

Contact: Director of Scholar Programs
School for Advanced Research
Post Office Box 2188
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188
Phone: 505-954-7201
Email: scholar@sarsf.org
Website: www.sarweb.org

Fellowship #1: Resident Scholar Program
Deadline: November 1, 2008
Website: http://www.sarweb.org/scholars/description.htm

Approximately six fellowships will be awarded to scholars in anthropology and related disciplines whose research is complete and who need time to prepare book-length manuscripts or doctoral dissertations. Scholars are provided wit ha stipend of up to $40,000, an office, low-cost housing, library assistance, an allowance account, and other benefits during a nine-month tenure, from September 1, 2009 through May 31, 2010.

Fellowship #2: Summer Scholar Program
Deadline: December 15, 2008
Fellowships are available for approximately six scholars in anthropology and related disciplines to pursue research or writing projects during the two-month tenure, from June 15-August 10, 2009. Scholars whose projects relate to the history or anthropology are especially encouraged to apply. Scholars are provided with a small stipend, free housing and office space, an allowance account, and other benefits.

Endocrinology Fellowship Opportunity

Contact: Carla Deal, Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: (405) 271-3613
Email at carla-deal@ouhsc.edu
Website: http://w3.ouhsc.edu/Endocrinology/Fellowship%20Program.asp

The Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service in conjunction with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Section of Endocrinology & Diabetes and the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center is actively requesting candidates to apply for a 2-year Endocrinology fellowship program. Please go to the website for more details.

Interested applicants must hold U.S. Citizenship. American Indians are strongly encouraged to apply. Upon completion of the fellowship training, a 2-year payback will take place at the Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service in the role of Area Consultant for Endocrinology.

IARC Native Artist Fellowships

Contact: Elysia Poon
Email: poon@sarsf.org
Phone: (505)954-7279.
Website: http://www.sarweb.org/iarc/fellowships.htm

The Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico seeks Native and First Nations artists to apply for its upcoming fellowships.

The IARC fellowships were established to support Native American and First Nations artists at the Indian Arts Research Center at the School of Advanced Research in any medium. The fellowships include: a $3,000 per month stipend, housing, a studio, as well as travel and material allowances.

I: 2009 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship for Native Women (March 1-May 31)
Deadline: December 1, 2008

II: Ronald and Susan Dubin Fellowship (June 15-August 15)
Rollin and Mary Ella King Fellowship (September 1-December 1.)
Deadline: January 15, 2009.

Research Fellowship in Museum Anthropology, The Bard Graduate Center and the American Museum of Natural History

Deadline: November 15, 2008
Contact: Peter N. Miller, Professor, Chair of Academic Programs, Bard Graduate Center
Phone: 212-501-3044
Email: Chair@bgc.bard.edu
Website: http://www.fossil.energy.gov/mlef/

The Bard Graduate Center and the American Museum of Natural History announce a Research Fellowship in Museum Anthropology. The fellowship provides support to a postdoctoral investigator to carry out a specific project over a two-year period. The program is designed to advance the training of the participant by having her/him pursue a project in association with a curator in the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). The Fellow will also be expected to teach one graduate-level course per year at the Bard Graduate Center (BGC). The Fellow will thus be in joint residence at BGC and AMNH. The fellowship includes housing and carries with it a stipend of $35,000.

Invitation and Application: Click on this link to access the Invitation and Application to attend the Children’s Program Kit Training: http://www.mncourts.gov/district/0/?page=3330

Training Dates and Location:
December 10 – 11, 2008; Crown Plaza Minneapolis North, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

What is the Children's Program Kit: Often, the people hurt most by alcohol and other drug use disorders don't drink or use drugs - they are the children of alcohol- or other drug-dependent parents. These children are more likely to experience mental and physical problems and are at increased risk of being neglected or abused. They are also at much greater risk to become addicted themselves. The Children's Program Kit: Supportive Education for Children of Addicted Parents provides educational materials and activities for chemical health treatment providers, therapists, social workers, and other persons who work directly with children and youth to initiate educational support programs for children whose parents have chemical use issues or disorders. The Kit has activities for children of all age levels, as well as information for agencies to distribute to parents to help them understand the needs of their children. Details about the Children's Program Kit can be found at http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/promos/coa/.

Purpose of Children's Program Kit Training: This training is not a train-the-trainer session. Instead, the Children's Program Kit training will use interactive methodology to teach the curriculum and learning techniques to attendees. Attendees will then be able to return to their counties or agencies or tribes to teach children and youth the skills necessary to cope with their parent's alcohol or other drug dependence.

Who Should Attend Training: This two-day training is designed for chemical health treatment providers, therapists, social workers, guardians ad litem, and others at the county and tribal level who work directly with children and youth and who aim to help them make sense of what they have been experiencing as a result of their parent's addiction, cope with the stresses of their families' problems, and strengthen their potential for resilience.

Questions -- Contact:
Jackie Crow Shoe
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Phone: 651-431-4676
jackie.crowshoe@state.mn.us

Minnesota Department of Human Services
New interactive training for mandated reporters published on the DHS web.

An Interactive Informational Guide for Mandated Reporting
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/media/flash/Training%20modules%20on%20guidelines%20for%20mandated%20reporting/launch.htm

Digging Veritas:
The Archaeology and History of the Indian College and Student Life at Colonial Harvard

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology presents a new exhibition on the archaeology of Harvard Yard entitled Digging Veritas: The Archaeology and History of the Indian College and Student Life at Colonial Harvard.

Through archaeological finds from Harvard Yard, historic maps, and more, the exhibition reveals how students lived at Colonial Harvard, and the role of the Indian College in Harvard’s early years.

Student archaeologists unearthed evidence of colonial Harvard as a landscape shaped by social and religious tensions—tensions that affected everything from Native American and English settler relationships to the everyday routines of student life. As the students searched for meaning in the material remains of Harvard students of the past, three themes emerged: literacy and the Indian College; rule (breaking) and religion; and negotiations of social status. Who knew small fragments buried below ground could reveal so much?