The Harvard Extension Service & Leadership Society, in association with The Harvard Negotiators at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA), with support by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School, The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, and The Black Policy Conference at Harvard Kennedy School, presents: The Changing Faces of Leadership: Overcoming Bias in Negotiations.

Does identity play a role in negotiations? How do perceptions and realities regarding race, gender, religion, culture and age influence negotiation processes and outcomes? How do we overcome judgment bias in decision-making for situations of extreme pressure and high-stakes? Join us as we explore these issues to discover how identity and high-stakes can impact negotiations; to learn how to negotiate with leaders from different backgrounds as a key skill for the 21st century; and to address concerns about how to overcome bias in negotiations without damaging relationships in the process.

Please visit website for registration information.

Title: Graduate Horizons 2010 Pre-Graduate Workshop 2010
Deadline: Rolling Admissions until June 1, 2010
Workshop Date(s): July 17-20, 2010
Location: Arizona State University
Website: www.collegehorizons.org

Graduate Horizons 2010 is currently accepting applications to our summer pre-graduate workshop. Arizona State University is hosting the Graduate Horizons program from July 17-20, 2010 in Tempe, AZ. ASU is one of the largest public universities in the nation with over 1,400 Native students enrolled. This program is ideal for Native students considering applying to graduate programs in 1 to 3 years

As you may know, Graduate Horizons is a workshop in preparing for graduate/professional school where 75-90 students work with faculty, admissions officers, deans, and professionals from over 40 graduate school programs representing hundreds of disciplines. The program is open to American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nation's of Canada (who are permanent residents of the US) college students, college graduates, and those seeking a second masters/professional degree.

The eligibility information and application materials are available on-line for download. The deadline to apply is on rolling admissions from March-May, with applications accepted until June 1 on a space available basis (priority deadlines in February have closed). The cost to attend is $200.00 plus your own transportation (airfare, driving) to the program. Please note that we have significant financial aid available (for tuition and airfare) to students who qualify.

Title: Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) Multicultural Training/Internship positions
Email: hr@nwtc.edu
Phone: 920-498-6286

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is seeking qualified candidates for the part-time Multicultural Training/Internship positions. The description and qualifications for this job can be found on the NWTC website at: http://www.nwtc.edu/aboutus/human-resources/employment/Pages/JobOpenings.aspx

Title: Native American Student Internship at SLTI
Contact: Charles Stansfield
Email: CStansfield@2LTI.com
Website: www.2LTI.com

Second Language Testing, Inc. (SLTI) has paid full-time internships available for the summer of 2010 as well as part-time internships during the regular academic year. Interns normally earn $11 - $16 per hour, depending on educational background and experience. For those who want to stay in the area, there is the potential for continued full-time employment. Eligible applicants must be an upper level undergraduate or graduate student attending a college or university, or a recent college graduate.

Second Language Testing Inc. is a small business located in Rockville, MD, five blocks from the White Flint metro station. Our 16 full-time employees focus on language testing and related issues. This includes the development of tests of language skills, language learning aptitude tests, and the translation, adaptation, and/or linguistic simplification of standardized assessments as accommodations for English language learners or others who read below grade level. SLTI is currently working with a larger educational testing company on the development of a model for testing the oral language skills of Native American children in their tribal language, either as a native language or as a second language. This work is being done under a contract with the Bureau of Indian Education. A Native American intern could become involved in this project as well as others.

Title: 2010 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG)
Deadline: Please visit website
Contact: Mr. Lafayette Melton, Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator
Phone: (202) 366-2907
Email: 2010STIPDG@dot.gov.
Website: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.htm

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.

Title: The Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies 2010 Graduate Student Conference
Submission Deadline: May 30, 2010
Conference Dates: August 6-7, 2010
Location: The Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois
Contact: Dr. Scott Manning Stevens, Conference coordinator and Director of the McNickle Center

Graduate students from NCAIS member institutions are invited to present papers in any academic field relating to American Indian Studies. We encourage the submission of proposals for papers that examine a wide variety of subjects relating to American Indian and Indigenous history and culture broadly conceived.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: To propose a paper, please send up to one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Jade Cabagnot, Program Assistant, D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, The Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email to: mcnickle@newberry.org.

Title: 2010 International Science & Technology Conference
Proposal Submission Deadline: October 10, 2010
Conference Dates: October 27-29, 2010
Location: Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel, North Cyprus
Website: www.iste-c.net

The main goal of this conference is to present and discuss new trends in science and technology. ISTEC-2010 conference is supported by many universities and organizations, and it is venued by TRNC where the academic culture has long been a tradition. ISTEC-2010 has already formed a large, multi-national and friendly community of colleagues who love to share ideas. ISTEC-2010 invites you to submit proposals for papers, panels, best practices, roundtables, tutorials, posters/demonstrations, and workshops.

Title: Native Literatures: Generations (NLG)— Online Quarterly
Submission Deadline: Open
Website: http://www.nativeliteratures.com/

NLG is seeking original, unpublished works by writers who are citizens of the indigenous nations of North America and Hawai'i. We publish in all genres: poetry, fiction (short stories but also novel excerpts if self-contained), creative nonfiction, drama and mixed-genre/media. We are seeking works that extend this body of literature by avoiding cliché and trite conventions through risk-taking and experimentation, but also through distinctive and engaging voices, exciting and innovative approaches to storytelling.

Please submit your work as an attachment to an email message addressed to: Submissions@nativeliteratures.com

Native Literatures Generations (NLG) is dedicated to providing a global forum for original works of literature by writers from the indigenous nations of North America and Hawai'i. Our goal is to support writers in their endeavors by offering a venue for linking them with new audiences and potential publishers. Moreover, our magazine is designed to generate funds to provide financial support for writers through scholarships and project funding. NLG is a quarterly, with content accessible online for only three months (with rights reverting to authors thereafter).

Title: International Conference on New Horizons in Education
Deadline (Proposal Submission): June 08, 2010; (Full Paper Submission): June 15, 2010
Location: Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel, North Cyprus
Conference Dates: June 23-25, 2010
Website: www.int-e.net

The main goal of this conference is to present and discuss new trends in education.

INTE-2010 conference is supported by many universities and organizations. INTE-2010 has already formed a large, multi-national and friendly community of colleagues who love to share ideas. INTE-2010 invites you to submit proposals for papers, panels, best practices, roundtables, tutorials, posters/demonstrations, and workshops.

Title: First Nations, Lasting Nations- Community and University Partnerships in Indigenous New England
Deadline (Submission): May 15, 2010
Conference Dates: September 17-18, 2010

Proposals are invited for the first interdisciplinary Indigenous New England conference to be held September 17-18 at the University of New Hampshire. The theme is partnerships between universities and indigenous communities. We seek to initiate a conversation among academics and community activists who wish to move beyond (or who have already moved beyond) the “expert” model, whereby academics “study” Native communities or Native “guests” make isolated appearances on campus. What obligations do universities have to local Native American communities? How can Native activists partner with academics to produce (and protect) new knowledge? What have been some of the challenges and rewards of academic/community partnership?

We invite proposals for individual papers and panels on such topics as:

• Family and Community History including efforts to document and preserve
• Language Revitalization
• Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Environmental Activism
• Collaborative Research
• Artistic Presentation & Production
• Service learning
• Curriculum and academic program development
• Sovereignty and Recognition
• Historic Preservation, Repatriation and Heritage Management
• Outreach and Recruitment to First Nations students
• Importance of Kinship Relations in Indigenous Communities.

Proposals are welcome from faculty and university students; from community-knowledge keepers and elders; and professionals working in the field. Abstracts (250 words) describing the proposed topic and the presenter’s knowledge of that topic are due by May 15, 2010. Please include a one-page c.v. or one-paragraph personal biography. (First Nation Elders may also contact the organizing committee and discuss their submissions orally.) Please submit only one proposal, and indicate whether it is for an individual presentation or panel to ssenier@unh.edu or Gedakina, PO Box 221, Milford NH 03055. We will respond to all proposals by July 30, 2010.

Inquiries can be directed to any of the following: Siobhan Senier (ssenier@unh.edu), Meghan Howey (Meghan.howey@unh.edu or 862-2518), Donna or John Moody (wcit@valley.net, 802-649-8870) or Rick Pouliot (RickPouliot@gedakina.org).

Title: Fostering Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Americas (FIBEA)
Deadline (Submission): July 16, 2010
Conference Dates: September 21-22, 2010
Location: Centro Cultural dos Povos da Amazonia (CCPA), city of Manaus, Brazil
Website: http://fibeamanaus.mgt.unm.edu

Who Should Participate? Indigenous and non – indigenous entrepreneurs, Professors & Researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental agencies, students, and any person interested in sustainable economic development and indigenous entrepreneurship related issues. Students are strongly encouraged to present papers & presentations and attend the conference.

Title: The 12th Annual International Language of Spirit Conference, SEED Graduate Institute
Dates: August 15 - 17, 2010; Pre-Conference Workshop: August 14, 2010
Website: seedgraduateinstitute.org

Indigenous people for millennia have seen the cosmos as a place of kinship – a place of harmony and beauty. Come join us as we explore the beginnings of a new language – a language that is now emerging through dialogues with Native elders, quantum physicists and other Western scientists. Come join us as we explore the connections between the Quantum realm of Energy and the Indigenous Spirit realm.

Please visit website for a schedule of events and registration information.

Title: National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI) 2010 Mid-Year Conference
Conference Dates: June 20-23, 2010
Location: Rapid City, SD

The National Congress of American Indians – the nation’s oldest, largest and most representative national organization of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes will be hosting its 2010 Mid-Year Conference from June 20-23, 2010 in Rapid City, South Dakota.

More than 800 tribal leaders and representatives are expected to attend general assemblies and break-out sessions during the three day conference, which will provide a forum for tribal, federal & state government and business leaders to keep abreast of issues such as: economic development, criminal jurisdiction, violence against women, tax issues, financial literacy, energy development, and homeland security. We are also excited to be highlighting cutting edge research that informs tribal policymaking at the 5th Annual Tribal Leader Scholar Forum.

This is one of the most important tribal leader gatherings that will be held this year! Register today and join us in Rapid City as we work together to build a better future for Indian Country and the generations to come!

Title: 4th International Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Conference
Dates: June 6-9, 2010
Location: Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Phone: +64-9-3737599 ext 82376 or 84220;
Email: enquiries@traditionalknowledge2010.ac.nz

The Conference will discuss strategies for generating social, educational, intellectual, and economic opportunities by building relationships that engage, understand, and accommodate difference to overcome the adverse effects resulting from failure to understand sufficiently the differences among indigenous and non-indigenous communities and societies. Target groups for the conference include: academics, emerging researchers, graduate students; community groups/workers/activists; tribal and community elders and leaders; and local and national government representatives. Welcome one and all!

Please visit our conference website (www.traditionalknowledge2010.ac.nz) to:

Register for the Conference online (early bird rates end on May 14th 2010),
Submit Abstracts online (by April 30th 2010)

Title: NCAI/EPA 5th Annual National Information Exchange Network Tribal Users Meeting
Date: May 4-5, 2010
Location: Palm Springs, CA (Spa Resort Casino & Hotel)
Contact: Annarae Steele
Email: asteele@ncai.org

Theme: Exchanging Environmental Information to Protect Tribal Lifeways

The National Congress of American Indians has a cooperative agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Environmental Information to increase and enhance tribal participation in the National Environmental Information Exchange Network (IEN). The IEN is an EPA Program designed to facilitate environmental data management and support data submission, and has helped tribes improve their environmental program monitoring, management, and reporting. Please join us for this important exchange of tribe to tribe success stories and best practices in the managing and measuring of critical tribal environmental data.

Title: American Indian Summer Institute in Computer Sciences
Location: University of California, Irvine
Institute Dates: June 26th- July 11th, 2010
Application Deadline: April 30, 2010
Phone: 949-824-0291
Email: yleon@uci.edu
Website: www.airp.uci.edu/aisics

AISICS is a free two-week residential summer program where students will work with professors, college students, and invited American Indian community members to develop interactive story projects that combine computer game technology with traditional American Indian culture. Students will be staying at the UCI dormitories. During the day, students will participate in computer science course and interactive presentations throughout UC, Irvine. In the afternoons, they will engage in cultural workshops and activities as well as field trips and social events. The program will end with a symposium where students will present their work as well as a closing ceremony with awards for outstanding students.

Participants must satisfy the following criteria: (1) have the desire to contribute to the American Indian community, (2) plan to enroll in an institution of higher education, (3) be a currently enrolled 8th - 11th grade student (entering 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade in Fall 2010) , and (4) have an overall GPA of 2.5 or above (preferred, but not required).

Title: Scholarships for Business Majors
Deadline: July 23, 2010
Website: http://ncaied.org/scholarships.php

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development 2010 American Indian Fellowship in Business Scholarship Program Application Deadline is July 23, 2010 Each year, the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development awards scholarships to American Indian college or graduate students majoring in business. Scholarships will be awarded in the Fall of 2010.

Selected recipients must be available to attend the INPRO Awards Banquet in the Fall of 2010. Selected recipients will be provided lodging, air and ground transportation to the event.

American Indian Fellowship in Business Scholarships will be awarded to American Indian college or graduate students majoring in business who are currently in the junior, senior or master level of study. Eligible students must be enrolled for the entire 2010/2011 term.

Title: Accenture American Indian Scholarship
Deadline: June 1, 2010
Website: http://aigcs.org/02scholarships/accenture/accenture.htm

The Accenture American Indian Scholarship fund meets a vital need for American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking higher education and requiring financial assistance. Accenture will award three types of scholarships to high-achieving American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking degrees and careers in fields of study including: various engineering, computer science, operations management, finance, marketing and other business oriented fields. In addition to the funding, scholarship recipients are eligible for summer internships with Accenture, as first-year graduate students or junior-year undergraduate students.

• Accenture Scholars—three undergraduate scholarships, of $20,000 each (each award at $5,000 per year for four years), will be awarded to students pursuing a four-year degree.
  
• Accenture Fellows—two graduate scholarships, of $15,000 each (each award at $7,500 per year for two years), will be awarded to students pursuing a master’s or doctorate degree.
• Finalist Scholarship—Two undergraduate scholarships, of $8,000 each (each award at $2,000 per year for four years) and two graduate scholarships, of $5,000 each (each award at $2,500 per year for two years).

Title: 2010 American Indian College Scholarship
Deadline: September 1, 2010
Website: http://www.indigenous-early-intervention.com/

Dr. Michael Niles, a former assistant professor at Arizona State University and current Project Manager at the OU-Tulsa School of Social work is the founder of the Indigenous Early Intervention Alliance and is offering several scholarships, with one being specifically for Cherokee students. The scholarships are the Keepers of the Fire scholarship, the Edbesendowen scholarship, the MishkoswIn scholarships, and the Ghigau Scholarship.

The Keepers of the Fire Scholarship Program awards three (3) $500 scholarships to American Indian students attending a college or university in the United States or Canada or other Indigenous Communities.

The Edbesendowen Scholarship Program awards a $300 scholarship to American Indian students attending a college or university in the United States or Canada or other Indigenous Communities.

The MishkoswIn Scholarship Program awards a $300 scholarship to American Indian students attending a college or university in the United States or Canada or other Indigenous Communities.

The 2010 Ghigau Scholarship Program awards one $500 scholarship to a Cherokee student attending a college or university in the United States, Canada, or other Indigenous community.

Title: Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship in Native American Studies, Ithaca College
Deadline: Open until fellowships are awarded
Contact: Brooke Hansen, Coordinator, Native American Studies
Phone: 607-274-1735
Email: kbhansen@ithaca.edu
Website: http://www.icjobs.org

The School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College announces a Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship in Native American Studies for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Fellowship supports promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy in order to better prepare them for tenure track appointments within liberal arts or comprehensive colleges/universities. Successful candidates will show evidence of superior academic achievement, a high degree of promise of continuing achievement as scholars and teachers, a capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds, sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy and an ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching, and scholarship at the college and university level, and a likelihood of using the diversity of human experience as an educational resource in teaching and scholarship. Underrepresented candidates whose exclusion from membership in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are strongly encouraged to apply.

We recognize Native American Studies as a broad discipline with many topical and regional specializations and welcome an applicant who could teach courses related to one or more of the following fields, although subject specialization is open: American studies, museum studies, anthropology, cultural resource management, literature, music, environment and legal issues.

Terms of Fellowship: Fellowship is for the academic year (August 16, 2010 to May 31, 2011) and is non-renewable. The fellow will receive a $20,000 stipend, housing or an $8,000 housing allowance, $5,000 in research support, office space, and access to Ithaca College and Cornell University libraries. The fellow will teach one course in the fall semester and one course in the spring semester and be invited to speak about her/his dissertation research in relevant classes and at special events at Ithaca College.

Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Health
Website: http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/behavioralmedicine

The University of Pittsburgh has openings for postdoctoral fellowships supported by National Institutes of Health. Training opportunities concern psychosocial interventions for health behaviors, including weight regulation, physical activity, and smoking; development and genetic underpinnings of psychosocial risk factors; personality, stress, and social processes; role of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and gender; and sleep as they relate to cardiovascular disease. Program is a mentor-based model with opportunities for formal didactic work in areas relevant to research focus, e.g., statistics, behavior genetics, neuroimaging, and physiological assessment.

Title: Upcoming Powwows

May 1- Harvard University Native America Program Powwow, Radcliff Yard, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA. Contact: 617-495-9918.

May 8- Nipmucks of Chaubunagungamauggg Potluck, Chaubunagungamaugg Res., School Street, Webster, MA. Contact: 508-867-7958.

May 15- Nipmuc Planting Moon/New Year Celebration, 80 Brigham Hill Road, Grafton, MA. Contact: 774-317-9138 or office@nipmucnation.org.

May 15- GLICA Spring Planting Festival, Lowell-Dracut State Forest, Trotting Pak Rd, Tyngsboro, MA. Contact: 978-677-7153.

May 15-16- UNACC's Annual Unity Days Powwow, 29 Antietam Street, P-5 Bldg., Ayer, MA. Contact: 978-772-1306.

May 22-23- New Hampshire Inter-tribal Council Powwow, Tamworth Campground, Depot Road, Off Rte. 16, Tamworth, NH. Contact: 603-539-5015.

May 29-30- MCNAA Spring Powwow & Crafts Festival, Marshfield Fairgrounds, 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA. Contact: 617-642-1683.

May 29-30- American Indianist Society Powwow, Camp Marshall, 4H Campgrounds, Off Rte 31, Spencer, MA 781-963-1472.
Come and experience Native American dancing, singing, traditional crafts, vendors and food! All are Welcome!

Title: Grants for Child & Youth Programs
Deadline: May 18, 2010
Website: http://cdpublications.com/freeresources/freedown.php?ID=157

The Justice Dept. is offering up to $1 million for 10 grants of up to $100,000 each to raise awareness and provide outreach programs to victims of violence in underserved areas.

Funding Focus: Grantees will raise awareness about the needs of children exposed to violence in underserved populations. This would include but is not limited to those historically underserved due to race, socio-economic status, disability or sexual orientation.

This is just one of many federal grant notices posted every week in Children & Youth Funding Report, one of our online, interactive, continually updated grant news services covering new federal and private funding for a wide range of education, and social service needs. Each opportunity posted includes insider application guidance directly from funding officials, proven advice from grants consultants, and valuable grantwriting insights.

Title: Dept. of Health & Human Services Grants
Deadline: May 17, 2010

The Dept. of Health & Human Services Dept. is offering $3.9 million for six grants of up to $650,000 each to promote the wellness of young children in communities. The program's goal is to promote the wellness of young children, birth to 8 years of age, by putting a community healthcare plan in place. The program defines wellness for a child as good physical, social, emotional, cognitive and behavioral health. The expected result is for children to be thriving in safe, supportive environments and entering school ready to learn and able to succeed. For this program, substance abuse prevention is considered an integral part of behavioral health.

For more details on this grant, including contact information and other new private and foundation funding opportunities, visit: http://www.cdpublications.com/d092

ELIGIBILITY: Communities as well as public and private nonprofits.

Title: Seed Grants for Public Health Projects, American Medical Association’s Foundation for Better Health
Deadline: Rolling

The American Medical Association Foundation's Fund for Better Health is offering $5,000 seed grants for grassroots, public health projects that target healthy lifestyles. Over the years the fund has awarded over 200 grants totaling nearly $300,000 to projects in substance abuse and smoking prevention among other health issues. Organizations eligible to apply are those having annual operating budgets of $1 million or less, new organizations founded within the past five years and established organizations starting a new service or expanding a current service to an underserved population.

For more details on this grant, and other new private and federal healthcare funding opportunities, please visit: http://www.cdpublications.com/d092

Title: Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) Youth Track
Date: April 30, 2010
Website: www.saige.org

SAIGE is offering a limited number of scholarships for Native Students to attend the 2010 Training conference June 14-18, 2010 in Uncasville, Connecticut. The scholarships will include conference fee, airfare, hotel accommodations and per diem for meals.

The youth track is open to Native students between the ages of 18 and 25 who can demonstrate they are currently enrolled in good standing at an accredited high school, college or university. Students must be interested in gaining a professional degree and in the possibility of pursuing a career with a government agency. SAIGE invites American Indian/Alaska Natives students to submit their application form, letter of reference, proof of school enrollment, and completed emergency medical information form for consideration to attend the conference. A short essay about their interest in government careers and information about themselves is also required.

Title: Kanatsiohareke Schedule of Events 2010-2011
Phone: 518-673-4197
Email: info@mohawkcommunity.com
Website: www.mohawkcommunity.com

Traditional Speaker Series:

• Saturday, May 1, 1-4pm: Wampum Belts of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy with Darren Bonaparte
• Saturday, May 15, 10am – 3pm: Iroquois Plant Medicines & Medicine Walk with Jan Longboat

Traditional Arts Workshop Series:

• Saturday & Sunday, June 5 & 6 – 9-3pm: Iroquois Silversmithing

Other Events:

• Saturday, May 8, 9am-5pm: Diabetes Awareness Workshop
• Saturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27: Annual Strawberry Festival

Kanien’keha (Mohawk Language) Summer Sessions:

• Session 1 – Introduction to Mohawk – July 5 to July 16
• Session 2 – Beginning Mohawk – July 26 to August 6
• Session 3 – Conversational Mohawk – August 9 to August 13
• Session 4 – Ceremonial Speeches – August 16 to August 27

Title: SAPAI 2010 Summer Writing Retreat and Tribal College Faculty Preparation Training
Dates: June 14 – July 23
Tentative Location: The University of Montana, Missoula
Website: http://stepup.dbs.umt.edu/

Student to Academic Professoriate for American Indians (SAPAI) is a project funded by the National Science Foundation to increase the rates of degree completion for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) graduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). It also aims to increase the representation of AIAN scholars in STEM faculties at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)

We are currently recruiting participants for the 2010 SAPAI Writing Retreat and Faculty Preparation Workshops. Please forward this information on these amazing and unique opportunities to students who may be interested.

This six week writing workshop will focus on bolstering critical scientific composition skills while providing guidance in drafting graduate theses and dissertations. Some key workshop elements will include; getting started with your writing, technical writing strategies, applying effective literature reviews, getting into the writing ‘zone’, effectively using your graduate committee, and utilizing constructive formal and informal peer review resources.

Title: "Grant Writing for Indigenous Languages" Handbook, The Endangered Language Fund

The Endangered Language Fund is pleased to announce the availability of the handbook entitled "Grant Writing for Indigenous Languages," by Ofelia Zepeda and Susan Penfield. It is aimed primarily at U.S. tribes seeking U.S. funds. Please feel free to make use of this document, within limits of the copyright retained by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona. The manual can be found at: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/pdf/grant_writing.pdf.