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Graduate Horizons 2012 hosted by Harvard University
Who: College students & College Graduates interested in applying to graduate or professional school in 1-3 years
Deadline: February 6, 2012 (only 1 deadline to apply)
Workshop Dates: June 16-19, 2012 (Sat-Tues)
Applications Available on Website: www.graduatehorizons.org
Financial Aid Available for travel assistance. Fee to attend is $225 - includes meals, lodging, linen, program materials for 4 days.
Contact: Carmen Lopez, Executive Director, carmen.lopez@collegehorizons.org

GH 2012 - Get Help Applying to Graduate School or Professional School!
Interested in law school, business school, graduate education programs, medical school, graduate public health programs, graduate programs in the arts/humanities, social sciences, fine arts, STEM areas, or graduate public policy programs? Interested in a doctoral program or a joint-degree program? Need help getting organized or fine-tuning your application to graduate school?

GH partners with 45 universities to allow admissions officers, professors, senior administrative staff, and professionals to mentor and advise students on the admissions process, professional/career development, and the various fields of study, research, and graduate programs available.

Participants will:

• select suitable graduate degree/professional schools to research/apply to
• receive tips/strategies on the admissions process, statement of purpose/personal statement/writing samples
• receive test-taking strategies/resources on the GMAT/GRE/LSAT/MCAT/DMAT
• learn how to prepare for and receive strong letters of recommendations (academic, personal, professional)
• understand the financial aid process and how to finance a graduate education
• hear from current Native graduate students on the challenges and strategies to being resilient and successful in graduate programs
• attend a Graduate Fair & informational sessions
• network with 100 other Native students/professionals.

College Horizons 2012
Who: Current 10th & 11th grade high school students
Deadline: February 6, 2012 (only 1 deadline to apply)
Workshop Dates:
CH2012 hosted by Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) - June 10-15, 2012 (Sun-Fri)
CH2012 hosted by the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) - June 24-29, 2012 (Sun-Fri)
Applications Available on Website: www.collegehorizons.org
Financial Aid Available for tuition and airfare. Fee to attend is $225 - includes meals, lodging, linen, ground transportation, program materials for 6 days.
Contact: Christine Suina, Program Coordinator, info@collegehorizons.org

CH2012 - Get Help Applying to College
CH partners with 50 colleges/universities to allow admissions officers, expert guidance counselors, and educators to work one-on-one with students in the college application and financial aid process.

Participants will:

• live and study on a college campus for 1 week
• attend a College Fair and informational sessions
• research and select 10 colleges to apply to
• receive tips/strategies on the admissions process
• complete the Common Application, college essay, and academic resume
• receive test-taking strategies/resources on the ACT/SAT
• complete a preliminary FAFSA, understand the financial aid process, and research 6 scholarships to apply to
• learn strategies and skills on transitioning to college and how to be successful as a Native student in college
• network with 100 other Native students at each workshop!

Title: Udall Foundation Internship and Scholarship Program
Internship Deadline: January 31, 2012
Scholarship Deadline: March 5, 2012
Location: Washington, D.C.

The Internship Program is a ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC, for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program. Interns work in congressional and agency offices where they have opportunities to research legislative issues important to tribal communities, network with key public officials and tribal advocacy groups, experience an insider’s view of the federal government, and enhance their understanding of nation-building and tribal self-governance. The complete application package must be received by January 31, 2012, at the Udall Foundation.

The Udall Scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors pursuing careers related to Tribal Public Policy, Native Health Care, or the Environment. In addition to the $5,000 financial award, Udall Scholars also get to attend the Udall Scholar Orientation and are immediately plugged into a growing and active alumni network. Tribal public policy includes fields related to tribal sovereignty, governance, law, education, justice, natural resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, economic development, and other areas affecting Native American communities. Native American health care includes health care administration, social work, medicine, research, and other disciplines. The online application must be submitted to the Foundation by March 5, 2012, but individual institutions may have earlier deadlines. Interested students can contact their campus’ Udall faculty representative for more information.

We encourage you to visit our website at www.udall.gov to learn more about the internship and scholarship opportunities. On the website, you’ll find videos about both programs, tips for applying, and Alumni Mentors you can contact with any questions you might have.

What: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program offered through CReSIS (Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets)
Who: Undergraduates majoring in the math and sciences
Website: https://www.cresis.ku.edu/education/undergraduate/reu-program
Deadline: February 17, 2012
Duration: June 4-July 27, 2012 (Note: Dates will vary for each campus)
Contact: Darryl Monteau (reu@cresis.ku.edu)

Undergraduates who have a strong interest in climate-related studies and polar science are encouraged to apply. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to students completing their sophomore or junior year. Students majoring in physics, engineering (electrical, aeronautical or mechanical), geography, atmospheric science, geology, geophysics, computer science or mathematics are eligible. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. If selected, students will receive:

• $3600 Stipend
• On-campus room and board
• Tuition for one hour of college credit
• Transportation costs from their home to campus

Elizabeth City State University leads these opportunities through the Cyber Infrastructure for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets REU site, co-funded by the Department of Defense. ESCU serves as a launching point for 20 undergraduate students to study with research teams at Elizabeth City State University, the University of Kansas, Indiana University, University of Washington and Pennsylvania State University

What: Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance
Who: Native American students in the fields of Environmental Science, Forestry, Biology & Engineering
Website: http://nararenewables.org/grad
Deadline: Varies by university
Location: Varies
Duration: 9 months (graduate students), 10 weeks (undergraduate students)

Description:
Featuring a broad alliance of private industry and educational institutions, the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) takes a holistic approach to building a supply chain for aviation biofuel with the goal of increasing efficiency in everything from forestry operations to conversion processes. Using a large variety of feedstocks, from construction waste to forest residues, the project aims to create a sustainable industry to produce aviation biofuels and important co-products.

Interdisciplinary graduate training for graduate students with the integration, teamwork and communication skills needed to be leaders in the bio-energy and bio-products economy. Research experience for undergraduate students; students participate in full-time research experiences for a summer (10 weeks) program that provides laboratory, fieldwork and research skills in the broad area of biofuels research.

Interdisciplinary graduate training

1. Create graduate students with the integration, teamwork and communication skills needed to be leaders in the bioenergy and bioproducts economy.
2. Build multicultural perspectives into the graduate study
3. Improve the diversity of STEM graduate programs.
4. Disseminate research, technology, and economic development opportunities to diverse stakeholders

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
REU participants participate in full time research experiences for a summer (10 weeks) program that provides laboratory, fieldwork and research skills in the broad area of biofuels research. The REU program goals are:

• To excite undergraduate students about cutting edge research in the areas of biofuels
• Develop skills needed for future biofuels research careers
• Increase the number of students participating in biofuels research in the northwest, including those from schools which do not have strong research efforts
• Integrate mentoring experiences for graduate students and post docs into a formalized training program

Title: Eighth Annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference
Conference dates: April 12 & 13, 2012
Location: The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
Deadline: January 27, 2012
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 27, 2012. Proposals may not be accepted after this date.

Send Proposals to: alesia.cummings@uncp.edu or
Alesia Cummings at American Indian Studies, PO Box 1510 Pembroke, NC 28372-1510.

Title: Indigenous Spaces: Pushing the Boundaries of History, Bodies, Geographies, and Politics
A Graduate Student Colloquium Presented by The Collaborations on Indigenous Studies Project (CISP)
Conference Date: February 15, 2012
Location: Columbia University---New York, New York
Deadline: December 28, 2011
Contact: indigenous.spaces@gmail.com

Conference Information:
The spatial turn made evident the need to develop new ways of using spatial concepts and metaphors in the humanities. Thus, in research pertaining to indigenous peoples, politics, histories, and geographies, indigenous spaces constitutes an essential and timely topic for academic study across a variety of disciplines. Experiences of space can shape or be shaped by the geopolitical realities of modern nation-states, social, ethnic, gender and class divisions, academic traditions, cultural taboos, or moral lines drawn by the secular and the divine. Old and new spaces, along with their shifting borders ideological, physical, imposed and entrenched can isolate or connect people and places in ways that have also been central in global and local conflicts. Indigenous peoples sometimes with the collaboration of non-indigenous activists and practitioners/professionals have carved out spaces for themselves and their interests in relation to settled (or settling) bodies. The same is true for indigenous communities that were made indigenous by colonizers and colonizing states. Activists, indigenous peoples, as well as indigenous studies scholars also work to create spaces for indigenous issues within the worlds of politics and academia. In various ways, the practice of carving out (an) indigenous space(s) can situate indigenous peoples and indigenous studies in any number of strategic, cooperative, competitive, stable or unstable contexts and intersections. Indigenous spaces can thus often be located along and across, between and beyond, as well as within and outside of various types of borders, boundaries, frontiers and barriers. Such spaces may be the result of the application of new approaches to political organizing or advocacy, cross-disciplinary theories and methods, accounts of discrepant experience, or new research that challenges long-established paradigms. Indigenous Spaces thus points to the fluctuating nature of experienced, theoretical, conceptual, and methodological spaces as they relate to indigenous people.

If indigenous spaces can be thought of as metaphysical sites of praxis or resistance, or as conceptual places that are malleable, socially constructed, and historically contingent, we hope to receive papers that consider such spaces in light of decisions or actions taken in the spheres of law, politics, ideology, spiritual life, public policy, the economy, and academia. As they relate to indigenous studies, we aim to think of indigenous spaces in two primary ways: First, what happens to indigenous studies as identities, ideas, and practices are created in new spaces? Second, how can scholars push at the borders and boundaries of scholarly and disciplinary ways of thinking, in order to open up new spaces and lines of inquiry into thinking about indigenous issues in academia? We particularly encourage submissions that consider the well-being of indigenous communities as well as the practice, theory, and methodology of indigenous studies.

Suggested Topics

• The role of the state and statehood in the production and cognition of space with regard to indigenous ways of thinking and living.
• The role of technologies.
• In what senses is the category space relevant in order to better understand phenomena of indigeneity?
• What kinds of productions of space, both material and symbolic, are used by indigenous people(s) to maintain or secure livelihoods, create identities or pursue political strategies?
• What specificities of spatial cognition exist among indigenous communities and if so, what can they accomplish?
• Comparative and/or relational studies of uprisings, social movements, and resistance.
• Histories/studies of Indigenous peoples, communities, organizations, etc.
• Readings of indigenous studies, histories, and peoples that take place outside of imagined geographies.
• Discussion of internal borders and border thinking as they relate to indigenous peoples
• Questions of colonialism and decolonization.
• Approaches to power, knowledge, and experience engaging coloniality and decoloniality.
• Comparative projects that link indigenous spaces or communities politically, culturally, economically, socially, or environmentally.
• Scholarship that problematizes academic orders.
• Inter-sectional analysis of identities and belonging between and within indigenous communities, or between and within indigenous communities and surrounding non-indigenous communities.
• Imperial geographies and cartographies.
• Experienced spaces, or articulations of different experiences of spaces by individuals and/or communities.
• Spaces of art/exhibition/memorialization that are important to, controlled by, or relevant to indigenous peoples in public spaces such as museums, monuments, etc.

Submission:
Graduate students interested in participating should submit a paper abstract not exceeding 300 words and a recent CV as email attachments (PDF or Word format) by DECEMBER 28, 2011 to the colloquium organizers, Aurélie Roy and Maria John, at indigenous.spaces@gmail.com.
Participants will be notified in the first week of January, 2012.

*Please note: Columbia faculty will act as commentators on the day of the colloquium. Papers will also be pre-circulated at this event; a deadline for submission of pre-circulating papers will be announced in due course.

Title: The Early Atlantic Reading Group (EARG) Graduate Student Symposium
Conference Dates: April 6 and 7, 2012
Location: Purdue University---West Lafayette, IN
Deadline: December 31, 2011
Contact: Helen Knight
hknight@purdue.edu

In 2012 the Early Atlantic Reading Group at Purdue University (EARG) celebrates its tenth anniversary. In honor of this occasion we will be holding a special tenth anniversary Graduate Student Symposium devoted to the flexible and dynamic nature of the field of Early Atlantic studies. The EARG Graduate Student Symposium is devoted to research on the material and miscellany, pictures and people, literatures and locations of the early American and Atlantic world. The 2012 Colloquium will take place on April 6th and 7th at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Topics
We welcome individual papers, non-traditional presentations, and constituted panels that deal with the literature and culture of America and the Atlantic World prior to the 20th century. We encourage paper and presentation topics including, but certainly not limited to:

• Print & Material Culture
• History of the Book
• Women’s & Native writings
• Caribbean Literatures
• Representations of Nature & the Natural World
• Constructions of Nationalism(s) & Creole Experience
• Discussions of Science, Medicine & Natural History
• Media Transformations & Visual culture
• Poetry & Poetics

Submission:
Please send abstracts of 300 words by December 31, 2011 to Helen Knight at hknight@purdue.eduhknight@purdue.edu

Panels will be finalized and participants notified by no later than January 31, 2012

Title: 8th Annual Indigenous and American Studies Storytellers of the Americas Conference
Conference Dates: March 23 & 24, 2012
Location: University at Buffalo at Buffalo, NY
Deadline: February 1, 2012

Conference Information:

Challenging Settler Colonialism

In honor of the work of John Mohawk and Barry White, the University at Buffalo invites scholars and community members to the 8th Annual Indigenous and American Studies Storyteller’s of the Americas Conference. As Indigenous intellectuals, both John and Barry taught about the legacy of colonization and its impact on those living in settler colonial societies. Colonization continues to affect our lives in numerous ways and, thus, must be critically examined. John passionately advocated for revitalizing Indigenous cultures as a way to liberate ourselves from colonial mindsets. Barry used traditional teachings and knowledge to highlight the differences between Indigenous and Western thinking. In remembering the work of these two elders, this year we bring our minds together to focus on the theme of challenging settler colonialism. This broad theme encompasses both theoretical and practical work and is applicable to research and analyses in various academic disciples. We invite researchers, teachers and community members in the fields of Indigenous and American Studies to contribute work on all aspects of Indigenous and American knowledge, language and culture.

Potential areas of interest include:

• Colonization and decolonization
• Addressing the colonial legacy
• Racism and whiteness
• Indigenous and traditional knowledge
• Contemporary Indigenous politics
• Oral traditions, stories and history
• Culture and cultural practices
• Community work and community development projects · Media and technology · Language recovery and revitalization · Nationalism, citizenship and border crossings · Issues of national identity, race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality and ability · Land reclamation, use and environmental protection · Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health

We welcome diverse interpretations of the conference theme and works which engage with Indigenous and American culture. We encourage presentations from the traditional to the non-traditional, and invite submissions from all disciplines within the humanities and the arts.

*The John Mohawk Memorial Address will be given by Dr. Susan Hill (Haudenosaunee/Mohawk).
*The Conference Keynote Address will be given by Dr. Jennifer Denetdale (Diné).
*Conference coordinated by the UB American Studies Graduate Association and the Native Graduate Association.

Submission:
Please submit a 250 word proposal by February 1st, 2012 via email to ubamsconference@yahoo.com

Title: 13th Annual American Indian Studies Association Conference
Conference Dates: February 2-3, 2012
Location: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Conference Information:
For over thirty years indigenous peoples from around the world sought to negotiate an international document that recognized indigenous human rights. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was passed by the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2007. The document introduced emphasis on collective human rights as an avenue for indigenous peoples to assert protections and recovery of land, culture, government, intellectual property, language, art, civil rights, education rights, employment, health, and other issues. Indigenous peoples recovered tools to combat discrimination and marginalization. The passage of the UNDRIP by the UN General Assembly is a moral document, and is not enforceable, except by the agreement and willingness of the nation states that accept the declaration. The implementation and interpretation of the UNDRIP is left to individual nation states to decide and implement. Nation states can support the UNDRIP by enacting and enforcing laws that support the letter and intent of UNDRIP. Indigenous peoples need to be informed, supported, mobilized and willing to negotiate with nations states to acknowledge and uphold their collective human rights. Indigenous individuals and tribal communities need to understand how to implement the articles of the declaration for their legal, political, and cultural benefit.

The theme of the conference is to explain, understand, implement, and critique the UNDRIP. What are its strengths? What are the possible ways of implementing the articles of UNDRIP? Are there case studies of successful implementation of UNDRIP? Are there developing legal practice and case law about UNDRIP actions? What are the weaknesses of implementing UNDRIP? What are the prospects for implementation of UNDRIP locally, nationally and internationally? What are tribal interpretations of UNDRIP? Do tribal communities and peoples believe that UNDRIP represents their interests? How do tribal communities want to see UNDRIP implemented to protect their land, cultures, and forms of self-government?

Topics:
The organizers of the AISA Conference welcome proposals for paper presentations, panel presentations, and workshops on the following topics:

• The Indigenous Peoples’ Movement
• History of the UNDRIP
• Cases Studies of Implementation of UNDRIP
• Legal Cases Utilizing UNDRIP
• Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights
• Civil Rights, Human Rights, and the UNDRIP
• Tribal Perspectives on Specific Articles of UNDRIP
• Land Rights and UNDRIP Protections
• Education Rights and UNDRIP
• Language Preservation and UNDRIP
• Employment and UNDRIP
• Health and UNDRIP
• Self-Government and UNDRIP
• Nation State Reform and UNDRIP
• American Indian Studies Implementing UNDRIP Programs
• Any panel related to UNDRIP Issues
• Any panel concerning Indigenous Issues

Submission
Please send paper and panel submissions in digital format. Please give a paragraph describing the panel theme, and a list of panel participants, their address and email information, and a 200 word paper abstract. Please submit paper and panel proposals by December 15, 2011. Send paper and panel submissions to:

Elizabeth P. Martos, Coordinator
American Indian Studies
P.O. Box 874603
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-4603

Email: elizabeth.martos@asu.edu

Title: NCAIS Workshop in Research Methods for Graduate Students
Dates: March 22-24, 2012
Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
Deadline: February 3, 2012
Contact: Harvard University Native American Program

The Consortium offers an annual Workshop for Graduate Students organized around a topic proposed by consortium faculty and bringing together an instructor (or instructors) and one participating graduate student from each member institution for 3 days of intensive study.

"The Museum as Archive in American Indian Studies," March 22-24, 2012
Castle McLaughlin, PhD, Curator of North American Ethnography at Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography
Scott Manning Stevens, PhD, Director, D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies

The spring workshop will highlight museums as research sites and examine the value of historic objects for scholars working in American Indian Studies and related disciplines. The workshop will be hosted by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, which stewards one of the largest and oldest collections in North America. The collections, which are global but focus on the Americas, include not only material culture but also 2,500 paintings and works of art, extensive archival records, and some 300,000 photographic images. Adjacent to the museum is the Tozzer Library of Anthropology. During the workshop, students will learn how the museum is organized, how it functions, and, through guided activities, how to identify and access related resources. Readings and discussions will consider fundamental questions about the development and changing role of museums and will explore current theoretical and methodological approaches to engaging with objects. Co-Director Scott Stevens of the Newberry Library will discuss means of integrating material culture research into various approaches to American Indian and Indigenous studies. Co-director Castle McLaughlin will provide a tour of Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West, an exhibit that she co-curated with Lakota artist Butch Thunder Hawk, and will discuss her research on the museum’s Lewis and Clark collection.

To Apply:
Each NCAIS institution is entitled to one slot in the three-day workshop. Students may participate in the workshop as part of an introduction to critical methodologies in American Indian Studies. Students should apply directly to their NCAIS Faculty Liaison by February 3, 2012. The selection process of each member institution's participant is according to the individual program needs and existing protocols of the member institution. Participants will be reimbursed up to $500 for travel and housing will be provided at Club Quarters hotel in Boston.

Title: Third American Indian Teacher Education Conference
Conference Dates: July 13-14, 2012
Location: Northern Arizona University, College of Education, Flagstaff, AZ
Contact: Joe Martin (Joseph.Martin@nau.edu)
Website: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/AIE/conf.html

This conference is for community, preschool, K-12, college, and university indigenous educators and activists through panels, workshops, and papers to share ideas for improving American Indian education with a focus on the type of preparation Indian Nations want for teachers in their schools.

• To bring together educators, administrators, board members, tribal officials, and parents to share ideas and experiences on how to better prepare teachers of American Indian students.
• To examine teacher education programs in order to determine how they can better prepare teachers of American Indian students.
• To provide a forum for exchange of scholarly research on teaching American Indian students.
• To disseminate through a monograph and an American Indian Education web site recent research and thinking on American Indian education best practices.

Title: 33rd Annual Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference: Native/Indigenous Studies Area
Organizers: 2012 Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association
Dates: February 8-11, 2012
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Deadline: December 15, 2011
Contact: Margaret Vaughan (nativestudiespca@gmail.com)
Website: http://conference2012.swtxpca.org/

Our conference theme: Celebrating “Foods & Culture(s) in a Global Context” honors the cultures of New Mexico whose celebration of food transcends national boundaries making this a truly international celebration in the Land of Enchantment. The Native/Indigenous Studies Area of this conference welcomes papers in the following topics, among others:

• Indigenous Methodologies and Interpretative Frameworks;
• Teaching Popular Culture in Native American Studies;
• Life Writing and Native Literature;
• Native Art and Artists;
• Native peoples across borders: racial/physical/economic/political, etc.;
• Native representations in popular culture (television, comic books, graphic novels, video/computer games, etc.);
• Sci-Fi and Speculative Fiction;
• Indigenizing Popular Culture;
• Popular Culture and Language Preservation;
• Indigenous Cuisine and Cooking;
• Community Empowerment;
• Indigenous resistance, regional or global (treaty rights, incarceration issues, sports mascots, etc.);
• Animal Studies and Native Studies Intersections;
• Native Peoples’ relationships with various Communities of Color; Structural Inequalities, Social Institutions, and Indigenous Peoples;
• Landscapes and Indigenous Ecologies;
• Travel, Tourism, and Indigenous Nations;
• Native Sovereignty through Television and Internet;
• Cyberculture and Social Media;
• Queer Theory and Native Studies

Title: Fostering Sustainable Strategies to Create Healthy, Active Native Communities Conference
Organizers: The Association of American Indian Physicians
Dates: March 13-14, 2012
Location: San Diego, CA, Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter Hotel
Deadline: February 15, 2012 ($100 early bird registration rate), January 1
Contact: Echo Duerksen, eduerksen@aaip.org.
Online Application: http://aaip.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/arra/registration_form_11.18.pdf

Any individuals working to improve the health of tribal communities. These include traditional and non-traditional health workers such as tribal planners, school personnel and administrators, cafeteria staff, elected tribal leaders, local/state/federal government administrators, Indian-owned businesses, faith-based organizations and spiritual leaders and ministerial associations. Conference objectives include:

1. Increase the knowledge and skills for developing and implementing evidence-based policy, systems and environmental obesity prevention strategies.
2. Provide real-world examples of how to tailor and adapt policy, systems and environmental change strategies in tribal communities.
3. Increase the capacity of tribal communities through foundational skills development in order to implement and sustain community-based strategies for healthy, active Native communities.

Title: SAA Arthur C. Parker Scholarship & NSF Scholarships for Archaeological Training/SAA Native American Undergraduate or Graduate Archaeology Scholarship
Who: Current high school seniors, college undergraduates and graduate students
Awards: Up to $4,000
Deadline: December 15, 2012
Contact: nasf@saa.org 202-789-8200
Website: http://www.saa.org/

These scholarships will support attendance at training programs in archaeological methods offered by accredited colleges or universities. Other types of archaeological methods training programs will be considered on a case by case basis. The scholarship awards may be used to cover tuition and expenses. The cost of tuition for an award recipient will be paid directly to the training program.

Visit website for more information on eligibility and required documents .

Title: National Urban Fellows Award
Who: Bachelor’s degree minimum; minimum 5-7 years professional work at completion of degree; meet Baruch College Admission Requirements; U.S. citizen
Deadline: December 2012
Contact: Miguel A. Garcia, Jr. mgarcia@nuf.org 212-730-7490
Website: http://www.nuf.org/

Academic coursework throughout the fellowship includes two full summers in New York City. Nine-month mentorship assignment with an executive or manager of an urban or government organization in a major US city. Employment not permitted during fellowship. $25,000 stipend; health insurance; full payment of tuition; book allowance; travel and moving expenses related to program activities; master's degree in Public Administration awarded upon satisfactory completion of academic/program requirements.

Complete application; official transcript; resume; autobiographical and career goals statement; personal statement; three letters of recommendation; Application fee of $150.00

Visit website for more information

Title: Cesar E. Chavez Fellowship
Who: Recent college graduates
Deadline: Early submission due December 16th and regular submissions April 2012
Contact: Charles Miller ccf.recruitment@gmail.com 415-695-0449

The Cesar Chavez Foundation is accepting applications for the Cesar E. Chavez Fellowship. A year-long fellowship available to recent college graduates interested in:

• Community and resource building
• Learning more about nonprofits
• Managing an after-school and summer program
• Supervising volunteers
• Learning more about youth development.

As a Cesar E. Chavez Fellow, you will have the unique opportunity to connect with underprivileged disenfranchised communities and partner with families, youth and teens to empower themselves and improve their quality of life. As a fellow you will:

• Oversee our ¡Si Se Puede! Learning Center programs (after-school & summer program)
• Build and establish community resources
• Recruit and coordinate local volunteers
• Develop curriculum
• Join a group of alumni in which some are currently attending Harvard Kennedy School, Fulbright Program, and USC Graduate School of Social Work

Since this is an AmeriCorps Program all CEC Fellowships will receive a living stipend, an Education Award/Scholarship upon the completion of their service, and FREE housing provided by the Cesar Chavez Foundation.

Title: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Funding Opportunities
Deadline: January 31, 2012
Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/programs/program_announcements.html/

Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance

Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance – Esther Martinez Initiative

Environmental Regulatory Enhancement – ERE

Social and Economic Development Strategies – SEDS

Visit website for more information on any of these funding opportunities.

POWWOW Announcements
For further information on any listed events, visit http://www.powwows.com/

December 2-4th Powwows
14th Annual Leesburg Powwow
Leesburg, FL

December 9-11th Powwows
8th Annual PLH Christmas Powwow
Colorado Springs, CO

December 23-26th Powwows
Old Agency Christmas Wacipi
Eagle Butte, SD

December 30-Jan 1st Powwows
Nespelem New Years Powwow
Nespelem, WA

Comanche Little Pony New Year’s Eve
Lawton, OK

13th NCI New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow
Gallup, NM

4th Annual Sobriety Powwow
Martinsville, IN

11th New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow
Tulsa, OK

Title: Training: National Indian Child Welfare Association
Dates: December 6-8, 2011
Location: Portland, OR, Portland Double Tree Hotel Lloyd Center
Website: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=hxf4ircab&v=0015qcJ7P_42YjLe6ZacJ-Yqv3gqrNY-u6jqwePgPKgPKkH_akvv048LaWiQJ_lBwcM3zk9bewaFcQ3uF3hHkqp3Ju0DvRnrzXLvD5J7cZUhB4%3D

This institute will feature three courses for participants to choose from in the areas of cross-cultural skills, Title IV-E, and providing in-home services. NICWA's knowledgeable staff and consultants provide a learning environment where you can get your questions answered as well as absorb new information in content areas relating to the field of Indian child welfare.

Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Events:

Holiday Ornaments from the Natural World (Saturdays, December 3 & 10, 11 am-3 pm.)
Natural materials are provided for making beautiful holiday ornaments. Transform gum tree balls and toothpicks into a beautiful star decoration. Free with Museum admission, free to Museum members.

Beading Class (Saturday, December 10th 1-2:30 pm)
Join native artist Candyce Testa (Pequot) in this beginner’s workshop to make glass beaded earrings. All materials provided. Limited to 15, ages 14 and older. $35/$25 Museum members. Register by December 9th.
800-411-9671 or email: seleazer@mptn-nsn.gov

Winter Thanksgiving: The Winter Solstice (Fri. and Sat., December 16 and 17, 11 am-3 pm)
At 11am and 1pm, enjoy a puppet show in the Gathering Space or join storyteller Meredith Vasta (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) in the Longhouse. Kids create lanterns at the activity table in the Gathering Space, where local Native artists offer unique holiday gifts. Free with Museum admission, free to Museum members.

Read Me a Story (Wednesday & Thursday December 28 & 29, 11 am and 1 pm)
Listen to Museum staff read books by Native authors. Picture books in the Longhouse are for pre-K-3rd graders; longer books in the Daily Life exhibit for 4-6th graders; traditional native stories for 7th and 8th graders in the Life on the Reservation exhibit. Free with Museum admission, free to Museum members.