California Indian Water Commission » Native Youth http://www.itwatercommission.org California Indian advocacy, education and outreach Thu, 23 May 2013 06:19:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Summer Student Internship Program http://www.itwatercommission.org/2013/02/summer-student-internship-program/ http://www.itwatercommission.org/2013/02/summer-student-internship-program/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:39:27 +0000 billjacobson http://www.itwatercommission.org/?p=1091 1360985890_job_openingsTitle: Summer Student Internship Program Deadline: February 22, 2013
Information: The internship is designed to give current college students an opportunity to:
• Assist EPA/Tribal agencies with environmental issues.
• Acquire ready-to-use skills.
• Gain actual experience while contributing to a project.
• Earn $4,000 during the ten week experience.
• Receive a limited housing allowance.
• Receive a limited travel allowance.
Eligibility:
• Be a US Citizen.
• Possess at valid driver’s license.
• Be a full-time student during Spring 2013 (12 hrs undergrad, 9 hrs grad) with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
• Be majoring in an environmental or related field like science, engineering, planning, policy, law, management, political science, anthropology, health, etc and have an interest in pursuing an environmental career upon graduating from college.
• Possess proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Have a strong interest in working with Native American tribes or topics.
Application: Applications are submitted through the website; letters of reference must be sent electronically. For further details: http://www.newberry.org/fellowships
Contact: Graylynn Hudson at Graylynn.Hudson@nau.edu  or 928-523-8864
Title: Washington Internship for Native Students
Location: Washington D.C
The American University’s Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) Program is an exciting opportunity for American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/NH) students to intern and study in Washington, DC, for the semester or the summer. Students intern 35-40 hours a week in a federal agency, or private organization, which sponsors AI/AN/NH students from across the country in a Washington, DC, internship. WINS student interns take three courses in the fall or spring term, earning 12 credit hours or 2 courses in the summer, earning 6 credit hours. Through the WINS sponsorship program interns receive:
· transportation to and from DC
· tuition & books
· stipend for incidentals
· housing at American University’s Tenley Campus dormitories
· meal plan
· social and cultural activities.
Eligibility: You are eligible if you are currently enrolled in an academic program (or have completed your degree within 6 months), will have a minimum of 45 credits earned by program start date and maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
Deadline: Varies depending on semester.
Contact: PH: 202-895-4900 F: 202-895-4882 E: wins@american.edu
Title: Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages
Location: Washington, DC, June 09-21, 2013 Application Deadline: March 1, 2013
We invite Native Americans and First Nations people who are learning and revitalizing their languages, and graduate students, faculty and other scholars who specialize in Linguistics (preferably in Native American or First Nations languages) to apply to participate in the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages (BoL). BoL is designed to promote active collaboration among people with a wide range of perspectives about language and culture, including technical linguistic knowledge and cultural expertise. Participants will be grouped into research teams, based on language, made up of linguists and Native community language researchers. Team members will actively work together, mentor one another, and share their expertise throughout the program and beyond. The research teams will explore archives and museum collections at the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution, with morning workshops on linguistics, language teaching and learning, archival research and language
revitalization held at the National Museum of the American Indian. The two weeks of study will culminate in a research project and presentation that uses archival or museum resources for linguistic research or language teaching.
Beyond a general commitment to language learning from archival sources, participants must be willing and able to attend and actively participate in the entire Institute. Aside from truly unforeseen circumstances, it will not be possible to arrive late, leave early, or to skip the required workshops and events (though some workshops will be optional). Participants will stay in the dorms at George Washington University, where they can network and study together in the evenings. BoL will pay for participants’ rooms, and partially subsidize food and travel. BoL will accept 60 participants. This is a great opportunity to find and use archival materials to reclaim, learn, and teach indigenous languages, in the company of other like-minded people.
To find out more and to fill out an application please visit:http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/BOL_2013_home.php
]]> http://www.itwatercommission.org/2013/02/summer-student-internship-program/feed/ 0 American University’s Washington Internships for Native Students http://www.itwatercommission.org/2012/12/american-universitys-washington-internships-native-students/ http://www.itwatercommission.org/2012/12/american-universitys-washington-internships-native-students/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:04:43 +0000 billjacobson http://www.itwatercommission.org/?p=1044 Title: Washington Internship for Native Students Location: Harvard Medical School
The American University’s Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) Program is an
exciting opportunity for American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian (AI/AN/ NH)
students to intern and study in Washington, DC, for the semester or the summer.
Students intern 35-40 hours a week in a federal agency, or private organization, which sponsors
AI/AN/NH students from across the country in a Washington, DC, internship.
WINS student interns take three courses in the fall or spring term, earning 12 credit
hours or 2 courses in the summer, earning 6 credit hours.
Through the WINS sponsorship program interns receive:
· transportation to and from DC
· tuition & books
· stipend for incidentals
· housing at American University’s Tenley Campus dormitories
· meal plan
· social and cultural activities.
American University’s Washington Internships for Native Students: You are eligible if you are currently enrolled in an academic program (or have
completed your degree within 6 months), will have a minimum of 45 credits earned by program
start date and maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
Deadline: Varies depending on semester.
Contact: PH: 202-895-4900 F: 202-895-4882 E: wins@american.edu
]]> http://www.itwatercommission.org/2012/12/american-universitys-washington-internships-native-students/feed/ 0 **Announcement: College Horizons 2011 – Student Applications Available for Download in October!** http://www.itwatercommission.org/2010/10/announcement-college-horizons-2011-student-applications-available-for-download-in-october/ http://www.itwatercommission.org/2010/10/announcement-college-horizons-2011-student-applications-available-for-download-in-october/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:06:53 +0000 Atta http://www.itwatercommission.org/?p=223 Dear Students, Parents and Counselors,

College Horizons is excited to kick-off our fall recruitment season and would like to invite current 10th and 11th grade American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students to apply to our CH 2011 summer program!  College Horizons is a pre-college program where 90 students work with 60 college admissions officers, college counselors, essay specialists, and other educators in a six-day “crash course” focused on helping students navigate the college application process.

This coming summer, College Horizons will offer 2 programs with the possibility of a third. We are proud to partner with and be hosted by:

••Colorado State University (Ft. Collins, CO): June 12-June 17, 2011 (Sun-Fri)

••University of Rochester (Rochester, NY); June 26-July 1, 2011 (Sun-Fri)

••Possible Third Site – TBD, Mid-October.

The application and information on applicant eligibility is provided on our website at: www.collegehorizons.org.  The application will be available by mid-October.  The deadline for application submission is February 14, 2011.  Please note that new this year, there is only one deadline instead of two.  Since our programs tend to fill up quickly, it is highly recommended to postmark your application by the deadline.  However, late applications will be accepted as space remains available and will only be reviewed after those that arrived on time.  Finally, as a reminder, we have significant financial aid available (covering tuition and airfare) for students who qualify, last year we awarded $55,000 in financial aid!

We welcome your application and hope you become one of our accomplished alumni – each year, 99% of participants go on to college; 95% typically attend four-year institutions and a third of our participants matriculate into highly selective institutions. Moreover, 85% of our alumni graduate from college within five years!

Help us get the word out on the CH 2011 programs and forward this email on to any students, parents or educators whom may be interested.

Please see the CH Poster 2011 v.09-01-10 for a brief description of our program and please feel free contact us if you have any questions!

Thank You,

Carmen Lopez, Executive Director, EdM (Navajo)

Christine Suina, Program Coordinator (Cochiti Pueblo)

Hillary Abe, Recruitment Coordinator (Mandan/Hidatsa)

College & Graduate Horizons

PO Box 1262, Pena Blanca, NM 87041

Email: info@collegehorizons.org

Main Office: 505-401-3854

Web: www.collegehorizons.org

SAVE THE DATES:

Applications Available: Mid-October 2010

Deadline to Apply: Postmarked by February 14, 2011 (NEW: Only ONE Deadline to Apply)

***CH2011 at Colorado State University, June 12-17, 2011

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