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Educ->Funding/Grants: Oregon tribes, university partner to mentor prospective Native teachers
Posted on Tuesday, July 01 @ 06:37:03 CDT (899 reads)

In order to encourage more Native students to enter the teaching field, the University of Oregon and the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon partnered to create a master's degree program.

Once students are accepted into the program, their tuition is paid and they receive a monthly living stipend of $1,775, a book allowance of $250 per term and $1,500 for a laptop. Altogether, the program runs into the $50,000 range.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: photography competition for Native students
Posted on Tuesday, January 22 @ 20:24:00 CST (3307 reads)

AUTHOR: Jonny BearCub

NativeEnergy is searching for innovative photographs and images of renewable "Energy in Action" to promote clean and renewable energy sources.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: 2008 Abbott and Fenner Scholarship
Posted on Sunday, December 09 @ 19:29:21 CST (2264 reads)

Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants are pleased to announce that the scholarship program will be continued for 2008. In 2007 they had one winner from Arkansas and one from North Carolina.

For this scholarship you must write an essay of less than 1,000 words on one of two proposed subjects. You do NOT have to be a minority student to apply.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: Gates Millennium Scholars program has 1,000 scholarships for minority students
Posted on Sunday, December 09 @ 18:54:21 CST (2402 reads)

I wanted to alert you to an important opportunity for our youth. The Gates Millennium Scholars program, established in 1999, was initially funded by a 1 billion dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential.

If you are interested, you must hurry, the deadline for applications is approaching.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: $70,000 in scholarships awarded to native american students by Morongo tribe
Posted on Friday, August 17 @ 18:19:54 CDT (2400 reads)

In In a program designed to provide financial support for California Native American students statewide, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians provides a scholarship program unique in the state. Seven Indian students will be the recipients of this innovative effort this Friday when the Morongo tribal council presents them with $70,000 in scholarship funds.

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Educ.->Tribal Colleges: Menominee Nation's new Green Bay campus
Posted on Tuesday, January 03 @ 01:52:14 CST (7105 reads)

AUTHOR: Patrick L. Delabrue

For Tina Webster, the College of Menominee Nation's new Green Bay campus is more than a learning institution.

"I feel this school is more about caring and understanding a person's well-being," Webster said of being a student at the tribal college. "It's more down to earth here. It's more about respect as a human being and not just about learning."

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Educ->Funding/Grants: New program aimed at American Indian college students
Posted on Tuesday, December 27 @ 15:09:07 CST (6112 reads)

The state plans to start a program this summer in an attempt to increase the number of American Indian students who earn college degrees.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: University of Minnesota's medical schools actively recruiting American Indians to become doctors
Posted on Sunday, December 11 @ 16:48:20 CST (6314 reads)

The Center of American Indian and Minority Health is recruiting American Indian students to become students at the University of Minnesota's medical schools.

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News->Environmental: Ancient legends give an early warning of modern disasters
Posted on Monday, December 05 @ 19:37:17 CST (5670 reads)

The new science of geomythology is being harnessed by researchers who believe folklore can save lives.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: Students launch Web site to lend insight about Native Americans
Posted on Wednesday, November 23 @ 16:33:19 CST (6178 reads)

AUTHOR: Betty Reid, The Arizona Republic

A group of urban Native American high school students launched a Web site that acts as an educational site for the public and a useful source to Valley Native Americans, especially parents.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: Tribal Training/Tribal Higher Education Scholarships for Alaskan Natives
Posted on Thursday, March 24 @ 09:59:30 CST (7190 reads)

The Tribal Training Grant program helps eligible Alaska Natives, American Indians and Native Hawaiians residing within the Cook Inlet Region obtain short-term certification or vocational training for job enhancement and/or employability. Funding is need-based and available on a first-come, first-completed basis and is not intended to cover the full cost of training.

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Television: Chris Eyre to Direct 'Indian Country: Native Americans in the 20th Century
Posted on Sunday, January 23 @ 12:13:57 CST (5869 reads)

Chris Eyre to Direct 'Indian Country: Native Americans in the 20th Century'... KEYWORDS: Chris Eyre Indian Country Native Americans in the 2oth century Eric Schweig Graham Greene Katahdin Foundation production oral histories native american history contemporary native american history educational film native american films PBS television special mini series Native American director Chris Eyre

Chris Eyre will direct "Indian Country: Native Americans in the 20th Century," a four-part series to air on PBS television stations nationwide.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: Northern Arapaho scholarships available
Posted on Sunday, December 12 @ 13:01:12 CST (6294 reads)

Northern Arapaho scholarships available.. KEYWORDS: arapaho scholarship Northern Arapaho Endowment Scholarship college scholarships for Indians University of Wyoming scholarship

The Northern Arapaho Endowment Scholarship Committee is accepting applications from full-time students for scholarship awards at the University of Wyoming. The scholarships are for the 2005 Summer Session and the 2005-2006 academic year.

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Educ->Funding/Grants: The Hopi Tribe Grants and Scholarship Program (HTGSP)
Posted on Tuesday, November 30 @ 20:10:10 CST (13121 reads)

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This article outlines grants and scholarships available for education through the Hopi tribe.

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Culture-> Tribal Customs: Fact vs. fiction regarding Indigenous Red Nations and people
Posted on Saturday, May 22 @ 11:52:12 CDT (14419 reads)

Anonymous writes INDIGENOUS RED NATIONS AND PEOPLES
Fiction and Fact

Much the same as foreign, european-based, white “immigrants” - currently called “Americans” - dislike the word “honky”, and African “blacks” disagree with the word “negro”, Indigenous Red “Indian” Nations and Peoples must be afforded the same respect - not to be associated with the following misconceptions. Discard everything you have been “taught” so far in your life, as the following information are probably facts you have never been allowed or fortunate to have heard about. So hang on and open your mind – which can also bring you true happiness! Read on for the real facts.

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