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This is the
Opportunities Newsletter compiled by the Harvard
University Native American Program for Friday, October 30,
2009.
Opportunities
Table of Contents
I.
Harvard
(and local) News & Events
II.
Harvard
Employment Opportunities
III.
College
Horizons Program/ Graduate Horizons Program
IV.
Internship
Opportunities
V.
Employment
Opportunities
VI.
Scholarship
Opportunities
VII.
Fellowship
Opportunities
VIII.
Call
for Papers
IX.
Conference
Opportunities
X.
Miscellaneous
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Harvard
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Harvard University
Doctoral Program for Education Leaders
Harvard
University
has announced the launch of a new, practice-based doctoral program to prepare
graduates for senior leadership roles in school districts, government agencies,
nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. The new tuition-free Doctor of
Education Leadership Program (Ed.L.D.) will be taught by faculty from the
Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), the Harvard Business School (HBS),
and the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). The program offers an unprecedented
approach to preparing leaders equipped to transform the American education
system in order to enable all students to succeed in a 21st-century world. The
three-year program will begin in August 2010 and initially enroll 25 students
per year.
In the first two
years of the program, students will participate in a new customized curriculum
of classes, modules, and practice-based experiences. In the concluding year,
students will enter a year-long residency in a partner education organization
pursuing transformational change where they will receive hands-on training and
lead a capstone project to complete the doctoral degree. For more
information on the program and how to apply, visit: www.gse.harvard.edu/admissions/connect/
and www.gse.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/.
For
information on how HUNAP can facilitate your application process, please contact Steven Abbott, HUNAP’s Associate Director
of Student Affairs and Recruitment, at steven_abbott@..., or
complete HUNAP’s Student Information Form at http://www.hunap.harvard.edu/student-information-form.
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Harvard
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Native American
HEALTH Forum: “Diabetes and Health Policy in American Indian Communities”
Date: Monday,
November 2, 2009
Time: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Location: Harvard
Medical School,
Waterhouse Faculty Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street,
Boston
Donald
Warne, MD, MPH: President and CEO of American Indian Health and Management
Policy, LLC
Donald Warne, MD, MPH
is the Executive Director of the Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
(AATCHB) and President and CEO of American Indian Health Management &
Policy—an American Indian healthcare consulting firm. He is also an
adjunct clinical professor at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor
College of Law where he teaches American Indian Health Policy. Dr. Warne
is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, South Dakota
and comes from a long line of traditional healers and medicine men.
RSVP ASAP to
Christine Colacino at 617-432-2922 or christine_colacino@....
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Harvard
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Indigenous Knowledge and The Environment Symposium,
UMASS Boston
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Time:
6:30-8:30
Location: Healey Library, 11th floor, UMass Boston
Keynote Speaker: Darren Ranco (Penobscot), Dept. of
Anthropology, University
of Maine
Panelists:
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Trudie Lamb Richmond (Schaghticoke), Mashantucket Pequot
Museum and Research Center;
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Earl Mills, Jr. (Mashpee Wampanoag), Cultural
Preservation Office of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
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Josh Reid (Snohomish), Dept. of
History, UMass Boston
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Marge Bruchac (Abenaki), Dept. of
Anthropology, UCONN;
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Jose Martinez-Reyes, Dept. of Anthropology,
UMass Boston
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Ellen Lutz, Executive Director, Cultural
Survival
Sponsored
by: The Department of Anthropology at UMass
Boston and the Wampanoag
Center for Bicultural
History at Plimoth Plantation in conjunction with Cultural Survival and UMass
Boston's Urban Harbor Institute, the Department of Environmental, Earth, and
Ocean Sciences, the Institute for New England Native American Studies, the
Sustainability Club, Anthropology Club, and Native American Student Society.
For further information, please contact Prof.
Amy Den Ouden, Department of Anthropology, UMASS BOSTON at 617-287-6852 or amy.denouden@....
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Harvard University
Employment Opportunity
New Opportunity!
Title: Program
Manager, Harvard Medical School,
Diversity and Community Partnership Dept.
Date Posted: October 13, 2009
The Program Manager will be the primary
administrative and operational contact for 12 institution research project
"Factors that Promote and Support Careers of Women of Color in Academic
Medicine." Oversee the day-to-day implementation of the research project
and related activities. Serve as the point of contract for the 12 partner
institutions working closely with institutional liaisons within each
institution. Serve as the primary liaison with the research team and partner
institutions to carry out project related activities. Coordinate and manage all
data collection activities including secondary and primary sources. Work
closely with the PIs to prepare IRB for the lead institution and to facilitate
the IRB process within partner institutions. This is a grant-funded position
through June 30, 2013.
Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in
one of the following fields: sociology, education, psychology, public policy or
economics. Five or more years experience with a track record of successfully
leading research projects, and with progressive responsibility. Experience with
SAS, database programs.
For additional information, please visit:
http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=42417
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Harvard University
Employment Opportunity
New Opportunity!
Title: Curriculum Development Associate,
Graduate School of Education (Part-Time Position)
Date Posted: October 8, 2009
The Curriculum Development Associate will
take a lead role in researching and developing curricular and knowledge capture
products for both the Executive Leadership Program for Educators (ExEL) and the
Doctoral Leadership Degree (EdLD). Working in collaboration with faculty and
staff involved with both efforts, the Curriculum Development Associate will
play a key role in gathering the lessons learned and impact of the ExEL
initiative and will co-develop mini-cases, analytical briefs, and evaluative
narratives. For the EdLD, s/he takes a lead role in the researching and writing
of several products including cases, industry notes, and teaching notes. Please
note that this is a term position through June 30, 2010.
Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree and
3+ years of directly related experience. Strong qualitative research skills,
and previous experience with analytical writing and development of curricular
and evaluation products. Previous experience using qualitative software.
Advanced Qualifications: The position
requires deep knowledge of the education sector, experience within the sector
in different kinds of positions (school level, policy level), strong research
and writing skills, and capacity to engage with and interview senior level
leaders in school districts and state education agencies.
For more information, visit:
http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=42434.
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Harvard University
Employment Opportunity
New Opportunity!
Title: Admissions and Financial Aid Officer, College Admissions &
Financial Aid
Date Posted: October 1, 2009
Serves as a member of the College Financial Aid and Admissions
Committees, with primary responsibility for counseling students and their
families regarding financial aid issues. Financial aid responsibilities include
evaluating aid applications for both returning and newly admitted students;
participating in the formulation of financial aid policy and procedures and
assisting with a variety of projects and programs. Admissions responsibilities
include reading and evaluating applications for admission to Harvard College;
developing and maintaining relationships with alumni/ae interviewers and
traveling to assigned areas.
Harvard University requires pre-employment
reference and background screening.
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.
For more information, visit http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=42335
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COLLEGE
& GRADUATE HORIZONS PROGRAMS
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College
Horizons Program
New
Opportunity!
Title: College
Horizons: A Pre-College Workshop For Native
American High
School Students
Deadline: February 1,
2010 (priority); February 26, 2010 (2nd round)
Website: www.collegehorizons.org
Email: info@...
Program Dates:
June
12-16, 2010 - University of Hawai'i Hilo (Hilo, HI)
June
26-30, 2010 - Lawrence University (Appleton,
WI)
June
26-30, 2010 - University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)
College Horizons is
a five-day “crash course” in preparing for college. The individualized
program helps students select colleges suitable for them to apply to, get
admitted to, and receive adequate financial aid. Students research their
top 10 schools; complete essays, resumes, applications, and the FAFSA;
receive interviewing skills and test-taking strategies (on the ACT and SAT) and
financial aid/scholarship information. Eligible
participants must be American Indian (enrolled
members only), Alaska Native (proof of status) or Native
Hawaiian; current sophomores
and juniors with a minimum GPA of 3.00 (in academic courses).
Applications will be accepted on a space-available
basis to May 1 (after
March 1, please contact us to see which site may still have spaces). Complete program cost is $200 (includes
tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the
designated airports). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial
funds are available for travel and tuition
assistance (each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our
students).
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Graduate
Horizons Program
New
Opportunity!
Title: Graduate
Horizons: A Pre-Graduate Workshop For Native College
Students & College Graduates
Deadline: February 1,
2010 (priority); February 26, 2010 (2nd round)
Website: www.collegehorizons.org
Email: info@...
Program Dates:
July
17-20, 2010 - Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Graduate
Horizons is a four-day “crash course” for Native college students, college
graduates, master’s students in preparing for graduate school (master’s, Ph.D. or
professional school). Faculty, admission officers and deans from a host
of graduate and professional schools and representing hundreds of graduate
disciplines work with students to consider career paths and related graduate
studies; complete personal statements, resumes, applications; and receive
test-taking strategies (on the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT) and financial
aid/scholarship information. Eligible participants must be American
Indian (enrolled members only),
Alaska Native (proof of status), Native Hawaiian, First Nations of Canada; a
college student, master's student, or college graduate.
Applications will be accepted on a space-available
basis to June 1 (after
May 1, please contact us to see which site may still have spaces). Complete program cost is $200 (includes
tuition, room, meals, all materials and transportation to campus from the
designated airport). Students are responsible for their own airfare, but substantial
funds are available for travel and tuition assistance
(each year we award travel assistance to over 50% of our students).
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Internship
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
2010
Honors Paralegal Intern Program,
U.S. Department
of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
Deadline:
December 31, 2009
Website: www.usdoj.gov/enrd
We are hiring
paralegals for our 2010 Honors Paralegal Intern Program. Positions will
be located in Washington, D.C.
and Denver.
Program participants in this two year program will receive both formal and
on-the-job training, and be mentored by an attorney. Duties of the paralegal include:
Administrative case preparation, Trial support, Cite checking, Freedom of
Information requests, Legal research utilizing Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, etc.
We are looking for 2009/2010
college graduates, with an overall GPA of at least a 3.0, who are organized,
analytical, have strong research and writing skills, and can work both
independently and collaboratively, starting on or about July 19, 2010.
The starting salary for a GS-7 is approximately $41,000. (U.S. Citizenship, security clearance and drug test
are required.)
The Environment and
Natural Resources Division (ENRD) is a 700 person organization with
approximately 400 attorneys and nearly 300 legal support and administrative
staff. As the largest environmental law firm in the country, ENRD has
represented virtually every federal agency in courts nationwide. ENRD has primary responsibility for litigation on
behalf of the United States regarding:
Prevention and Clean
Up of Pollution, Wildlife Protection, Environmental Challenges to Federal
Programs and Activities, Acquisition of Property for Federal Needs, Native
American Rights and Claims, Stewardship of Public Lands and Natural Resources
To apply please visit
following link: https://applicationmanager.gov.
After establishing your userID and password, use 291592 as the Vacancy ID
number, then follow the instructions to complete your application.
Note:
If you experience difficulty uploading your documents, fax them to
478-757-3144. Use the cover sheet found at the following website if you
fax your documents: http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf. Please enter PH291592 into the Vacancy
Identification Number box on the cover sheet.
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Internship
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
Semester,
summer and internship opportunities in Central America,
Mexico, and Southern Africa,
Center for Global Education, Academic Programs Abroad, Augsburg College
Deadline: Fall Programs:
April 1, 2010; Spring Programs: October 15, 2010; Summer Programs: April 1,
2010.
Website: www.centerforglobaleducation.org
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Internship Opportunity
Announcement
The
Lakota People’s Law Project is a non-profit law office addressing human rights
abuses held in common by the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people. Our
effort combines litigation with social justice organizing.
The
Lakota People’s Law Project is looking for hard-working, experienced, qualified
interns interested in current issues affecting Native American communities for
fall semester, summer semester, or spring semester internships to assist in our
main office in Rapid
City, South Dakota.
Qualifications:
Must have
completed at least one year of college with 3.0 GPA or higher. Research,
writing, and/or website experience; interest in civil rights or Indian Law;
self-motivated, independent, and responsible. Experience in Lakota or
other native communities preferred.
Responsibilities
may include:
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Working with other staff to gather information critical to the
understanding of important issues
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Interview potential plaintiffs, community members, and government
employees
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Assist with administrative work
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Maintain the organization’s website
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Work with Tribal governments to collect further data.
Compensation:
Housing
provided to summer interns. Please speak with your Career Services staff about
potential funding. Stipends are available if funding from your university
is unavailable.
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Faculty member in Public
Administration (Specialty in Tribal Governance), Evergreen State
College
Deadline: Review of applications
begins January 11, 2010 and will continue until position is filled
Location: Olympia, Washington
Phone: 360-867-6861
Fax: 360-867-6794
Email: facultyhiring@...
Website: http://www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring
The Evergreen State College is seeking a full-time,
continuing faculty member in Public Administration, with a specialty in Tribal
Governance. The successful candidate will teach in the Master of Public
Administration (MPA) program, in the Tribal Governance concentration and, on a
regular rotation, in the interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum.
Within the MPA program the candidate will teach a variety of subjects in the
public administration/public policy/tribal governance curriculum, which covers
a full range of topics in the field of Public Administration, Nonprofit
Administration, Public Policy, Tribal Governance and Intergovernmental
Relations including federal, tribal, state, and local relationships. The
MPA Tribal Governance concentration offers an MPA curriculum with an emphasis
on the complex legal, cultural and political context of tribal governance.
The candidate hired will hold a doctoral degree in one of
the following fields: Public Administration/Affairs, Public Management, Public
Policy, Political Science, Anthropology (with an emphasis on Tribal/Indigenous
Governance), or Law. In addition, the candidate may have a specialty within,
but not limited to, the following subfields: Indigenous Governance, Community
Development, Community Planning, Economic Development, Non-Profit
Administration, Cultural Anthropology and Tribal Law.
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
Associate Planner, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Deadline:
Open until position filled
Contact: Durwood Vanderhoop
Email: durwood@...
Phone: 508-645-9265
x161
This position shall
provide support services to the administrative and program management
activities of the Planning Department. Principle responsibilities include
facilitating a variety of planning programs for Tribal Government and its
citizens, as well as assist in the preparation of funding proposals.
Duties include: Assist with the planning and implementation of new
and on-going programs and special projects; Assist in the research,
development and writing of funding proposals as well as follow-up
correspondence and reports; Assist in maintaining the filing system,
record keeping system, and budgets. Minimum position
qualifications: High School Diploma, Two years work experience in
planning or a related field; Demonstrated skill and ability to write
formal planning documents, funding reports and grant applications; Computer
Skills in MS Word, MS Excel, databases and internet.
Please contact
Durwood Vanderhoop in the Planning Department for a full job description.
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair
in U.S. Western History,
History Department at the University
of Oregon
Deadline:
Review process begins November 15, 2009 and will continue until position
filled.
Contact:
Jeffrey Ostler, Chair, Dixon Chair search, Department of History, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR
97403-1288.
The
History Department at the University
of Oregon invites
applications and nominations for a new endowed chair, the Julie and Rocky Dixon
Chair in U.S. Western History. The department seeks an accomplished scholar, at
the rank of Associate or Full Professor, whose work focuses on any aspect of
the American West, broadly defined, especially those with areas of
specialization in Asian American history, Chicano/Latino history, African
American history, Native American history, environmental history, and the
history of women and gender. The successful candidate will be expected to teach
an array of courses in the field at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: “Earl Stadtman
Investigators,” NIH Intramural Research Program
Deadline: Complete applications should be received
by November 1, 2009; however, applications will be accepted until available
positions are filled.
Contact:
Dr. Roland Owens, Assistant Director, NIH Office of Intramural Research
Email:
owensrol@....
The National
Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier agency for biomedical and behavioral
research, is pleased to announce the launch of its search for top-tier
tenure-track candidates to become “NIH Earl Stadtman Investigators.” Earl
Stadtman was an outstanding NIH scientist who mentored many current leaders in
the biomedical community. In his honor, the NIH is recruiting basic, clinical
and population-based investigators who seek the flexibility of scientific
exploration in an intellectual and supportive environment. We offer competitive
startup packages and a collaborative, academic environment with more than 1,100
principal investigators engaged in cutting-edge basic, translational, clinical
and population-based research. Our scientists focus entirely on their research
with ample opportunities to mentor and train outstanding fellows at all levels.
One special feature of our research program is the NIH Clinical
Center, the world’s
largest hospital entirely devoted to biomedical research.
To Apply: Interested applicants should submit a CV, a three-page
description of proposed research, and three letters of recommendation through
our online application system, at
http://tenuretrack.nih.gov.
No paper applications will be accepted.
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
, Executive Director
Email:
CSP is seeking an
Executive Director. A dynamic woman who is moved by the mission and
wants to take it on, who can help create a system, who can write grants that
earns her a nice salary (and hey, one for the project director too), and begin
to strengthen Indian Nations at the source. CSP, a collaborative not
competitive project, is based on the powerful work of American Indian women
across the country who are committed to strengthening Indian Nations beginning
with the Mother and Child.
The Capturing Spirit
Project (CSP) is a not-for-profit project dedicated to the long term
emotional health of American Indian women and their children. By
reconnecting American Indian (AI) Mothers to their traditional childbirth
practices, mother infant attachment increases, thus providing a healthy basis
for future emotional and relational health.
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Assistant Professor, Native
American Studies Dept, Dartmouth
College (tenure track)
Deadline:
Review of applications will begin Monday, November 23, 2009, and will continue
until the position is filled.
The Native American Studies Program at Dartmouth College invites
applications for a tenure track assistant professor (at either entry or
advanced level) to begin July 2010. The successful candidate will have
the Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment and will complement the Program's
existing research strengths and course offerings. We invite candidates
whose principal area of research and scholarship is in Native American Studies
(or comparable concentration), with particular expertise in environmental
studies and sustainability. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment
to undergraduate teaching and an active program of research and publication.
Application materials must include a letter of application, CV, three letters
of reference and a writing sample. Applications should be directed to:
N. Bruce Duthu, Search Committee Chair, Native American Studies,
Dartmouth College, 37 North Main Street, Hanover, NH 03755.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies/Ethnic Studies,
Brown University (tenure-track)
Deadline:
Review of complete application will begin November 20, 2009 and continue until
the position is filled.
Contact:
Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Director, CSREA
Phone:
401-863-3080
Email:
Evelyn_Hu-DeHart@....
The
Brown University Center
for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in American (CSREA) announces a
tenure-track position at the Assistant level in American Indian studies, which
is a part of the Ethnic Studies program housed at CSREA. We are seeking
an interdisciplinary scholar with grounding in the humanities, social sciences
or other relevant academic background who will lead the development of American
Indian studies and contribute to the growth of comparative race and ethnic
studies at Brown.
The
appointment will be shared between CSREA/Ethnic Studies and the department
appropriate to the candidate’s educational background and primary field of
research, including but not limited to these departments at Brown: American
Civilization and Public Humanities, History, Anthropology, Sociology, English,
Education. We welcome applicants whose research focuses on Native
American/ American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Native Alaskan. A Ph.D. is
required by the time the appointment begins in July 2010. Teaching
experience and publications are highly desirable.
To
apply, please submit a letter, a complete C.V, and three letters of reference
to:
Professors
Karl Jacoby/Rhacel Parreñas, co-chairs, American Indian Studies Search
Committee
CSREA,
Box 1886,
150 Power Street,
Brown University,
Providence, RI 02912.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
New Opportunity!
Title:
Director,
Aboriginal Governance Program
Location: University of Winnipeg
Deadline: November
15, 2009
The University of Winnipeg
is currently seeking to fill a tenured/tenure-track position to assume the
leadership, ongoing development and coordination of the
Aboriginal Governance Program’s undergraduate and recently launched
graduate programs. The start date is negotiable but preferably no later
than July 1, 2010. The successful candidate will be a member of the
program (tenured or tenure-track) and serve as Director for a minimum
three year term. Reporting to the Dean of Arts, the ideal candidate would be
qualified at the rank of Associate Professor, and have research, professional
and/or teaching experience in one or more of the following areas:
Indigenous-centered research methodologies, Indigenous philosophy, Aboriginal
governance (treaty and non-treaty), negotiation and constitution building,
Aboriginal politics, law (from both domestic and international perspectives),
Indigenous peoples and international relations, Indigenous languages, cultures
and histories, and/or financial management. Applicants must have a completed
Ph.D., or equivalent, in a relevant discipline, or possess a suitable
combination of education and experience. Teaching experience at the university
level is strongly preferred.
Applicants should submit
a covering letter, curriculum vitae, one writing sample (an article or book
chapter) and a teaching dossier, and arrange to have three letters of reference
sent to Tim Babcock, Chair, Aboriginal Governance Program Search Committee, c/o
Human Resources, 515 Portage
Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 2E9.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
The
College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana
University, Bloomington Tenured faculty Position
Deadline: Formal
review of applications will begin on 11/1/09 and continue until the position is
filled.
Contact: Sonya Atalay
Phone: (812) 856-2638
The College of Arts
and Sciences at Indiana
University, Bloomington
(IUB) seeks an outstanding senior scholar with a specialization in Native
American Studies for a tenured faculty position with some administrative
responsibilities; advanced junior candidates may be considered, as well.
Responsibilities include normal faculty research expectations, a 1-1 teaching
load, and halftime duties as Director of IUB's First Nations Educational and
Cultural Center (FNECC). FNECC, established in 2007, has as its mission
building the Native American community (students and faculty) within the
university, supporting and engaging in active recruitment and retention of
Native American students and advancing awareness and understanding of Native
Americans/First Nation peoples.
Interested candidates
should submit an electronic application or send a complete package by mail.
Applications should include a statement of research and teaching interests,
curriculum vita, relevant publications, a brief vision statement for the FNECC,
and a list of at least six referees with full contact information, including
email addresses. Cover letters should address administrative experience.
Email complete
applications to kdhunt@... or mail to Search Committee, c/o Professor
Kevin D. Hunt, Indiana University, Anthropology Dept., 701 E. Kirkwood Ave, Student Building
130, Bloomington, IN 47405.
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Position Opportunity Announcement
Title:
Staff Accountant,
National Congress of American Indians
Deadline: Open Until
Filled.
Nketia
Agyeman
(202)
466-7767
nagyeman@...
www.ncai.org
The National Congress
of American Indians has an opening for a full-time Staff Accountant position in
our Washington, DC office. Under the direction of the NCAI
Director of Finance, the primary duties of the Staff Accountant are:
Calculating, posting, and verifying financial data for use in maintaining
accounting records; Accounts payable - batching, coding, posting invoices and
cutting checks; Accounts receivable - invoicing, posting payments, daily
deposits, filing and collections Account reconciliation; Coordinate with
Director of Finance to meet the organization's goals; Prepare ad hoc reports
for and respond to requests from Director of Finance; Assist with cash and
revenue controls at conferences; Other functions as directed by management; and
Some travel is required.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
Title:
Program Manager,
Partnership for Tribal Governance, National Congress of American Indians
Deadline: Open Until
Filled.
Nketia
Agyeman
(202)
466-7767
nagyeman@...
www.ncai.org
The National Congress
of American Indians has an opening for a full-time Program manager in our Washington, D.C.
office. Under the direction of the NCAI Partnership for Tribal Governance (PTG)
initiative Director, the primary duties of the position are: Provide program
and management support for the PTG initiative; Coordinate the provision of
technical assistance and training services to tribes and other partners;
Research, document, and organize technical assistance resources to support the
PTG initiative; Help develop and implement management systems to support the
PTG initiative, including technical assistance and training services; Manage
work of consultants and interns, including oversight and review of work
products; Coordinate meetings with multiple partners; Conduct research to write
proposals and reports; Manage budgets and track financial expenditures; Work
with Director and other staff to plan and implement program services and
evaluate results; and Communicate with tribal leaders on a continuing basis.
Some travel is required.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
Title:
Court Clerk of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Court
Location: Mashpee, MA
This position is a
part-time two-year grant position and continuity will be based on additional
funding after two years. This position is for 20 hours per week.
Responsible for preparation, maintenance and closing of all case files;
implementation of court automation; accounting and public information systems;
compilation of financial and statistical reports.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this
position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the education, experience, knowledge, skill, and ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
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Individual
must be of high moral character and integrity.
§
Must
have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
§
Must
be computer literate, including proficient at word processing and
database management.
§
Must
be physically able to carry out the duties of the office.
§
Must
be free of any conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude.
Send resumes to: The
Mashpee Wampanoag Elders Judiciary Committee, Post Office Box 480, Mashpee, MA 02649.
Phone (508) 477-0208 Fax (508) 477-1218.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
http://www.collegefund.org/
The American Indian
College Fund (the Fund), is a national, non-profit organization headquartered
in Denver, Colorado. Created in 1989 to support the
nation’s tribal colleges, the American Indian College Fund transforms Indian
higher education by funding and creating awareness of the unique,
community-based accredited Tribal
Colleges and
Universities, offering students access to knowledge, skills, and cultural
values which enhance their communities and the country as a whole.
Position
Summary
Directly responsible
for administering and managing multiple non-scholarship programs.
Organizes and coordinates implementation: recruits applicants, monitors and
works within budgets, evaluates, and provides reports on programs.
Programs include special grants and non-scholarship endowment disbursements.
Communicates program specifications to the tribal colleges and collects data as
necessary for accountability to donors. Incumbent will work closely with
corporation, foundation, and major donor resource development staff on communications
and relationships with donors in relation to projects.
Additional
consideration will be given to candidates with:
- Familiarity
with tribal colleges and American Indian culture, education and
communities.
- Knowledge
of doctoral or other terminal degree attainment process.
- Knowledge
of process for publishable research.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
http://www.collegefund.org/
The American Indian
College Fund (the Fund), a national, non-profit organization headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Created in 1989 to support the nation’s tribal colleges, the American Indian
College Fund transforms Indian higher education by funding and creating awareness
of the unique, community-based accredited Tribal Colleges
and Universities, offering students access to knowledge, skills, and cultural
values which enhance their communities and the country as a whole.
The Donor Database
Manager will work closely with multiple development and administrative staff to
provide quality data management in relation to all internal and external
requests regarding database information. Job duties will focus on
decision-making responsibilities for policies and procedure, data entry,
extraction, major donor and prospect tracking, and report generation and
analysis. This position will work closely with all development and data
entry teams to ensure the utmost consistency and accuracy of information
entered into donor database. This position works closely with the direct
marketing team in strategizing and processing appeals and analyzing the appeal
results. The Donor Database Manager will work closely with technology
team and IT consultant to optimize database security, efficiency, and
integrity. This position will also serve as the liaison between the Fund
and the IT consultant.
Additional
Consideration will be given to candidates with:
·
Working knowledge of the tribal college
system
·
Experience in higher education American Indian
culture issues
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
http://www.collegefund.org/
The American Indian
College Fund (the Fund), a national, non-profit organization headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Created in 1989 to support the nation’s tribal colleges, the American Indian
College Fund transforms Indian higher education by funding and creating
awareness of the unique, community-based accredited Tribal Colleges
and Universities, offering students access to knowledge, skills, and cultural
values which enhance their communities and the country as a whole.
The Scholarship
Administrative Assistant will provide administrative Support to the Scholarship
Team, Special Scholarship program administered by the Fund and General
Scholarship program that provides support to over thirty tribal colleges and
universities in order to fulfill a core mission of the American Indian College
Fund. The Scholarship Administrative Assistant reports to the Scholarship Grant
Administrator.
Additional
consideration will be given to candidates with:
- Familiarity
with fundraising practices.
- Experience
in working with tribal colleges.
- Understanding
of financial aid policies and requirements.
- Experience
in working with American Indian students.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
Nketia
Agyeman
(202)
466-7767
nagyeman@...
www.ncai.org
The National Congress of American Indians has an opening
for a full-time Director of Intergovernmental Affairs position in our
Washington, DC office. Under the direction of the NCAI
Executive Director, the primary duties of the Director of
Intergovernmental Affairs are legislative and administrative advocacy on
matters of federal Indian policy, including:
§
Policy analysis and drafting, such as development of
proposed policy language, congressional testimony, issue papers, policy
position papers, and fact sheets;
§
Legislative and administrative policy monitoring;
§
Making recommendations to the Executive Director about
emerging policy issues that the organization may want to consider as part of
its public policy agenda;
§
Planning and implementation of advocacy events,
conferences, briefings, and other training programs and staff teams;
§
Coalition building and coordination;
§
Participation in national coalitions and task forces;
§
Public relations and media outreach; and
§
Communication with tribal governmental representatives,
other tribal organizations, Congressional staff and the public.
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Position Opportunity
Announcement
Nketia
Agyeman
(202)
466-7767
nagyeman@...
www.ncai.org
The National Congress
of American Indians has an opening for a full-time Staff Attorney in our Washington, D.C.
office. Under the direction of the Executive Director and General Counsel,
responsibilities include:
§
Legal
analysis
§
Legislative
analysis and drafting
§
Researching
background information related to tribal issues
§
Drafting
memoranda
§
Preparation
of amicus briefs
§
Coordination
with federal agencies
§
Legislative
and agency advocacy
§
Advising
and updating tribal leaders on important issues
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Position
Opportunity Announcement
Nketia
Agyeman
(202)
466-7767
nagyeman@...
www.ncai.org
The
National Congress of American Indians has an opening for a full-time
Information Management Specialist in our Washington,
D.C. office. Under the direction
of the Executive Director and Director of Policy and Programs, responsibilities
include:
§
Work
with the organization staff to understand existing processes and information
usage practices;
§
Identify
opportunities to improve the efficient use and reuse of information to support
decision making for the organization;
§
Work
with the NCAI team to define and design information management systems that can
support the NCAI strategic plan and programs and operations in a more efficient
and effective manner;
§
Work
as the lead on the in-house technology team to implement new technologies to
enhance information management and communications including the development of
the information architecture for a new web site;
§
Assess
periodically the technology (hardware and software) needed to support
operations and programs and provide cost efficient recommendations and plan for
acquisition and implementation to management;
§
Work
with the Communication Team to coordinate communication with external web site
providers;
§
Develop
and implement, with team input, the processes, policies and procedures for
information management and conduct staff training
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Scholarship Opportunity Announcement
New Opportunity!
Title: Southwest
Tribal NARCH Scholarship Program
Email: www.mynarch.net
The purpose of the Southwest Tribal NARCH Scholarship Programs
is to help American Indian
and Alaska Native students pursue an education in public
health. Fall 2009 marks the first
round of scholarship funding.
Applicants must be an enrolled member in a federally
recognized tribe. Priority
will be given to members of tribes in New
Mexico, Texas, and Colorado. Applicants
must be
enrolled in a
graduate degree program. Priority will be given to students that have
demonstrated commitment to their program of study for the
Graduate Research Assistant
program. Priority will be given to dual degree MD and MPH
students for the MPH scholarship
program. Two students will be selected per semester per
program.
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Fellowship Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Newberry Library, Fellowships in the Humanities, 2010-2011
Deadline: See below
Phone:
312-255-3666
Email:
research@...
Website: http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellowshome.html
The
Newberry’s fellowships support humanities research in our collections. We
promise wide-ranging and rich collections; a lively interdisciplinary community
of researchers; individual consultations on your research with staff curators,
librarians, and scholars; and an array of scholarly and public programs.
LONG-TERM FELLOWSHIPS- Applications Due: January 11, 2010
These
awards support research and writing by scholars with a doctorate. Their
purpose is to help fellows develop or complete larger-scale studies that draw
on our collections, and to foster intellectual exchange among fellows and the
Library community. Fellowship terms range from six to eleven months with
stipends of up to $50,400. Major long-term fellowship funding is provided
by the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
and Dr. Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel.
SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS- Applications Due: March 1, 2010
Ph.D.
candidates and scholars with a doctorate are eligible for short-term
travel-to-collections fellowships. Their purpose is to help researchers
study specific materials at the Newberry that are not readily available to them
elsewhere. Short-term fellowships are usually awarded for a period of one
month. Most are restricted to scholars who live and work outside the Chicago area.
Stipends are $1600 per month.
NEW: We invite short-term
fellowship applications from teams of two or three scholars who plan to
collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. The individual
scholars on a team awarded a fellowship will each receive a full stipend of
$1600 per month. Teams should submit a single application, including
cover sheets and CVs from each member.
We
also offer exchange fellowships with British, French and German institutions, a
fellowship for American Indian women pursuing any post-graduate education, and
a fellowship for published independent scholars.
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Fellowship Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Moreau Academic Diversity, Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, University of Notre Dame
Deadline: December
10, 2009
Contact: Don
Pope-Davis, Ph.D. (574-631-5716); Susan Ohmer, Ph.D. (574-631-1626)
Address: Moreau
Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Office of the Provost, 300
Main Building, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5602
Email:
moreauscholars@...
The Moreau Academic
Diversity Postdoctoral Program seeks to increase the number of scholars who
will contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and research excellence of The
University of Notre Dame by providing a two-year research, teaching, and
mentoring experience. Promising candidates in any discipline who meet one or
more of the following criteria are eligible to apply:
§
Scholars
in any discipline from one of the populations underrepresented historically in
American higher education (e.g., Women, Native American, African American,
Asian American, or Latino/a)
§
Scholars
whose research focuses on Gender, First Nations/Native American,
Africa/Africana, Asian/Asian American, Ethnic, Latino/a, or Latin American
Studies
§
Scholars
with interdisciplinary research projects that promise to enhance cultural
competency and diversity within the American educational landscape and who are
interested in exploring the implications of such work for liberal education in
the Catholic tradition
§
Scholars
with a track record of involvement in initiatives aimed at promoting diversity
in higher education through teaching Fellows will devote their time to research
and will teach two courses each year during their tenure. The first will be in
the area of their specialization. The second will be a core undergraduate
offering for the department serving as their home. Fellows will also be part of
mentoring initiatives sponsored by their host department and the Office of the
Provost. These will be geared toward long-term professional development and the
evaluation of each fellow for possible appointment to a teaching-and-research
position at the University.
These two-year
postdoctoral appointments will carry a starting annual salary of $50,000.
Health insurance and $5,000 for relocation/research expenses will also be part
of the fellowship package.
Applicants must have
completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by August 2010 or have
received the terminal degree in their discipline within the past five
years.
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Fellowship Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2010-2011 (Wesleyan University,
Center for the Americas)
Deadline: December 4,
2009
Contact: Robert T.
Conn, Director, Center for the Americas
Address:
Wesleyan University, 255 High Street, Middletown,
CT 06459
Email:
rconn@...
Wesleyan University invites applications for two fellowships:
(1) Native American Studies. We seek a cultural anthropologist or historian
whose research focuses on indigenous peoples of the Americas.
(2) Latin American Studies. We seek a postdoctoral fellow whose research focuses on
literary and/or cultural production in the borderland zone of the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States.
These
fellowships carry limited teaching duties, and opportunities for scholarly
research and professional development. Ph.D. must have been received before
July 2010 and preferably since 2006. Annual stipend of $45,000, research/travel
funds and health insurance.
Renewable
for a second year. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, or expect to pursue a teaching
career in the United States.
Electronic applications accepted only, in PDF or Word format--Submit letter of
interest, CV, 3 letters of reference, and brief writing sample to: Robert T.
Conn (see above).
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Fellowship Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
DOE
ARRA-Funded Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 30,
2009 (Applicants may begin submitting applications on September 30, 2009)
U.S.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced last Wednesday that up to $12.5 million
in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in
early 2010 to support at least 80 graduate fellowships to U.S. students pursuing advanced
degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering through the newly created
Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship program. To be
eligible for the Fellowship, applicants must be U.S.
citizens and currently a first or second year graduate student enrolled at a U.S.
academic institution, or an undergraduate senior who will be enrolled as a
first year graduate student by the fall of 2010. Applicants must be
pursuing graduate study and research in the physical, biological, engineering
and computational sciences. Interested students can apply online at: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/SCGF.html
Each fellowship award will be $50,500 per
year for three years to provide support for tuition, living expenses, research
materials and travel to research conferences. Fellowships will be awarded
on the basis of peer review.
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Fellowship Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Deadline:
Review of applications begins November 15, 2009 and will continue until filled.
Email:
http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/DeanOfFaculty/AnnPlatoFellowship.htm
Trinity College invites
applications for a one-year pre- or post-doctoral fellowship to promote
diversity at our nationally recognized liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut.
Ann Plato Fellows will join the faculty in one of over 30 academic departments
or interdisciplinary programs, interact regularly with colleagues and students
on campus, and work on their own research. Pre-doctoral fellows will teach one
course during the year; post-doctoral fellows will teach two courses.
Date of Fellowship: September
1, 2010 to May 31, 2011
Stipend: Between
mid-$40,000 (pre-doctoral) to mid-$50,000 (post-doctoral), plus health
benefits, office space, computer, conference travel expenses, and assistance in
finding housing near campus.
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Fellowship Opportunity Announcement
Title:
The
Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship in American Studies, 2010-2011 (Princeton University)
Deadline: November
13, 2009
Location: New Jersey, United States
Website: http://www.princeton.edu/ams/anschutz/current_search/
The Princeton Program
in American Studies, founded in 1943, sponsors teaching, research, and public
discussion about the history, literature, art, and culture of the United States,
in ways that span the traditional disciplines.
The Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship, created through an endowment by the
Anschutz family, will be awarded in the academic year 2010-11 to a writer,
critic, journalist, musician, artist, or other contributor to the arts,
letters, public service, or commerce. The fellowship holder need not be an
academic scholar. However, the selection committee will place great weight on
indicia of the candidate’s teaching ability as well as the rigor, innovation,
and interdisciplinary emphasis of the proposed seminar course. The Anschutz
Fellow is expected to teach one interdisciplinary undergraduate seminar course
for the American Studies Program either in the fall or the spring semester. The
seminar will be composed of no more than 15 students, and it will meet for
three hours weekly over a 12 week teaching semester. The Fellow will also
deliver one public lecture to the University. The Fellow will enjoy full access
to Firestone Library and to a wide range of activities throughout the
University. A computer-equipped office on campus will be provided for the
semester.
A Fellow who elects to reside on campus will receive a salary of $50,000, plus
benefits. A Fellow who elects to commute from elsewhere will receive $32,000,
plus benefits.
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: Workshop- Race, Ethnicity, Indigenous Peoples and Politics:
Land, Territoriality & the Environment, Canadian Political Science
Association Conference
Deadline: November 3, 2009
Conference Date(s): June
1-3, 2010
Location:
Concordia University,
Montreal, Canada
Website: www.cpsa-acsp.ca
Inspired
by the 20th anniversary of the Oka Crisis, this daylong workshop will explore
issues of land, territoriality and the environment from the vantage of, or its
intersection with, research on race, ethnicity and Indigenous peoples.
This
workshop aims to bring together scholars from different subfields and
participants from government, the public sector and the community and to
encourage innovative, crosscutting scholarly exchange on matters of land,
territoriality and environment.
The
workshop will consist of four panels: (1) Oka @ 20 which will examine the
impact of the Oka crisis on Indigenous peoples, Canada and politics; (2)
Contentious Claims which will explore intersections of identity and
territoriality; (3) hot spots/hot topics which will look the politics of land
and landlessness; and (4) a panel on constructions of land and environmental
politics.
Paper
proposals for this workshop are most welcome! Beyond the usual call for papers,
REIPP is specifically seeking proposals connecting the study of race, ethnicity
and Indigenous peoples and advancing the discipline and its theoretical and
methodological underpinnings.
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: 2010
Canadian Journal of Native Education: Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous
Research
Deadline: January 31, 2010
Contact: Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, Indigenous
Education
Email: indigenous.education@...
Research is a part of everything we do and how we live our lives.
In this 2010 Canadian Journal of Native
Education (CJNE) theme issue
“Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research” we will highlight scholarly work
focused on the importance of reclaiming and redefining “research” from
Indigenous perspectives by experiencing the process and approaches in which
scholars connect to “spirit” in doing research.
This CJNE call is for research
papers, stories and thought-pieces that address the 2010 theme. The following
questions are of particular interest:
§
How do Indigenous research approaches contribute to the
significant improvement and transformation of Indigenous education?
§
How do researchers “connect to spirit” in their research?
§
How do Indigenous research approaches and methodologies honor and
strengthen our connection to our families, communities, nations and ourselves?
§
How does the natural world contribute to and inform Indigenous
research?
§
How does Indigenous research draw on Indigenous ways of knowing
and being, connecting with self and spirit?
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
The
Newberry Library Seminar in American Indian Studies, 2009-2010 Academic Year
Deadline: Open until
filled.
The seminar will provide
a forum for works-in-progress that explore topics in American Indian Studies.
We encourage the submission of proposals for seminar papers that examine a wide
variety of subjects relating to American Indian and Indigenous history and
culture broadly conceived. The seminar is open to graduate students,
faculty members and independent scholars. Graduate students and junior faculty
in the early-writing stages who wish to present work are especially encouraged
to apply. The seminar will meet several times during the academic year,
usually on a Thursday afternoon from 3pm to 5pm, at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.
To propose a paper, please send a 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 History, The Newberry Library. Please
send all materials as electronic attachments via email to: mcnickle@....
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: 2010 Annual Meeting American Society for Ethnohistory Call
for Papers
Deadline:
April 15, 2010
Conference
Date(s): October 14-16, 2010
Conference
Location: Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa
ON Canada
Email:
jbelisle@...
Website:
http://ethnohistory.org.
The
theme for the ASE Ottawa 2010 is titled ‘Creating Nations and Building States:
Past and Present,’ focusing on indigenous societies and their relations with
expanding colonial and modern state structures of Canada,
America, and Latin America. This general theme is intended to initiate
discussions on the complex and often fractious relations between Native
societies and expanding state structures in the Americas from contact onward.
Papers on instances of ethnogenesis, persistence and transformation of
identity, culture and social structures over time are especially welcomed.
We
are strongly encouraging electronic submissions. All of the necessary forms
will be made accessible through the American Society for Ethnohistory’s
website: http://ethnohistory.org. Completed forms can then be emailed directly as Microsoft
Word attachments to jbelisle@.... For those submitting proposals via
U.S. Mail, please send panel/paper abstracts, registration fees, application
cover letter, and curriculum vitae to: ASE Program Committee Chair, c/o
Professor Jean Francois Belisle; History Department; University
of Ottawa; Ottawa, ON;
Canada K1N 6N5.
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
Call
for Papers, Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Association's 31st
Annual Conference
Deadline: December
15, 2009
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Conference Dates:
February 10-13, 2010
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
- Biography,
autobiography, and nonfiction works by and/or about Indigenous people
- Native
Literature
- Public
Health and Indigenous Peoples
- Popular
culture and religion (or, religious popular culture)
- 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 (ohoyocreole@...) or Citlalin Xochime (citlalin@...):
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
Southeastern
Indians Through Time: Land, Geography, and Environment- Call for Papers
Deadline: December 1,
2009
Conference Date(s):
February 19-20, 2010
Location: University of Georgia,
Athens, GA
Contact: Professor R.
Alfred Vick
Email: ravick@...
Mailing Address: 609 Caldwell Hall, University
of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
The
Institute of Native
American Studies at the University
of Georgia (“UGA”) invites proposals
for a conference on the Native peoples of what is today the Southeastern United
States, to be held at UGA in Athens,
GA, February 19-20, 2010.
Cheyenne-Arapaho filmmaker Chris Eyre will be a featured guest. He will be
showing and discussing his documentary “The Trail of Tears,” part of the series
“We Shall Remain” on American Experience.
Proposals
should be for presentations of 15-20 minutes concerning the tribal nations with
historical ties to the Southeast in relation to one or more of the three terms
in the conference subtitle. Emphasis should be on change through time. Possible
topics include, but are not limited to: sacred sites; environmental ethics and
attitudes; relationships to the environment through food, medicine, ceremony,
and myth; relationship to flora and/or fauna; reactions to temporal and spatial
changes in environment and landscape; climatic changes; recombinant neo-tribes
and their ties to specific lands; the process of geographic naming and
appropriation thereof; protection and management of tribal lands; legal battles
for land and land integrity; the evolution from so-called “pre-historic” tribes
to contemporary tribal nations; the effects of removal and dispossession; and
historical reconstruction. No specific discipline is required. Proposed papers
can be from any disciplinary perspective, including anthropology, archaeology,
ethnobotany, history, landscape architecture, law, literature, and religious
studies, among others. It is the organizers’ hope to publish the proceedings as
an edited volume.
Proposals
should be no more than 250 words and should be typed and double-spaced.
Selection will be based on quality, originality, and significance, as well as
fit with other presentations. Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2009.
Submitters will be notified by January 1, 2010. Although no honoraria will be
paid, a limited amount of funds are available to assist with travel and
expenses. These will be allotted on a competitive basis and will favor graduate
students.
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
Center
for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization
Contact: Dr.
Priscilla Day
Email: pday@...
Website:
www.bemaadizing.org
Eni-gikendaasoyaang
the Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization is seeking
article submissions for our online journal Bemaadizing. Bemaadizing is an
online interdisciplinary journal of Indigenous life. We are looking for
submissions that reflect Indigenous learning across the lifespan, Indigenous
resiliency or are open to having an eclectic mix of topics.
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Call
for Papers Opportunity Announcement
Deadline: January 11, 2010
Conference dates: April
8-9, 2010
Location: The 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) 521-6266
Email:
mary.jacobs@...
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 11, 2010. Proposals may not be
accepted after this date. Send to alesia.cummings@... or Alesia Cummings at American Indian Studies, PO Box 1510 Pembroke,
NC 28372-1510.
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Call for Papers Opportunity Announcement
Title: Proposed special issue of SAIL: Facing East: Literatures of
Indigenous New England
Deadline:
Title and 250-word abstract/paper proposal— December 30, 2009; Final Essays due
June 30, 2010
Contact:
Margo Lukens, University of Maine (Margaret_Lukens@...); Siobhan Senier, University of New Hampshire
(ssenier@...)
Indigenous
New England remains under-represented and
under-theorized across the many disciplines of Native American Studies.
In the study of literature, just about the only Native writers from this region
to get any acknowledgement are the earliest ones (e.g., the obligatory Occom
and Apess, who appear in many anthologies and syllabi). The tendency to
weight literary study toward such early figures only reinforces the idea that
Indians vanished from the northeast long ago.
We
therefore seek papers and contributions that will illuminate the rich and
continuous literary output of Native people in New England
from 1930s newspapers like The Narragansett Dawn, to contemporary writers like
Abenaki poet Cheryl Savageau and Mohegan historian/novelist Melissa
Tantaquidgeon Zobel, to the brand-new Passamaquoddy-Maliseet dictionary, full
of sentences that tell stories. We hope to privilege pieces that focus on
literature from the 20th century and forward (although we certainly welcome
work on earlier periods as well); and we aim to place Native community-based
scholarship alongside more conventionally university-based research.
We
would like to use that scholarship as an opportunity to keep deconstructing,
reconstructing, complicating and interrogating the very idea of a nation. In
other words, this is a good time to start looking in earnest at the literatures
of peoples who might not always have federal recognition, reservations, or a
particular blood quantum--all colonial constructs that constrain, even as they
enable, nationhood. Indigenous New England,
and its literature, is promising terrain in which to have such conversations.
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Conference Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
10th
International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and
Nations
Conference Date(s):
July 19-21, 2010
Location: Queen's
University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Website: http://www.Diversity-Conference.com
The Diversity
Conference has a history of bringing together scholarly, government and
practice-based participants with an interest in the issues of diversity and
community. The Conference examines the concept of diversity as a positive
aspect of a global world and globalised society. Diversity is in many ways
reflective of our present world order, but there are ways of taking this
further without necessary engendering its alternatives: racism, conflict,
discrimination and inequity. Diversity as a mode of social existence can be
projected in ways that deepen the range of human experience.
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Conference
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
2010
National Tribal Science Forum
Date: June 6-10, 2010
Location: Grand
Traverse Resort and Spa, Traverse City,
Michigan
Theme: "Mother Earth: Indigenous Knowledge and Science to
Promote Positive Change."
This national forum
is being sponsored by the National EPA-Tribal Science Council and hosted by
the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa
and Chippewa Indians. The forum is designed for
representatives of Tribal communities, including elders, leaders, faculty,
staff and students working on environmental issues.
The forum will provide a platform to discuss
issues of vital interest to Indian Country and make available opportunities to:
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Showcase tribal science through cutting-edge research and case
studies
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Promote Native Science and highlight progress being made in
environmental and health programs on tribal lands
§
Share tribal science success stories through presentations,
exhibits and poster session
§
Obtain technical training in high priority areas identified by
tribal governments and members of the Tribal Science Council
§
Network and share knowledge among Native scientists and environmental
professionals from throughout Indian Country
§
Interact with Native students and hear their environmental voices
via youth poetry and poster contests
Visit the forum web
site for up-to-date information including agenda, plenary sessions, keynote
speakers and registration beginning January 2010: http://epa.blhtech.com/2010TribalScienceForum.
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Conference Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
16th
Annual American Indian Business
Leaders Conference
Conference Date(s):
April 8-10, 2010
Location: Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Black
Bear Casino Hotel, Cloquet,
MN
Phone:
(877) 245-2425
Website: www.aibl.com
AIBL Mission: To support and promote the
education and development of future American Indian business leaders
Since
1995, the American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL) organization fulfills its
mission by conducting a national conference that offers business and leadership
skill development, through the participation and engagement of over 75 established
AIBL chapters that are based in middle and high schools, Tribal Colleges
and Universities. Currently, there are 76 AIBL Chapters across America.
Conference Highlights:
• Business Symposia, Keynote Speakers and Panel Discussions
• Business and Leadership Development Workshops
• Business Plan Competition
• Scholarship Stipend Awards
• Banquet Awards Ceremony
• Networking Opportunities
• Corporate Contacts for Internships
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Conference Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title:
NGĀ
PAE O TE MĀRAMATANGA INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS CONFERENCE 2010
Mātauranga
Taketake: Traditional Knowledge
Conference Date(s):
June 6-9, 2010
Location: Auckland, New
Zealand
Website: http://www.traditionalknowledge2010.ac.nz/
Theme: 'Kei muri i te awe kāpara, he tangata kē:
Recognising, engaging, understanding difference'
This conference
addresses the question of difference. What are the costs to communities and
society of failing to understand others? Can we reflect on our own assumptions
and practice, our shared past and present and imagine and pursue a better
future for individuals and the greater collective? The conference will provide
opportunities to discuss strategies for engaging, understanding and
accommodating difference in order to build relationships that address social,
economic, resource, and environmental risks associated with failure to
understand sufficiently the differences among indigenous and non-indigenous
communities and societies. Given the diversity present in those attending
the conference there will be many opportunities to learn from diverse contexts
around the world about efforts to engage across the inter-face between
indigenous and non-indigenous communities, across all disciplines, from
individuals to societies, governments and nations. The intention is to
move beyond identifying and understanding problems toward creative solutions
that meet the needs of present and future generations. The conference
provides the opportunity to develop a broader understanding by seeing and
hearing things outside our own scope, to make connections across boundaries,
and to formulate partnerships across new interfaces.
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Conference Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: "Sustainability--Indigenous
Community--Activism": The 11th Annual American Indian Studies Association
Conference
Conference Date(s):
February 4-5, 2010
Location: Memorial
Union, Arizona State
University, Tempe Arizona
Contact: Elizabeth
Martos
Phone: 480-727-8691;
480-965-3634 (Main desk)
Email: Elizabeth.martos@...
For more information
visit: http://americanindian.clas.asu.edu
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Conference Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Title: NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher
Education (Multicultural Institute), Strengthening Connections for Strategic
Multicultural Leadership
Dates:
December 10-12, 2009
Location:
Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas,
TX
Website:
www.naspa.org/programs/multi
Student
affairs professionals and faculty working in multicultural education, as well
as those who frame their practice in multicultural pedagogy, face challenging
questions. What are effective methods for multicultural educators in developing
their own professional competencies? How can educators partner with one another
to deepen multicultural practice on campus? What are means of being strategic
in our multicultural work with fellow community members including
administrators, faculty, and students?
The NASPA
Multicultural Institute is a dynamic professional development experience
designed specifically for multicultural educators in higher education. This
three-day Institute will consist of plenary speakers, educational sessions, and
roundtable discussions. The Institute theme of Strengthening Connections for
Strategic Multicultural Leadership summarizes the program's goal of creating a
forum for multicultural educators across the academy to connect with one
another, and gain valuable tools and ideas to engage upon returning to their
institution.
All
sessions and meals are open to register participants only.
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Miscellaneous
Opportunity Announcement
New Opportunity!
Title: Ambassadors Program, Americans for Indian Opportunity
Application
Deadline: January 8, 2010
Website:
http://www.aio.org/projects/ambassadors_program_
The
Ambassadors Program is the only leadership initiative in the United States that encourages
participants to weave their traditional tribal values into a contemporary
reality. The Program provides a creative combination of mentorship, personal
reflection, dialogue with national and international decision-makers, community
involvement, communications training, and a discovery process into tribal
values. Up to eighteen participants are selected to participate in the
program that runs for two years. The participants are Native American, Alaska
Natives and Native Hawaiians, and are between the ages of 25-35.
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Miscellaneous
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Field
Environmental Biology course for Native students
Dr. Michael Cramer, UNDERC-East Assistant Director (mcramer@...) or Dr. Gretchen Gerrish,
UNDERC-West Assistant Director (ggerrish@...)
http://underc.nd.edu
The Confederated
Salish and Kootenai Tribes and University of Notre Dame have united to
establish a Field Environmental Biology course for Native students. Tuition, housing and travel are paid for, 6
credits/summer, and get paid $2,500/summer.
The purpose of this
program is to promote an understanding of field-oriented environmental biology
and how field research is conducted. The program helps to prepare Native
American students for advanced studies in environmental biology, so they can
better manage biological resources on their lands. Also, the program
promotes a better understanding of Native American attitudes towards the
environment in non-Native American students interested in environmental
biology, so they can incorporate these cultural insights into better management
strategies. These goals are achieved through interactions with the
Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal preservation and DNR, the Lac du
Flambeau DNR, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and by
encouraging dialogue and collaboration between the students enrolled in the
program.
Eligibility: Native
American descent; Minimum of Sophomore standing in an accredited college;
Planning to obtain a 4-year degree in the environmental sciences; Competitive
admission based on previous academic performance and statement of purpose
Program
Description- The program spans two
academic years.
First year: UNDERC-East runs for a 9 – 10 week period (late
May- late July). The UNDERC-East site encompasses more than 7500 acres
with abundant wildlife (including wolves, black bear, deer, and fisher) and
includes 30 lakes, several streams, wetlands, and northern forests that have
been protected for nearly a century in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Second year: UNDERC-West also runs for a 9 – 10 week period
(June – mid August). The UNDERC-West site encompasses more than a million
acres with abundant wildlife (including bison, elk, mountain lion, and grizzly
bear) and includes grasslands, montane forests, streams and lakes on the
Flathead Reservation in Montana
and associated tribal lands.
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Miscellaneous
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Tina Voigt
Phone: 406.259.3525
Email: tvoigt@...
“How Would I Manage Agriculture Risk on My Reservation?”
(Research
WHAT is Risk Management using the links below and then apply it to the essay
topic)
http://www.rma.usda.gov/pubs/1997/irm_intr.html
http://farm-risk-plans.usda.gov/
Who Is Eligible? Young Native American Women & Men who
will be entering grades 9-12 in the Fall of 2009. Graduates of May or August
2009 are also eligible to enter. Must be a member of a Federally Recognized
Tribe.
Winners & Prizes: Three (3) finalists will be
announced the second week of November 2009 and
provided an all-expense paid trip (including chaperone) to the
2009 Intertribal Agriculture Council & Indian Nations Conservation Alliance
annual meeting in Las Vegas,
NV December 7-11, 2009. Finalists
will be awarded several other special prizes presented at the event & will
serve as Ag Ambassadors in 2009/2010. Each finalist is required to
read a short self introduction and their essay (as submitted only) at the awards luncheon.
Guidelines: 3-6
pages in length, Typed, One-inch margins, Double spaced, 12-point font, 3-5
sources. All entries MUST BE
ACCOMPANIED by a separate sheet containing the student’s name,
address,
telephone
number, email (if available), school attending & Tribal affiliation.
Judging Criteria: Creativity, Quality of Sources, Quality of
Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation, Organization of information, Length of
Entry, Documentation of Sources (3-5 sources required), Appropriate information
for topic.
Send Essay Submission to:
Native Women & Youth in Agriculture
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Miscellaneous
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
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Miscellaneous
Opportunity Announcement
New
Opportunity!
Sean McGhee Director of the Office of Multicultural
Student Affairs
Email:
smcghee@...
Phone:
603-862-0324
This
event is free of charge and open to the public.