Spring 2012
Congratulations goes out to Dr. Kyle Powys Whyte who is a guest editor for the Dec 2011 issue of the journal Environmental Justice. It is a Special Issue on Environmental Justice in Native America.
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Call for Proposals: 7th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
The call for presentation proposals for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center's 7th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum is now open. Proposals are being accepted until Friday, February 17, 2012.
The annual NCAI Policy Research Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum is a day of programming that centers on American Indian and Alaska Native tribal communities and provides a space for researchers, tribal leaders and citizens, and organizations to speak with one another about research being conducted with tribal communities and Native people.
This year's Forum will focus specifically on how tribes exercise their sovereignty around research. The Forum will highlight the value of research in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and feature how tribes and Native people are using research to advance sovereignty.
Go to www.ncaiprc.org for more information and to registar
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The National Congress of American Indians is currently accepting applications for the NCAI Native Graduate Health Fellowship. We invite you to share this fellowship announcement with your students and any other qualified candidates.
The Fellowship aims to address the stark disparities in Native health by building a pipeline of Native health professionals who are prepared to lead in formulating and promoting health policies and practices that meet the unique needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives. It will include a financial award of $5,000 and professional development in tribal health policy.
Applicants should be members of an American Indian or Alaska Native tribal nation and can be new or continuing students pursuing graduate or professional degrees in any health-related area, including Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Pharmacy (MPharm), etc.
Applications are due via email to Katie Jones at kjones@ncai.org by Friday, January 20, 2012. A completed application submission must include a personal/education information form, an essay, a resume or curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation. Applicants will be notified of their status by February 15, 2012.
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A Tribute to Dr. Susan Applegate Krouse
Please join us for an opening reception of the Wanamaker Collection: A Tribute to Susan Applegate Krouse,1955 2010 at the MSU Museum community gallery on Thursday January 12, 2012, from 4 to 6 p.m.
The Wanamaker Collection consists of over 8,000 images of Native Americans made between 1908 and 1923 by Joseph K. Dixon. These individuals represented over 150 tribes. The collection, used for research and exhibition, and re
cently digitized for greater access, was first organized and conserved by
Susan Applegate Krouse while she was a graduate student at Indiana University. For more information see the Museum website. Or download the flier.
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American Indian Health and Family Services (AIHFS) of Southeastern Michigan, Inc. is seeking applicants for Executive Director. The Executive Director (ED) works collaboratively with the board president to support the board of directors in its governance function. The ED is responsible for executing activities and fiscal management of the Urban Indian Health Title V contract for: ambulatory healthcare; community health promotion and disease prevention education; behavioral health and substance abuse services; and, youth health education programs. For more information see thier announcement.
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Fall 2012
It's that time of the semester to be thinking about completing your internship for the AISP undergraduate specialization. For those of you graduating spring 2012, it is especially important that you make an appointment with Dr. Silvey to discuss internship possibilities and pick up the internship contract. For those of you who would like to complete your internship in summer 2012, please contact Dr. Silvey via email at Silveyle@msu.edu to arrange time to discuss possibilities and to check on number of credit hours needed. Lastly, all of us at AISP wish you the best of luck on your final exams and the merriest of holidays over your semester break!
Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies Summer Institute, July 16, 2012 to August 10, 2012
Territory, Commemoration, and Monument: Indigenous and Settler Histories of Place and Power
With Jean M. O'Brien, Department of History and American Studies, University of Minnesota, and Coll Thrush, Department of History, University of British Columbia.
This month-long seminar for graduate students in Indigenous studies will focus on questions of memory, history, and place-making, and in particular on the ways in which land and power are negotiated through commemorations,
monuments, historical narratives, government policies, and other means by both Indigenous and settler peoples. How have Indigenous communities maintained connections to territory despite the pressures of colonialism, including the construction of settler narratives of belonging (e.g. "pioneer
heritage" and "local history") and the embodied practices of dispossession
and cultural genocide?
Foregrounding ongoing issues of colonialism and with an emphasis on
Indigenous experience and agency, we will explore debates surrounding theproduction of public memory and historical landscapes by looking both atbroad patterns throughout North America (and perhaps beyond) and at specificsites such as Little Bighorn National Park in Montana, the 2010 OlympicGames in Vancouver, and a Cherokee plantation in Georgia.
In addition to the Newberry's extensive collections, we will also use theChicago region itself as an archive, interrogating landscapes to think aboutIndigenous and settler histories and practices. Locations may include the site of Fort Dearborn in the heart of Downtown, the grounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition on the South Side, the Field Museum, restored
prairies along the North Branch of the Chicago River, and places of
importance to the Chicago Indian community.
We encourage applications from students who work in and across manydisciplines related to Indigenous studies: history, geography, art history,literature, anthropology, and beyond. Students will be expected to conduct research utilizing the Newberry's collections and to produce new written work during their time in Chicago. The seminar will culminate in a graduate student conference.
To Apply
Each NCAIS institution is entitled to one slot to the summer institute,
which will have a maximum of fifteen participants. The selection process of
each member institution's participant is according to the individual program
needs and existing protocols of the member institution. Housing at
Canterbury Court apartments will be provided for free and a maximum of $500 travel expenses will be reimbursed to all participants. Students should apply directly to their NCAIS Faculty Liaison
<http://www.newberry.org/newberry-consortium-american-indian-studies> by
April 6, 2012.
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Events at AIHFS in November
The native group "We Are Dream Seekers", will perform and celebrate the release of their CD on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 at AIHFS from 6-9pm. Free concert for all. This group involves adults and native youth. Also on
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from 6-9pm the rescheduled Joanne Shenadoah concert will occur. Free and open to all at AIHFS.
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The Film ON THE ICE, is showing
at the 14th annual East Lansing Film Festival. It is a first feature by
Andrew Ikpeaha MacLean. The leading characters are Inupiaq Indians. The film is showing on Friday, November 11 at 9:15pm and on Saturday, November 12 at 6:30pm.
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Michigan State University's North American Indigenous Student Organization is presenting several events to celebrate Native heritage month. For more information on events and dates see their flier.
The MSU administration recently reviewed its policy for the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver, as part of a regular review of programs, and determined that several changes should be made. The new policy is posted on our website:
http://www.finaid.msu.edu/mitw.asp
The rules listed on the website do not include portions of the old policy that have been eliminated. What has been changed in policy follows:
1) students no longer have to be in degree granting programs,
2) students do not have to be in good Satisfactory Academic Progress standing, and
3) students can receive a partial award while being categorized as a nonresident under certain conditions.
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Governor Snyder's has released a proclamation making November. Native American and Alaska Native Heritage month. Click on the above link to read it in full.
The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation is pleased to announce thier 2012 Internship and Scholarship opportunites. The Native American Congressional Internship program is a fully funded ten week summer internship in Washington D.C. for Native AMerican and Alaska Native uindergraduate, Graduate and Law Students. Interns work in congressional and agency offices. The deadline for applications is january 31, 2012.
The Udall Scholarship Program awards $5,000 merit based scholarships to collage sophomores and juniors seeking careers in tribal health, tribal public policy or the environment. The application deadline is MArch 5, 2012. For more information about any of these programs visit their website at www.udall.gov.
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Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies Spring Workshop in Research Methods
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University
March 22-24, 2012
The Museum as Archive in American Indian Studies
Castle McLaughlin, PhD, Curator of North American Ethnography at Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography
Scott Manning Stevens, PhD, Director, D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies
The spring workshop will highlight museums as research sites and examine the value of historic objects for scholars working in American Indian Studies and related disciplines. During the workshop, students will learn how the museum is organized, how it functions, and, through guided activities, how to identify and access related resources. Readings and discussions will consider fundamental questions about the development and changing role of museums and will explore current theoretical and methodological approaches to engaging with objects. Co-Director Scott Stevens of the Newberry Library will discuss means of integrating material culture research into various approaches to American Indian and Indigenous studies. Co-director Castle McLaughlin will provide a tour of Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West, an exhibit that she co-curated with Lakota artist Butch Thunder Hawk, and will discuss her research on the museum?s Lewis and Clark collection.
To Apply
Each NCAIS institution is entitled to one slot in the three-day workshop. Students may participate in the workshop as part of an introduction to critical methodologies in American Indian Studies. Students should apply directly to their NCAIS Faculty Liaison by February 3, 2012. The selection process of each member institution's participant is according to the individual program needs and existing protocols of the member institution. Participants will be reimbursed up to $500 for travel and housing will be provided at Club Quarters hotel in Boston.
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The National Preservation institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, educates those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of our cultural heritage, is taking early registration for it summer seminar. This seminar will
review the use of federal, state, and tribal law to manage and protect Native American cultural property under NAGPRA, ARPA, the Antiquities Act, NHPA, NEPA, AIRFA, The Indian Arts and Crafts Act, Sacred Sites, and selected state and tribal codes, with special emphasis on the collections aspects of NAGPRA
The 2011-2012 National Preservation Institute seminar schedule is available online at http://www.npi.org. The 2011-2012 NPI News Release includes the calendar and seminar descriptions http://www.npi.org/NewsRelease2011-12.pdf.
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Udall Internships
The Udall congressional Internship is a ten-week summer internship in Washington, DC for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian country. Interns work in congressional and agency offices where they have opportunities to research legislative issues important to tribal communities, network with key public officials and tribal advocacy groups, experience an insider’s view of the federal government, and enhance their understanding of nation-building and tribal self-governance. For full eligibility requirements and additional information, please visit www.udall.gov or contact Mia Ibarra at Ibarra@udall.gov.
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The George Washington University is offering full scholarships for its Native American Political Leadership Program for January 2012. The program offers opportunities for Native Students to study and work as interns in Washington D.C. For more information go to www.naplp.gwu.edu
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MSU has joined the Newberry Consortium. If you go to the web site of the D’Arcy McNickel Center you will see that we are now one of 18 schools in the consortium, The Newberry has excellent opportunities and fellowships for graduate students and faculty. For more information go to the ncais web page.
The Newberry Consortium is also
is looking for faculty applicants to propose topics and to teach the 2012 NCAIS Summer Institute. Please email your proposals to Dr. Scott Stevens at stevenss@newberry.org by Thursday, 15 September, 2011. The summer institutes are intensive four-week seminars focused on interdisciplinary themes central to American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Summer institutes usually cover a topic central to American Indian Studies and with appeal across disciplines.
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