The Chemawa American, January 01, 1981, Image 1

Vol. 81, No. 1
Civil Rights
The United States Commission on Civil
Rights, in its year-end report to the
President and to Congress, notes that,
during 1980, some set backs occurred
as shown by “ the resurgence of hate
groups...and the outbreak of civil dis­
orders in many com m unities....” The
Commission
recommends
changes
in Federal law to assure greater pro­
tection for the individual when in and
as a result of confrontation with law
officers.
Other Commission Recommendations
included are:
That the President appoint a senior
White House advisor to oversee and
initiate improvement in Federal Civil
Rights efforts.
That the President appoint women
and minorities to the Judiciary and to
Cabinet-leyel and other policy making
positions....
The Commission on Civil Rights
is an independent, bi-partisan, fact­
finding agency concerned with discrim­
ination or denial of equal protection
of the laws because of race, color, re­
ligion, sex, age, handicap, or national
origin.
The Commission is composed of four
men and three women:
Chairman
Arthur S. Fleming,
Vice-chairman
Mary Berry, Stephen Horn, Biandina
C. Ramirez, Jill S. Ruckelshaus, Murray
Saltzman and Louis Nunez, who is staff
director.
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Salem, Oregon
WANT TO BECOME A HEALTH PRO­
FESSIONAL?
January, 1981
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
Many Indian students have expressed
an interest in the Health Career pathway.
They want to know and understand the
“ system ” of becoming a health profes­
sional.
The association of American
Indian Physicians (AA1P) will be holding
a Pre-Admission workshop answering
the questions: How to select a profes­
sional school; What tests you will be
required to take; When to take the tests
and test taking tips; How and when to
complete a professional school appli­
cation and make it strong for consider­
ation; The admissions process, including
the professional school admissions
interview (including a mock interview for
each participant); Common problems
faced by Indian students; Financial aids;
and other such topics that Indian students
should know when pursuing a health
profession.
TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST BE INDIAN
(SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE DEGREE OF
INDIAN BLOOD, AND/OR A LETTER
FROM YOUR TRIBE CERTIFYING YOU
TO BE A TRIBAL MEMBER) AND
CURRENTLY ENROLLED
IN
AN
UNDERGRADUATE PRE—PROFES­
SIONAL
EDUCATIONAL
COURSE
THAT WILL TAKE YOU INTO ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: MEDICINE
OSTEOPATHY, DENTISTRY, VETER­
INARY
MEDICINE,
OPTOMETRY,
PODIATRY, OR PHARMACY. ALSO,
PLEASE INCLUDE A COPY OF YOUR
MOST CURRENT TRANSCRIPT.
The following letter was received from
the Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry, Portland, after a visit of
Mr. W eeden’s class.
“ It is not often that we have an oppor­
tunity to write a letter of appreciation
to a school for their students’ behavior.
For that reason, it is a pleasure to let
you know how much we enjoyed the visit
of Robert W eeden’s class.
The students were on their own and
handled this independence in an ex-
emplary manner. They were interested
in the exhibits, quiet, waited their turn as
Students will be selected on the basis of
Grade Point Average (GPA) and year in
school
If you have further questions, you may
call
collect,
station
call,
less well behaved students crowded in
to games, and were the bright spot in
a very busy day.
We hope the students from Chemawa
will visit again soon. They will always be
welcome.”
It was signed by Louise Pollock Edu­
cation Floor M anager, OMSI
If interested in attending the AA1P
workshop, please complete an application
form (see Mrs. Anderson) and return to:
Association of American Indian Physician
6801 S. W estern, Suite 206
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73139
The selection process will commence
January 28, 1981; Your application
should be in the AAIP Office no later
than January 28, 1981
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