TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Educational Opportunities Abound with Conferences, Scholarships, Degrees
Tribal Environmental and Natural
Resource Management
The Northwest Indian College in
Bellingham, Wash., is currently seeking 30
students for an associate’s degree in its
tribal environmental and natural resource
management program this fall.
This exciting program, developed in
conjunction with Pacific Northwest tribes,
integrates biology, chemistry, economics,
politics, and resource management, all within
a tribal perspective. The program is designed
for those interested in natural resource
management, environmental protection,
fisheries, forestry, planning, tribal
management, and law.
For more information, please contact
Lisa Santana, NW Indian College,
2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226,
360-676-2772, ext. 269, or e-mail
Isäntänä @ nwic.edu.
Fifth Annual NCIE/TECA Conference
“Weaving Culture and Learning
Strategies for the New Millennium” will be
held on April 27-29,2000, at the Radisson
Hotel and Conference Center in
Albuquerque, N.M.
For registration and vendor information,
call Sonya Moody- Jurado, 503-390-9494.
For agenda items and information, contact
Dean Azule, 503-316-3515, PO Box 21056,
Keizer, OR 97307.
National Unity Conference
The 2000 National UNITY Conference
will be held in Seattle, Wash., on June
22 -27,2000. For more information, contact
UNITY, Inc., PO Box 25042, Oklahoma City,
OK 73125,405-236-2800.
Sacred Landscapes
Oregon State University’s Sacred
Landscapes Conference, “Walking Softly on
the Earth,” is scheduled for May 18-19 at
LaSells Stewart Center in Corvallis, Ore.
For more information, contact 541 -737-0709
or
check
http://www.orst.edu/
dept.ethnic_studies/sacred lands.
Haskell Alumni Association
A celebration for Haskell alumni,
parents, and friends is planned for May 11.
Donations may be made to the National
Haskell Alumni Association - Haskell 2000.
For more information, contact Martha Houle,
president, National Haskell Alumni
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Association, 11415 W. 67th St., Shawnee
Mission, KS 66203,913-631-7833.
Scholarships
The Oregon Assistance Commission
helps administer nearly 200 privately funded
scholarship programs. Scholarship
applications
for 2000-2001
are
now available.
For more information, contact the
Oregon Student Assistance Commission,
Attn: Grants Division, 1500 Valley River
Drive, Suite 100, Eugene, OR 97401-2146.
You also can file an application through the
OSAC web site at www.osac.state.or.us.
Summer Opportunities
Practicum opportunities with The
Nature Conservancy of Oregon are
available to students at all higher education
levels. Information on internships and
seasonal employment also is available.
Contact the following for more
information: Hollie Pietila, 821 SE 14th Ave.,
Portland,
OR
97214-2537,
503-230-1221, www.tnc.org.
PREP-SUMMET
The Summer Minority Engineering
Training is available to eighth- and ninth
grade minority students at the Colorado
School of Mines. The PREP-SUMMET’s
goal is to encourage minority students to
attend college and to consider engineering
and sciences as career options.
PREP-SUMMET is an intensive pre
college program that gives minority students
the opportunity to live on campus and
experience engineering, science,
mathematics, and the Colorado School of
Mines for four weeks. Room, board, and
tuition for the entire program are paid by
donations from corporate sponsors. With the
exception of a security deposit, a non-
refundable confirmation fee, transportation
to and from the university, and any personal
spending money, the program is free.
Applications are now available.
For more information, contact your
school
counselor
or
write
to
PREP-SUMMET, 1616 Maple St.,
Golden, CO, 80401, 303-273-3286,
www.mines.edu/Stu_life/mep/.
OHSU Offers Nursing Degree
In March 2000, nurses in rural Oregon
will be able to earn a bachelor of science
degree from Oregon Health Sciences
University on the internet. The contact for
OHSU’s on-line nursing program is
503-494-7725, proginfo@ohsu.edu.
PSU’s Master’s in Public Admin ./Tribal
Administration Program
Classes began in February in Siletz for
an MPA in tribal administration. The first
class is PA 511, Public Administration, and
includes information on how to access
resources such as the library from a
distance. PA555, Program Evaluation, will
begin on March 28.
Students do not need to be admitted to
PSU to start the program. A “quick entry”
form may be used. For more information,
contact Dr. Theresa Rapida, 503-725-5155,
1-800-547-8887,
ext.
5155,
rapidat@ pdx.edu. You also can contact Bev
Youngman, Siletz, 1 -800-922-1399, ext. 290,
541-444-8290, bevy@ctsi.nsn.us.
Salmon Camp Follow-up Programs
Scheduled for 2000
March 11 - Visit an old growth forest
and tour an active forestry project to see
what efforts can be taken to minimize
impacts on stream systems and salmon,
and what happens when care is not taken.
April 15-16 - Overnight visit to OMSI’s
Hancock Field Station for stream and range
management activities on lands newly
acquired by the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
May 20-21 - Overnight visit to OMSI’s
Cascade Science School with a focus
on eastside forestry and recreation
management, with a visit to the High
Desert Museum.
Students or parents must call
541-548-5473 (collect if need be) one to
eight weeks prior to each field trip to
reserve a space.
All enrichment activities focus on
hands-on natural science and natural
resource management training,
instruction, and career exposure. OMSI
staff works with Native American
professionals or college students to
share the challenges and successes
they have experienced while pursuing
degrees
in
natural
resource
management and the natural sciences.
More information is available at
omsicamp@transport.com.