NOTICES
Time to Apply for Youth Police Academy
It’s now time to apply to attend the
National Indian Youth Police Academy
Class #2 that runs from June 17-29,
2002, in San Bernardino, Calif.
Qualifications
Must be an enrolled member of a
tribe that is receiving CIRCLE
Project or TRGP grant funds
Must be 13-16 years old
Must currently be in school or
actively working on a GED
You must obtain three letters of
recommendation that state why the
writer believes that you would benefit
from attending the academy. The letters
must be from:
A school teacher, counselor, or
school resource officer
A tribal official (i.e., tribal council
member, tribal police official, or
tribal government official)
A tribal member at large (any adult
who is a tribal member)
You must submit a response by any
media you choose (written essay, poem,
cassette recording, video recording,
drawing, painting, song, etc.) to the
following two questions:
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How do you see yourself
contributing to the safety and health
of your community when you are
an adult?
2 ) What are you doing to reach those
goals now?
The application form, letters of
recommendation, your response to the
two questions, the medical release
form, and the agreement to rules and
regulations must be received at this
office no later than April 30,2002. You
will be notified of your acceptance or
placement on the next academy list
shortly thereafter.
Academy Procedures
All expenses are paid by the
academy. Students will:
♦ Fly or be driven to the academy
♦ Be met by their squad leader and
taken to the dormitories
♦ Assigned a dorm room and
issued uniforms
♦ Informed of academy rules
and regulations
♦ Attend all classes and recreation
activities as a squad
♦ Eat meals at the cafeteria or
as arranged
♦ Be given recreation time each
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evening, including a round robin
basketball tournament
Receive calling cards to call home
Have access to a medical doctor at
all times
Be supervised by a squad leader
and a command staff member as
well as academy staff members
NATIONAL.
INDIAN YOUTH ACADEMY
Academy Classes
History
of
Tribal
Law
Enforcement, Driving Issues (Law
Enforcement/Teen-age Survival), Use
of Force Issues, Firearms Safety &
Orientation, Emergency Vehicle
Operations (hands-on), Weapons Range
(hands-on), Police Aviation (visit and
fly on patrol aircraft), 911 Center (tour
911 dispatch center), K-9 Demo, Riot/
Emergency Response Scenario, Bomb
Squad Demo, Sexually Transmitted
Diseases, Tribal Issues, PL 280/Tribal
Jurisdiction, Problem Solving/
Community Policing, Ethics/Integrity,
Self-Esteem/Positive Image, Drug and
Alcohol Issues, Drug Identification and
Enforcement, Gang and Jail Culture,
Tour of Major Jail Facility, Character
Development, Physical Training,
Cultural Diversity, Tour the Museum
of Tolerance, Anti-Indian Movement,
three very special events, presentations
by law enforcement agencies,
presentation by college representatives,
and the graduation ceremony.
Applications are due by April 30,
2002. For more information and
application packets, contact:
David Rogers, Academy Director
Western Community Policing Center
1860 Hawthorne Ave. NE, Suite 140
Salem, OR 97303
Toll Free: 1-877-601-6866
Fax: 503-399-7667
www.tribaltraining.com
Note: Tribal members, regardless of
area of residence, are eligible to apply.
Explore Culture Through Language
The Indigenous Issues Forums, a
program
of
Rural
Alliance
Incorporated, and South Dakota Public
Broadcasting ask you and other youth
across the nation age 12 to 24 to
participate in a unique essay contest:
Exploring Our Culture Through
Language. The contest asks you to
research one particular indigenous word
or phrase, then share what you’ve
learned through an essay.
The first step is to think about one
particular indigenous word or phrase
you’d like to explore. You might start
with an English word and find out more
about its equivalent in a Native
language. For example, you could take
a word rooted in learning or
community, such as education,
peacemaking, community, health, well
being, decision-making or deliberation,
and find out how it’s expressed in the
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Native language or linguistic dialect in
your area.
You might even examine
expressions for hello, good-bye, or thank
you, and explore the roots of those terms.
Or you could begin by considering a
Native word you know is important and
meaningful. Either way, choose your
word and begin researching!
Your research involves several
components:
Talk with a Native speaker to
discover what this word or phrase
means and why it’s important to
understand the meaning.
Look the word up in a diction
ary or lexicon to see how the
word or phrase you’ve chosen is
explained through books.
Search the Web for any informa
tion that might be available on the
language you’re studying.
March 2002
After you have completed your
research, take a nice break to
acknowledge your hard work
and to reflect about what you’ve
learned. Go for a walk or spend
some quiet time and give
yourself time to think.
Then write a brief essay (no more
than 500 words) sharing lessons
learned from your research and
conversations. The most important
thing for you to explain is how you see
yourself using this word or phrase in
your life.
Essays are due March 15, 2002.
A national panel of Native educators
will judge the essays. They will
take the participants’ ages into
consideration.
The contest is open to individual
entries. First, second, third, and
honorable mention prizes will be
awarded in two categories - ages
12-17 and 18-24. All entries will be
recognized and celebrated!
For more information, contest entry
form brochures, and tip sheets on how
to incorporate the Exploring Our
Culture Through Language essay
contest into the classroom or into the
community, contact:
Elaine Larson
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
1-800-456-0766
elaine.larson@sdpb.org
OR
RTuth Yellowhawk
Indigenous Issues Forums
605-574-2165
kfyellowhk@aol.com