Konaway Nika Tillicum
Native American Youth Academy
Bridge of the Gods Summer Academy
July12-19,2014•SouthernOregonUniversity•Ashland,Ore.
LaneCommunityCollege/UniversityofOregon•Eugene,Ore.
Konaway Nika Tillicum, which
means “all my relations” in Chinook
trade jargon, is an eight-day academy
exploring a broad range of classes,
lectures, cultural experiences and
recreational activities for American
Indian students.
Konaway is a completely self-
supported program, generating funds
each year through grants, donations and
fundraisers.
Students in grades 7-12 selected for
Konaway stay on the Southern Oregon
University campus in Ashland and inter-
act with other American Indian students
while being challenged by creative,
imaginative instructors and activities.
Konaway Nika Tillicum is admin-
istered by the Center for First Nation
Studies, Sociology Department, SOU
and SOU Pre-College Youth Programs.
The deadline for applications is
June 15.
For more information, please
contact:
David West
Program Director
Office: Taylor Hall, Room 18b
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
Tel: 541-552-6751
Fax: 541-552-6439
Summer Leadership
Summit: Native
Youth in Agriculture
July 21-25
University of Arkansas School
ofLaw•Fayetteville,Ark.
Fifty selected students will travel
to Fayetteville to participate in a
week-long education and leadership
summit designed to provide compre-
hensive training in the legal and busi-
ness complexities unique to Indian
Country land and agriculture.
Students will engage in classroom
and leadership learning, participate
in cultural activities and receive spe-
cialized legal and land use education
appropriate only to Native farmers
and ranchers.
All food, lodging and instruc-
tional materials will be provided.
Competitive travel scholarships to the
university are available.
June 15-28, 2014
The Bridge of the Gods (Native
American Rites of Passage) summer
program is designed to teach appropri-
ate indigenous principles of cooperative
social interaction to American Indian
high school students.
This program is based in the tradi-
tion of honor and respect for all peoples
and students are informed about tradi-
tional ways of knowing. The program’s
purpose is to increase cultural awareness
among pre-college age Native youth that
will lead to improved academic success
and increased self-awareness in the col-
lege environment.
The academy is a free, two-week
residency program for American
Indian high school students designed to
encourage them to start working toward
a college education.
Participants will stay in residence
halls at the University of Oregon (UO)
and attend classes at both the UO
and Lane Community College (LCC)
campuses.
Students who complete and pass all
of the classes during the academy will
earn three college credits from LCC.
All students will go through the offi-
cial process of enrolling at LCC, take
placement tests and register for classes
in the academy.
The deadline to apply is May 22.
For more information, please
contact:
James Florendo
Lane Community College
Bldg 1, Room 201A
4000 East 30 th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97405-0640
Phone: 541-463-5238
Fax: 541-463-3994
florendoj@lanecc.edu
Volunteers needed to help with first Cut wood for the elders Day of the year
The Tribal Natural Resources Com-
mittee and Natural Resources Department
will sponsor the first Cut Wood for the
Elders Day of the year on May 17.
The woodcut will be held on the
Tribe’s Logsden Road property between
the Tribal food distribution warehouse and
the Tribal vehicle storage yard in Siletz.
Bring your chainsaws, hydraulic
wood splitters, splitting mauls, axes and
lots of energy.
Lunch, drinks and snacks will be
provided. We will start at 8 a.m. and go
until mid-afternoon.
The goal of this event is to deliver fire-
wood to as many Elders as possible. The
Elders Program maintains a list of Elders
who burn wood for their winter heat.
People willing to haul firewood to
Elders outside of the Siletz area should
contact the Elders Program at 800-922-
1399, ext. 1261, or 541-444-8261 to
be paired up with an Elder in need. We
especially need folks who can haul wood
to the Eugene, Salem and Portland areas.
Elders in need of firewood also should
contact the Elders Program to get their
name on the delivery list.
If you have parents or grandparents
who burn wood in the winter to stay
warm, you need to help out at this event!
Come help replenish those wood piles for
the coming winter.
Two additional woodcuts are sched-
uled for July 19 and Sept. 20.
Free child ID kits from Oregon State Police – 503-934-0188, 800-282-7155 or child.idkits@state.or.us
Deadline for application materi-
als is May 15.
Interested applicants should sub-
mit all of the following:
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Résumé, including evidence of
academic achievement (GPA)
Statement of Interest: A 1-2 page
statement explaining your interest
in participating in the leadership
summit. Include your involvement
in food/agriculture activities at
home/school; your involvement in
FFA, 4-H or other local food/agri-
culture organizations; and your
future plans in food/agriculture.
NOTE: Selected students will
have pre-arrival materials to complete
before arrival on campus and will be
matched with mentors. Upon selec-
tion, students will be advised concern-
ing the mentor selection process.
Submit applications by email to
sxh090@uark.edu or by mail to:
University of Arkansas School of Law
Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative
WATR 259
1045 W. Maple
Fayetteville, AR 72701
May 2014
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