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Tribal Member gets
High Marks
Tribal youth member David Nelson, Jr., son of Judy
Strom Nelson and David Nelson of John Day, Oregon, is
attending Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix,
Arizona. David's major is Diesel Technology. He has
accomplished an 84 on his first phase grade.
Tribal Youth Honored at
John Day Jr. High
Timothy Andrew Nelson, the son of Judy Strom Nelson
and David Nelson and the Grandson of the late Knute
and Hattie Strom.
Tim is in the sixth grade at John Day Jr. High, he
received honor of being Student of the month for
October. Tim accomplished this honor through Aca
demic effort, school involvement and citizenship.
Tim has also made the Honor Roll status for the first
and second quarter with grade point average of 3.85 and
4.00.
The American
Indian Program
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
The American Indian Program was established to
make the Smithsonian Institution more accessible to
Indian people and to encourage research, publication,
exhibition and public programming by and about Native
Americans. The program sponsors individual research
ers and collaborative projects with Indian-controlled
museums, colleges, or other cultural and educational
institutions. These projects could include traveling
exhibits, loans, and tribally-initiated research. Native
American students, scholars, tribal elders, artists,
educators, museum workers, and community members
are encouraged to inquire about access to collections
and curators, training and development opportunities,
and research support.
Many of the program's activities draw upon the
collections housed in the National Museum of Natural
History, one of the largest and best documented in the
world. Of special interest to Native Americans are the
1.4 million archaeological and ethnological objects, 4,000
cubic feet of archival materials and 350,000 photographs
in the National Anthropological Archives, and historic
films and video materials, all relating to North American
Indians. Museum Staff includes eight curators with
research specialities in North American Indian and Inuit
ethnology, archaeology, linguistics, and ethnohistory.
Research support and internships are available through
the Native American Fellowship Program and the
American Indian Program.
CONTACT:
JoAllyn Archambault, Ph.D (Standing Rock Sioux)
Director of American Indian Programs
National Museum of Natural History
NHB-112
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C. 20560 (202) 357-4760
Smithsonian will Select 40
Interns from the High School
Class of 1990
The Smithsonian Institution is offering five-week
internships to 40 students who will graduate from high
school this year. Seniors may apply for the positions in
various departments and offices of the Institution, in
areas including biology, journalism, photography,
history, veterinary science, art, carpentry, library science,
and computer science.
Students chosen for the program will receive a living
allowance of $550.00. In addition to their duties as
interns, the students will tour sites that many visitors to
Washington, D.C, do not see, such as Organization of
American States, Voice of America, and World Bank.
As part of the program, the interns will hold seminars to
explain to the group both their assignments and the
functions of the host office.
Acceptance is based not as much on academic achieve
ment as on a demonstrated interest in a particular
subject area or career; the program has been designated
to enable students to pursue their special interests while
working with museum professionals.
In addition to the living allowance, interns who come
from outside the Washington area will receive housing
in a nearby dormitory. The Institution will also provide
their transportation to and from Washington. Intern '90
will offer two separate sessions of the program:
Session One from June 3 through July 7, 1990,
Session Two from July 8 through August 11,
1990.
For an application and complete information, high
school seniors should write to:
Intern '90
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Arts and Industries Building, Room 1163
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C. 20560
Or call (voice) 202357-3049 or (Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf) 202357-1696.
Applications must be requested by March 9, 1990, and
completed applications must be postmarked by March
16, 1990.
Minorities get Leadership
Help from the Northwest
Communities Project
PORTLAND - The Northwest Communities Project is
sponsoring a leadership conference for minorities at the
Westin Benson Hotel in Portland March 16-17.
The project is a regional voter registration and educa
tional program aimed at providing ethnic minorities and
women with voter information.
The workshops will feature presentations and discus
sions on the following subjects: Coalition-building and
networking, a youth roundtable, minority health issues,
career opportunities, affirmative action, census update
and strengthening the family.
Participants may register through Executive Director
Clara Padilla Andrews, Northwest Communities Project,
520 S.W. Harrison St., Suite 440, Portland, Oregon
97201.
Sheriff Begins Drug Class in
Grand Ronde School
The New Year has brought with it some new programs
and activities at Grand Ronde Elementary. The
D A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program
has begun with Sgt. Dave Leinenbach of the Yamhill
County sheriffs department conducting weekly lessons
with the fifth grade. He will also meet several times
with the other classes and spend some recesses and
lunches at Grand Ronde.
Students participated in two special activities this
month. The first was an assembly titled "Working For a
Better World" with Northwest singing duo Dave and
Cindy. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day a
special section of the program examined King's philoso
phies and concepts which propelled the civil rights
movement.
Hat Day was also celebrated this year, with more than
half of the students and staff wearing their favorite hat
on Jan. 19. Report cards will be sent home with stu
dents on Jan. 31, bringing a busy month to a close.
The monthly Positive Action assembly was held on Jan.
10. Students of the month for December were:
First Grade: Kara Ingram and Jonas Boggs.
Second Grade: Kevin Calder and Carey Wright.
Third Grade: Danny Hager and Tabetha Kendall.
Fourth Grade: Beth Bauer, ERICA MERCIER and
EricElam.
Fifth Grade: Cliff Erickson, Jon Harding, Jeff Parren
andJayOjua.
Also recognized at Grand Ronde were the following
students for reading or being read to at home in Decem
ber at least 10 days out of the month for 15 minutes each
day.
Kindergarten: Brent Bauer, Christopher McGraw,
Rachel Stuivenga and David Telfer. , t
First Grade: Tony Boggs, TIMMY LANGLEY, Kasen
McGraw, Mychal Pond, KJ. Pugh, Eric Reed and
Jeremy Wright.
Second Grade: JOEY BAILEY, ANDY LANGLEY,
Helena Telfer, Rachel Towner and Carey Wright.
Third Grade: James Bauer, Clayton Biller and
Michelle Pond.
Fourth Grade: Elisabeth Bauer, Eric Elam, ERICA
MERCIER, Jed Myers and Amber Telfer.
Fifth Grade: Quentin Calder and Carrie Morris.
Fifth graders continue to do a great job on safety
patrol. The following students began working in
December or January. Jeremy Warnicke, Jay Ojua,
Jessie Hager Sharon Emra and Cliff Erickson.
Native Business Directory is
now Available
THE SMOKE SIGNALS, a directory of 3500 Indian
and Alaska Native owned and operated businesses in
now available from Arrowstar Publishing. The 221 page
publication lists the businesses by state and within each
state alphabetically. According to John Bell of Arrow
star Publishing:
"This was a mammoth undertaking encompassing
thousands of hours of research and data collection. The
Smoke Signals is currently being used by Fortune 500
companies, the BIA, trade agencies and hundreds of
businesses. It is considered the 'Bible of Indian Busi
nesses' by leaders in the Indian Business field and has
well earned that reputation already."
THE SMOKE SIGNALS is the only Indian and Alaska
Native business directory of its kind to print. It is
available from Arrowstar Publishing, 10134 University
Park Station, Denver, Colorado 80210-0134 for $59.95
plus $1.95 for shipping and handling.
For more information contact: John Bell, 10134
University Park Station, Denver, Colorado, 80210-0134.