December 15, 1998
Tribal Life 11
Haskell offers job
tuition opportunity
Haskell Indian Nations University
is offering a cooperative educational
opportunity to students interested in
pursuing a career in natural resources
or forestry after graduation. The
award includes up to $5,000 annu
ally for tuition assistance; full time
summer employment ($8 - $10 hr.);
and an opportunity to move into pro
fessional level (GS-7) positions after
graduation.
Applicants must provide: a letter'
of application stating goals and inter
ests; Bureau of Indian Affairs Form
4432 - Indian Preference for Employ
ment; proof of enrollment or accep
tance into a college forestry or natu
ral resources program; copy of most !
recent transcript and current sched-.
ule if enrolled; completed SF 171 or
OF 612 (federal employment form);
letter of recommendation from aca
demic advisor; and optional but help-'
ful, a letter of support from Tribal
Natural Resources person or BIA
area agency Natural Resources staff.
Send application package to: Gail
L Sloan, Ph.D., Director, National
Center for Cooperative Education,
Haskell Indian Nations . University,
PO Box 5018, 155 Indian Avenue,
Lawrence, KS 66046. (785) 749
8414. Deadline is March 1, 1999.
Look Who's Three!
Our big girl KIANA LENO
Happy Birthday Sweetie...
We love you!
Grandma Candy, Grandpa Jess,
Uncle Bran, Aunt Sis, and your aunts,
uncles, and cousins, too!
Welfare to Work can help secure your future
What is Welfare to Work? The
Tribe has a grant for helping long
term welfare recipients to secure and
maintain employment which contrib
utes to the tribal goal of self-sufficiency.
HOW DO I QUALIFY FOR
WELFARE TO WORK?
1. Be a Grand Ronde tribal member
living within the Six County Service
Area. 2. A long-term welfare recipi
ent (2-12 years or more on welfare).
3. Have two of the following three:
a.) Lack of GED or High School di
ploma and low math and reading
skills; b.) Require substance abuse
treatment prior to employment; c.)
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Have a poor work history. 4. A. non
custodial parent of minors whose cus
todial parent meets the above crite
ria. In some cases, "recent" welfare
recipients or noncustodial parents
who qualify for this program may.,
be a high school drop out; be a preg
nant teen; or have a poor work his
tory. WHAT SERVICES DOES THIS
PROGRAM HAVE TO OFFER?
1. On-the-job training
2. Job creation through wage
subsidies
3. Job readiness
a.) completion of employment
applications
b. ) writing resumes
c. ) developing home budgets
4. Supportive services
a. ) transportation assistance
b. ) child care assistance .
c. ) emergency short-term assistance
5. Job retention services
6. Post-employment services
a. ) basic education training
b. ) occupational skills training ,
c. ) employment mentoring
If you think you may qualify for this
program or just want to ask questions
please contact the Tribe's Employ
ment Services at 1-800-422-0232.
Connie Holmes and Sheila Elliott will
be glad to help.
THANK YOU
Ha Dovd and her
family would like to
thank everyone who
made her 90th
birthday special
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Ha and her daugther, Joyce Ham.
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' Happy Birthday Ray
j I love you so much.
( You arc the best.
J Y From your wife,
Y Cftntnt Qulllory ( 1043)
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A Happy Birthday
Wish to
Merle Holmes!
From the Warm Springs
Tribal Council
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