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AUGUST 15, 1999 9 Opportunity for traditional a ovists School Supply Distribution WHEN: Monday, August 16 to Thursday, August 19 TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (including lunch hour) WHERE: Tribal Youth Center (old A&D building) Cfcj CTGR tribal members entering grades K-12 are eligible, and must verify enrollment. School supplies will be available while the supplies last. If you have a question, call Lisa Leno at 879-2224. Native American Awards Program The Oregon Historical Society Folklife Program is pleased to an nounce applications are now avail able for the 10th annual Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.' The program encourages the continua tion of Oregon's traditional arts by funding master artists to pass along their sills and practices to less expe rienced apprentices. Selected master artists receive a stipend of $1500 to pay for their in struction time, materials and supplies and travel costs. Ten apprenticeships will be selected for the 1999-2000 Traditional Arts Apprenticeships Pro gram by a panel in September. D All individuals with skill in a tra ditional art form passed down from one person to the next within their community of origin are eligible. Master artists and apprentices apply to the program together. They designed the apprenticeship accord ing to their schedules and the needs of the specific art form to be taught. Apprenticeships generally in volve 80-120 hours of instruction time and should take place between October 1999 and May 2000. The postmark deadline for ap plications is September 3, 1999. For application information, con tact Leila Childs, Oregon Folklife Program, (503) 306-5292 or by email: leilacahs.org The Smithsonian Institution's Na tive American Awards Program sup ports Native American students and scholars, who are formally affiliated with a Native American community or tribe, to visit the Institution to use its Native American-related re sources in association with or under the supervision of Smithsonian re search staff. Awards are made on the basis of evaluations and recommendations by a Smithsonian review committee. INTERNSHIP AWARDS are available for students currently en rolled in an undergraduate or graduate program. Interns pursue directed-research projects super vised by Smithsonian staff members. Intern applicants should return the attached application from, essay, transcripts and recommendations. Stipend awards are $300 per week for 10 week periods, with an addi tional travel allowance. Deadlines: Applications should be received by November 1 for Win terSpring (to begin after January 1) appointments. D VISITING STUDENT AWARDS are available for currently enrolled advanced graduate students. Visit ing students pursue independently designed research projects in asso ciation with Smithsonian staff. Ap plicants should submit the applica tion form, a brief statement describ ing their proposed research project, The Polk County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for volunteers in the SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) program. Although the name implies that it is a senior's program, it is open to all qualified individuals 21 years old and over, who can volunteer a minimum of eight hours per month. MEETING: Monday, Aug. 30 7 p.m. Polk County Sheriff's Office in Dallas. If you plan to attend, please call (503) 623-9252 a copy of their resume, transcripts and recommendation letters. Sti pends are $75 per day for up to 21 days and $300 per week for 3 to 10 weeks, a travel allowance and a small research allowance. Deadlines: Applications should be received by November 1 to begin January 1; March 1 to begin after June 1; and July 1 to begin after October 1. D COMMUNITY SCHOLAR AWARDS are available for individu als to pursue independently designed research projects in association with Smithsonian staff. Applicants should submit the application form, a brief statement describing their proposed research project, a copy of their resume, and recommendation letters. Stipends are $75 per day for up to 21 days, a travel allowance and a small research allowance. Deadlines: Applications should be received by November 1 to begin after January 1; March 1 to begin June 1; and July 1 to begin after October 1. QUESTIONS & APPLICATION: Office of Fellowships and Grants Smithsonian Institution 955 L'Enfant Plaza Suite 7000, MRC 902 Washington, DC 20560 phone: (202) 287-3271 fax: (202) 287-3691 e-mail: siofgofg.si.edu AMVETS American Veterans invites all veterans and families to attend CHARTER NITE AMVETS Tri-City Post 2000 August 17 at 7:30 p.m. WillaminaV.F. W.Hall Refreshments to follow For further information call: BUD ABBOTT 876-4540 CARL LAMBERT 879-5895 Chemawa Indian School: School Board seeks tribal appDicaoDts Chemawa Indian School, Salem, Oregon, an off-reservation boarding high school, grades 9-12, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, is cur rently in the process of accepting nominations and appointing three (3) new . board members. One (1) new member will be chosen from each of the states: Oregon, Idaho and one (1) new member At-Large will be appointed to its School Board. The Chemawa School Board membership consists of five (5) members, one each from the following states: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and one member At-Large. Indian parents or legal guardians of students en rolled in the Chemawa Indian School are encouraged to seek appointments on the Chemawa Indian School Board. School Board membership is not confined to Indian parents or legal guardians of students enrolled at Chemawa. Any adult Indian who is interested in the future of Chemawa Indian School and dedicated to supporting and promoting the purposes and objectives of the Board and the school is eligible to be selected as a member of the Board. All board members will be appointed for a term of three (3) years. All Board members' terms of office will commence on September 1, and expire on August 31, or at such later time as their successor shall be appointed. To be eligible for membership on the School Board, an individual: 1. Must be a resident of the attendance area represented; 2. Shall be a member of a federally recognized tribe and preferably a parent or guardian of a school-age student in the school; 3. Must meet applicable tribal age requirements for the elected office, or in the absence thereof, must be 21 years of age; and 4. May not be an employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Procedure for Nominating Candidates Any Indian person qualified to serve as a member of the Board may be nominated as candidate for appointment to the Board from the state in which heshe resides by submitting a petition signed by not less than ten (10) qualified Indian voters from hisher state. Each qualified voter may sign only one nomination petition. Such nomination petition, together with the candidate's resume shall be filed with the Chemawa Indian School Supervisor by September 3, 1999. The Chemawa School Board, the Portland Area Education Programs Ad ministrator and Chemawa School Administration are encouraging all quali fied Indian adults who are interested in serving to send their nominating petition and resume to School Supervisor of Chemawa School on or before September 3, 1999. Please submit the materials to: Louis J. King, School Supervisor Chemawa Indian School 3700 Chemawa Road NE, Salem, OR 97305-1199
