AUGUST 15, 1999
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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