SEQUOYAH NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
The Sequoyah National Research Center (SNRC) seeks three tribally affiliated student interns for summer 2011 during the period of June 1 through July 31. Interns will work at least 25 hours per week in the Center doing basic archival and research work under the direction of Center staff.
The SNRC at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) houses the papers and special collections of tribal individuals and organizations, the world's largest archival collection of newspapers and other periodicals published by tribal individuals and organizations, and the Dr. J. W. Wiggins Collection of Native American Art, consisting of nearly 2,500 artworks, a massive archive documenting the collection, and a reference library on indigenous art of more than a thousand volumes.
The goal of the American Indian Student Internship Program is to provide students an experiential learning environment in which to acquire an understanding of the value of archives and the research potential of the collections of the Center and to engage in academic research and practical database building activities related to tribal culture, society, and issues. Interns will be expected to demonstrate the value of their experience by either a summary report of work, finding aids for collections, reports of research or other written work that may be shared with their home institutions.
To qualify for an internship, students must
Be tribally affiliated
Have completed at least 60 college hours
Be in good standing at their home institutions of higher learning
Applications should include
A unofficial copy of the student's academic transcript
A reference or sponsor letter from the head of the student's major department or from another relevant academic official
A statement of no more than one page expressing why the intern experience would likely be beneficial to the student's academic or career goals.
To assist the student in meeting expenses during the two-month tenure of the internship, the Center will provide on-campus housing and $2,000 to defray other living expenses.
Students interested in applying should send applications or inquiries by e-mail to Daniel F. Littlefield at dflittlefiel@ualr.edu or Robert E. Sanderson at resanderson@ualr.eduor by U. S. mail to SNRC, University Plaza, Suite 500, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204. The SNRC must receive applications by March 15, 2011. The Center will select three applicants and three alternates. The Center staff will notify students of their decision by April 1, 2011.
For information regarding UALR and its housing facilities, see http://www.ualr.edu. For information on the SNRC and its work, see http://ualr.edu/sequoyah.
Monday, January 24, 2011
SEQUOYAH NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
RUN AWAY OR MISSING GIRL NATIVE GIRL
RUN AWAY OR MISSING GIRL
Please Help
Desiree Guachino, 16 years old, has possibly run away on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at approximately 9:30 pm from Susan Subish's house in Temecula.
Desiree is 5'3" and 135 Ibs. Desiree has long dark brown hair and brown eyes. She wears her hair straight or wavy, down or up in a I bun.
Desiree has a Monroe piercing and no longer has bottom lip piercing. Desiree wears skinny jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.
If you have any information to Desiree's whereabouts please call Annette Guachino cell 760-330-3368, home 760-765-1591 any time day or night.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD FLYER AND POST.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
FREE Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation.
Read all about it at the link below, use your back button to return to this page
Read all about it at the link below, use your back button to return to this page:
http://www.smdep.org/
Friday, December 17, 2010
Scholarship Opportunity
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program Scholarship Opportunity The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program provides aunique scholarship opportunity to high-achieving 7th grade studentswith financial need. The most personalized and generous scholarshipexperience in the nation, the Young Scholars Program works closelywith exceptional students and their families to provide individualizededucational services that include but are not limited to: • Help with selecting a high school• Advice and financial assistance for enrichment programs• Access to computer, software, or other learning technology• Music, art, or other talent lessons• College admission advising To be eligible, students must be in the 7th grade currently orentering the 8th grade in the fall of 2011 showing:• Strong academic ability – All or mostly A’s• Significant financial need• Motivation and will to succeed• Leadership and public service• Accomplishments in music, the arts, or other extra curricular activities Applications will be available February 1st, 2011. For moreinformation and to complete an application please visit:www.jkcf.org/scholarships/young-scholars-program/
Monday, November 29, 2010
Kumeyaay Place Names Project
IntelliSparx Launches Kumeyaay Place Names ProjectContact InformationEric Wohl
4675 51st St.
San Diego CA, 92115
619-884-2250
http://www.intellisparx.com
San Diego based interactive agency IntelliSparx launches interactive map for the Kumeyaay Place Names Project.
Online PR News – 26-November-2010 –IntelliSparx, a San Diego based digital interactive agency recently launched the Kumeyaay P lace Names Project at www.kumeyaaymapping.com. IntelliSparx donated a portion of its profit to the Kumeyaay Place Names Project to help kick-start the efforts of the Kumeyaay Research Team.
This website features an interactive map of Kumeyaay (Iipay/Tipay aka Diegueno) Place Names. Our goal was to gather invaluable information from some of remaining Kumeyaay speakers and from hard-to-access archival and printed resources and then to present it in a form that is accurate and available to many.
Financial supporters include: the Sycuan Institute for Tribal Gaming, the University of California Humanities Research Institute, the Endangered Language Fund, Intellisparx and Larry Banegas of Kumeyaay.com.
“Having worked with Kumeyaay.com, we had a great opportunity to become the active provider for the Kumeyaay Place Names Project. The KPP team has done terrific research in their respective fields and it was a pleasure putting their studies in to a web based application so that the Kumeyaay History would become a part of the web for future education and research studies,” said President of IntelliSparx, Eric Wohl.
Few concepts resonate more strongly than “place” in indigenous studies today. Place names describe landforms and also show a close connection with nature and tell timeless stories associated with land.
To learn more about the project visit www.kumeyaaymapping.com
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Free EBook- The Indian Captive
Howka tribal members, I thought I would start posting some free books that our tribal members could read online. I am starting with a book called The Indian Captive.. which is about a white man that was kidnapped and held as a slave and ultimately adopted into a tribe.
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/32228/pg32228.html
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Indian Captive, by Matthew Brayton
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America
