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2024 AIHEC National
Basketball Tournament
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Hosted by Red Lake Nation College
March 5-7, 2024
Concordia College
235 Hamline Ave. N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
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AIHEC Welcomes Shelly Knight as our Cyberinfrastructure Facilitator! | Shelly earned her M.S. in American Indian Studies from Arizona State University and B.S. in Anthropology and Religious Studies from Nazareth University with minors in Gerontology and Asian Studies. She wrote her Master’s thesis on tribal airspace sovereignty and researched Indigenous tribal nations’ innovative uses of UAS technology. | |
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During her undergrad, she earned a language certificate in Mandarin from the Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology while living in China. She is also a licensed Part 97 amateur radio operator and Part 107 commercial drone pilot.
In 2020, Shelly joined AIHEC’s Tribal VISTA Project which led her to work with the Red Lake Nation College as their Community Connections Extension Coordinator. Since then, Shelly has become a mother of two and moved back to upstate NY to live closer to family. During her free time, she enjoys traveling and woodworking.
Please welcome Shelly to AIHEC.
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2024 Creative Writing, Art, & Film Contest
DEADLINES
Creative Writing Contest: February 9, 2024
Cover Art Contest: March 15, 2024
Film Contest: March 15, 2024
Publication Date: August 26, 2024
Who: The contest is open to ALL tribal college students currently enrolled at an AIHEC-member institution.
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Postsecondary National Policy Institute 2024 Summer Scholarship Program
May 28 through August 3, 2024
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WEPAN, the ARC Network, and ACCESS+ are co-hosting a town hall on Thursday, February 15th, from 2-3:30pm ET, in response to the growing list of obstacles to advancing equity, including the attacks on the psychological well-being of marginalized peoples doing this work.
Join us as we:
- come together as a larger community to discuss the issues at hand
- highlight the realities of the personal and professional impacts being experienced
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facilitate exchange of resources and insights
- seed collective effort to address these issues in ways that allow us to be intentional and in community
- share ways WEPAN, ARC Network, and ACCESS+ can support our communities
Register at: https://registration.socio.events/e/2024townhall
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Digital Legal Research Lab to Host 10-week Summer Program
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The University of Nebraska - Lincoln's Digital Legal Research Lab will host a 10-week Summer Program funded by NSF to host 8 undergraduates from outside of UNL who work with us on collaborative and their own individual research projects. We also offer extensive mentoring and professional development, hoping to encourage students to develop their scholarly identity and pursue research careers in law and society fields.
Our lab applies digital and critical legal research methodologies to highlight marginalized people's legal strategies in challenging their oppression and exploitation with an interest in promoting racial and gender equity in the present. We are a partnership between Department of History faculty and Center for Digital Research in the Humanities staff to provide undergraduate and graduate students with intensive training in critical legal studies, mixed-methods social science research skills, and digital analysis tools.
Our applications are open for our priority deadline of February 1 and applications will close March 1.
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EVENTS & WEBINARS TO CHECK OUT | |
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The Department of Homeland Security
External Tribal Quarterly Meetings
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Bureau of Indian Education Consultation and Listening Sessions | |
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General Registration & Competition
Registration
Now Open!
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Exhibitors & Sponsors & Exhibitors! | |
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Help support our Tribal college students!
Become a sponsor of the 2024 AIHEC Student Conference!
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Apply as an Exhibitor or Vendor for the 2024 AIHEC
Student Conference!
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2024 AIHEC Student Conference
Knowledge Bowl Books
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer
Fire Keepers Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings by James Vukelich
How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century by Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes)
Talking Sky: Ojibwe Constellations as a Reflection of Life on the Land by Carl Gawboy and Ron Morton
How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine and Crafts by Frances Densmore
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JOB/INTERNSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) – the collective spirit and unifying voice of the Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) - is searching for talented and resourceful leader to execute an inspiring and compelling vision, direction, and strategy to usher AIHEC into its new chapter.
Find the full job description here and apply today!
https://jobs.lever.co/WorkRenewed/8deead7f-ba9b-4f15-b2a4-cdfff4bee495
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Join the DOE Solar Office: Science, Technology, and Policy Fellowship | |
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Are you a student, researcher, or professional with a passion for solar energy?
You can work for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office advancing solar technologies and deployment through the Science, Technology, and Policy Fellowship! Selected participants will play an integral role in designing and implementing new initiatives to make solar energy more affordable and reliable. They will support office-wide research, development, and demonstration efforts in photovoltaics, concentrating solar-thermal power, and grid integration technologies, as well as solar manufacturing and workforce, behavioral science, data analysis, environmental and energy justice, and stakeholder outreach.
The application deadline is January 15, 2024. You can go here for more information. Hear from current and past fellows in this video.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Internships and Fellowship – Application deadline EXTENDED | |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 1994 Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) Program has announced that the deadlines for the 2024 Summer Internships Program and the Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship have been extended to January 30, 2024.
USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program, will provide full tuition, employment, housing or a living stipend, employee benefits, fees, and books each year for up to 4 years to selected students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, food science, natural resources science, or a related academic discipline.
Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship, seeks to provide land-grant institutions, and Tribal High School faculty and staff with the opportunity to address challenges in Tribal agriculture and for USDA to provide training about resources and opportunities available at USDA. This fellowship will offer the opportunity to develop collegial relationships with other 1994 tribal land-grant colleges and universities.
For more information about the Tribal College Program's, please visit the USDA website.
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Before the advent of tribal colleges, Native peoples had to relocate far from their communities to pursue CTE pathways. Today, TCUs offer myriad programs and opportunities right at home. | |
“I used to hate winter and how lost I would feel during it. Now that I am intentionally resting and dreaming, it is one of my favorite seasons.”. | |
Sitting Bull College Awarded Living Languages Grant from the Department of the Interior | |
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AIHEC Mourns the Passing of Visionary Tribal College Leader
Joe McDonald
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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees Membership | |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) are now accepting nominations for the Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees (ATACs). There are six committee sectors available for the 2024-2028 term. The purpose of the committee members is to provide advice to the Secretary of the USDA and USTR, consult regularly on negotiation objectives, and make recommendations on the development and administration of U.S. agricultural trade policy.
The six focus committee sectors are:
· Animals and animal products;
· Fruits and vegetables;
· Grains, feed, oilseeds, and planting seeds;
· Processed foods;
· Sweeteners and sweetener products;
· Tobacco, cotton, and peanuts.
Nominations are due Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET. and can be sent to ATACs@usda.gov.
To receive an application for committee membership, please complete the brief form here.
For more information, please contact the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees at ATACs@usda.gov.
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services New Grant Program | |
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The Department of Education has announced it is accepting applications for fiscal year 2024 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities. This personnel preparation program of special education, early interventions, and related services personnel will prioritize Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving Institutions applications.
The purpose of this program is to prepare scholars to serve children, including infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities through a bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, education specialist degree, or clinical doctoral degree levels to serve in various settings.
The deadline for applications is February 20, 2024.
For more information, please visit the Federal Register webpage.
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Department of Education: Accepting Applications for 2024 Indian Education Discretionary Grants –
Native American Language Program
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The Department of Education announced this week that it is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2024 Indian Education Discretionary Grants Program – Native American Language Program. The purpose of this funding is to (1) support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language of instruction; (2) maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native American and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of 1990; and (3) supports the Nation’s First Peoples’ to maintain and revitalize their languages and cultures, and to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes within Native American and Alaska Native communities.
The Department of Education will be hosting a pre-application meeting on December 26, 2023. Applications will be due on March 7, 2024.
For more information, please read the Federal Register notice.
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Department of Education:
FAFSA Update
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This week the Department of Education released state-by-state data and details showing that the simplified, redesigned, and streamlined 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will help more low-income students receive Pell Grants. With this redesign, this application will aid 1.5 million more students in receiving the maximum amount for Pell Grants. These changes and redesigns are a part of the Department of Education’s implementation of the bipartisan FUTURE Act and the FAFSA Simplification Act.
The FAFSA application will be available to students and families by December 31, 2023. For more information, please visit the Better FAFSA Better Future Roadmap or the press release.
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