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Native Philanthropy Institute
April 10th & 11th Greetings
The Native Philanthropy Institute is generating
tremendous interest - nonprofits, foundations and Tribal leaders who are
involved in the growth
and development of Native philanthropy - from across
the country.
Our opening speakers will begin our Institute
experience with their perspectives on "Raising Money In and For Indian
Country: What is Needed?" featuring Valorie J. Johnson (Seneca-Cayuga of
Oklahoma/Eastern Band of Cherokees), Program Director, Youth and Education,
W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Joe McDonald (Salish-Kootenai) President and
founder, Salish-Kootenai College.
Nine sessions are available throughout Monday for varied interests and
experiences followed by an evening of laughter with Charlie Hill.
Tuesday will begin with Native Americans in
Philanthropy's Annual Meeting. The Louis T. Delgado Distinguished Grantmaker and
The Flying Eagle Woman Community-Based Philanthropy Awards will be
announced. The new board members will be introduced and we will celebrate our
work.
Tuesday afternoon has been set aside as a half-day
training on Fund Development or time for deeper
networking.
For more great Information on the Native Philanthropy Institute, start here. Then, check the full schedule!
Registration Deadline is Friday, March 31st
Register today for the Native Philanthropy Institute
presented by Native
Americans in Philanthropy in conjunction with our
annual membership meeting
April 10-11, 2006, in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Mystic
Lake Casino Hotel, home of the
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
networking.
Important Dates to Remember
Mystic Lake Hotel has a limited number of rooms
remaining at the group rate.
Reserve your hotel rooms today
for the Native Philanthropy Institute, Native
Americans in Philanthropy's event of the year.
Registration Deadline is Friday, March 31st
Register today for the Native Philanthropy Institute
presented by Native
Americans in Philanthropy in conjunction with our
annual membership meeting
April 10-11, 2006, in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Mystic
Lake Casino Hotel, home of the
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
GFE (Grantmakers for Education) Briefing
Funders' briefing on Native education. Funders from
as far as Alaska, Hawaii
and Seattle converged on Denver for a two-day
briefing on Native American
education issues on February 21-23 that was formally
sponsored by
Grantmakers for Education, a Council on Foundations
affinity group of 200
funders. Native Americans in Philanthropy helped
plan the briefing involving
Native experts, practitioners and state officials.
The Denver-based American
Indian College Fund coordinated the speakers and
logistics.
The briefing
began with a welcoming event at the Denver Indian
Center, which featured a
traditional blessing and meal. Attendees also
watched a one-hour documentary
about Indian boarding schools and their
still-echoing effects on Native
communities. Held at the offices of the Daniels
Fund, the presentations
featured keynote remarks by Wilma Mankiller, the
former principal chief of
the Western Cherokee Nation who is a trustee of the
Ford Foundation. Other
sessions focused on the role of indigenous language
and culture in
education, early childhood education, tribal
colleges and more.
Organizers
are developing a briefing report of recommendations
and results which will
be available by June on our website.
Justice As Healing: Indigenous Ways
The Native Law Centre and Living Justice Press is
pleased to announce the
release of Justice As Healing: Indigenous Ways. This
exciting new book is
based on a compilation of articles from Justice as
Healing Newsletter with
contributing authors of leading scholars,
practitioners, judges, lawyers,
Elders and community members from across Canada,
United States, New Zealand
and Australia working in the area of Indigenous
justice. Justice As Healing:
Indigenous Ways brings together, in one ideal
convenient source, 45 essays
that speak directly to Indigenous ways of responding
to harms and restoring
harmony in relationships with a focus on exploring
Indigenous healing paths.
Designed for ease of use, this work is conveniently
organized into three
parts with a comprehensive index.
For more information on this book and the upcoming
National
Network of Grantmakers Conference visit "COMMUNITIES
UNBOUND: Claiming the Power
of a Just Society"
First Nations Development Institute News
First Nation's has relocated their administrative
and grantmaking departments from Virginia to
Colorado and released an RFP for a Native Youth and
Culture Fund.
This Request for Letters of
Intent for projects that focus on youth, and
incorporate culture and
tradition to address social issues such as drug and
alcohol abuse, teen
pregnancy, mental health or other social issues.
Letters of Intent may be submitted in one of two
ways, via electronic
transmission (email) or via U.S. Postal Service or
other courier. Letters of
Intent must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on March 31,
2006. For additional information about this process,
please contact Jackie
Tiller at (540) 371-5615, ext. 18 or Kimberly Craven
at (303) 774-7836, ext.
19.
You can learn more about the NYCF program at www.firstnations.org
News from Native American Public Telecommunications
The Joyce Foundation announces that Jerod
Impichchaachaaha' Tate is a
recipient of a Joyce Award, which supports Midwest
cultural organizations
commissioning works by artists of color. Jerod will
write a new concerto for
guitar and orchestra that incorporates traditional
music from Chickasaw and
Lakota traditions. Jerod was commissioned by Native
American Public
Telecommunications for its upcoming "Seat at the
Drum," part of Indian
Country Diaries coming up this November on Public
Television.
http://www.taloaproductions.com
Chris Eyre will direct Indian Country: Native
Americans in the 20th Century,
a four-part series for public television and
international broadcast. Indian
Country chronicles the history of Native American
nations from Wounded Knee
to the present and is follow-up to the acclaimed
1995 miniseries 500
Nations. Now in the research and development stage,
Indian Country is a
Katahdin Productions project that will make
extensive use of oral histories,
research archives, and outreach to Native American
scholars and community
leaders. The project is supported by Native American
Public
Telecommunications. Learn more about this project at www.nativetelecom.org
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation Request for Proposal's
Tribe-hosted Indian Land Tenure Informational
Sessions for Local, State and Federal Governments
Closing Date: June 1
Engagement with non-Indian political leaders is
particularly important given the fact that tribal
sovereignty and the tribal land base are continually
threatened by the decisions, activities, and
interests of non-tribal governments.
College Internship Program
Closing Date: Multiple, check website and RFP
stipulations
The educational development of Indian people
interested and wanting a career involved in land
tenure issues is not taking place in sufficient
numbers in Indian Country.
Strategic Land Planning for Tribal Governments
Closing Date: June 1
The approach is to offer training to tribal
leadership and staff in their own communities so
that they can develop their own strategic land plan
and take ownership of the work.
Implementation of Land Tenure Curriculum
Closing Date: June 1
ILTF is now seeking Head Start centers, schools,
colleges, and community education centers to
implement this curriculum.
Learn More at www.indianlandtenure.org
Up-coming conferences and events
Council on Foundations Annual Conference
Co-sponsored by Native Americans in Philanthropy and
National Network of
Grantmakers
"The Honest Truth" Lessons Learned from People of
Color in Philanthropy
Pittsburgh, PA
May 7, 2006 at 1:30 p.m.
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples
-Linking Circles V
Strengthening Partnerships in Philanthropy: Building
Effective Grantmaking
in Indigenous Communities.
Ford Foundation, New York City, NY
May 16 and 17, 2006
National Network of Grantmakers Conference
COMMUNITIES UNBOUND: Claiming the Power of a Just
Society
Loyola University-Chicago
October 14-17, 2006
The Joint Affinity Groups (JAG)
Unity Summit (Grantmakers only)
The California Endowments' new "Center for Healthy
Communities"
Los Angeles, California
February 5 -7, 2007
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Job Announcements
Northwest Area Foundation is seeking qualified
individuals for the newly
created Program Manager position. We offer a very
competitive salary and
benefits package, creative and fun work environment,
significant growth and
development opportunities, and a teaming environment
focused on reducing
poverty.
View More Job Postings.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Sincerely,
Neely M. Snyder, Native Americans in Philanthropy.
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