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Call from the World Eskimo Indian
Olympics July 20 -23, 2011 Fairbanks, Alaska Seeking all current WIEO world record holders and former Miss WEIO queens for ceremonies and celebrations at the 2011 WEIO 50th Anniversary http://www.weio.org/contact.html |
Indigenous Elders of America |
Aboriginal Storytelling Month
in Saskatchewan February 1 - 28, 2011 First Nations & Metis storytelling events will be held in schools, libraries and community organizations |
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Through Your
Lens Photo Contest Invites people to submit photos of what you see every day at school www.healthyschoolscampaign.org |
AISES Google
Scholarship |
NCCE Student Summer Employment Program Helps AI/AN natural resources professionals and students achieve their educational and career goals. Contact: ekiefer@fs.fed.us or bjbrown@fs.fed.us. |
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STOP Hunger
Scholarships Deadline: February 18 Recognizes and rewards students who have made a significant impact in the fight against hunger in the United States. www.sodexofoundation.org/ |
Key Deadline
Approaches for Native American Farmers and Ranchers |
Convening of a Fifth World Conference on Women" February 22 -- March 4, 2011. United Nations, NY http://5wcw.org/news/index.html |
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INTERSECTIONS –
A Student Conference on Diversity February 24-26, 2011 Purdue University, Indiana Opportunities for students to engage in dialogue on relevant, current or emerging topics in diversity http://www.purdue.edu/diversikey/ |
Dollar General
Literacy Foundation |
EPA: Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program Deadline: February 24, 2011 Support for environmental projects that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source. www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/#sra |
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SPAY DAY ONLINE
PET PHOTO CONTEST Deadline: February 25, 2011 For those 13 and older, help the Humane Society by uploading a photo of your pet! http://photocontest.humanesociety.org/ |
DOC IT!, Hot
Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Toronto |
Sodexo Youth Grants Deadline: February 25, 2011 Supports youth-led service projects that address the issue of childhood hunger. www.YSA.org/grants/sodexoyouth |
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National
Lacrosse League All-Star Game February 27, 2011 Oneida Nation, Verona, NY Featuring the world's best lacrosse players http://www.turningstone.com/ |
National Youth Summit |
Tribal Youth National
Mentoring
Program Deadline: February 28, 2011 Supports tribal community programs that provide mentors and mentoring services to tribal youth populations. http://www.ojjdp.gov/ |
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Multi-State
Mentoring Initiative Deadline: February 28, 2011 Support for mentoring programs that target at-risk or high-risk populations younger than 18 years of age. www.ojjdp.gov/ |
Benjamin A.
Gilman International Scholarship |
Huggable Heroes Awards Deadline: February 28, 2011 Recognizes young leaders doing extraordinary things to better the lives of others. www.lovehugssmiles.com/ |
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Native American
Library Services Grants Deadline: March 1, 2011 Supports library operations and core library services. http://www.imls.gov/ |
Breath of Life
Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages |
Services to Advocate for and Respond to Youth Program Deadline: March 1, 2011. Support for services targeting youth from underserved populations. http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov |
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Tony Hawk Foundation
Skatepark Grants Deadline: March 1, 2011 Funding for skate park projects in low-income areas and/or areas with a population of at-risk youth http://foundationcenter.org/ |
Do Something
Awards |
Kresge Foundation
Facility Investments and Building Reserves Grants Deadline: March 1, 2011 Supports project costs, creation of a building reserve, renovations, repairs, maintenance and replacement. www.kresge.org/i/ |
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Caring
Institute: 2011 Caring Awards Deadline: March 1, 2011. For those ages 9-99 who exemplify caring and serve as worthy role models for others. www.caring-institute.org/ |
Rasmuson
Foundation Alaska Artists Grants |
American Indian Journalism Institute Deadline: March 1, 2011 The premier journalism training, scholarship and internship program for Native American college students. www.freedomforumdiversity.org |
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Good Food Hero
Comic Contest Deadline: March 1, 2011 Canada Create your own comic and enter it in the contest. http://foodsecurecanada.org/ |
Mantis Awards
for Community and Youth Gardens |
New Mexico Indian Classic Deadline: March 1, 2011 December 26-28, 2011 Rio Rancho, NM Features 2 talented American Indian basketball teams from NM. Includes many other events and activities www.seedgraduateinstitute.org/ |
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Learn and Serve
America Deadline: March 3, 2011 Funds service-learning programs that improve AI children and youth academic achievement and civic engagement. lsatribesandterritories@cns.gov |
Service-Learning Funding
Opportunity for Indian Tribes |
First Steps Toward Developing Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency on Tribal Lands Deadline: March 3, 2011 http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/ |
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Native Youth and
Culture Fund Grants Deadline: March 4, 2011. Provides grants for projects that focus on youth and use Native culture and tradition to address social problems http://www.firstnations.org/ |
Next Generation
Learning Challenges |
National Park Service Tribal Preservation Program Deadline: March 4, 2011 Provides support for heritage preservation projects in many categories. t www.nps.gov/history |
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Native
American Language Preservation and Maintenance Program Deadline: March 8, 2011 Supports projects that help preserve and maintain Native American languages http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ |
Plus 50 Completion Strategy Grants |
Women World Wide: Leading
Through Philanthropy March 10 - March 11, 2011 Chicago, Illinois More than 20 other speakers from six continents http://foundationcenter.org/ |
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Michigan Indian
Education Council Conference March 10 to 12, 2011 East Lansing, MI Discusses challenges and strategies for respecting Native culture and honoring diversity. www.miiec.org. |
Disney Friends
for Change Grants |
Allstate Foundation Grants Deadline: March 11, 2011 Grants for projects focus on safe and vital communities; tolerance, inclusion, and diversity; and economic empowerment. http://foundationcenter.org/ |
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Endangered
Species Day Youth Art Contest! Deadline: March 15, 2011 For K-12 youth to submit artwork, posters and pictures www.stopextinction.org/esd.html |
YouthActionNet® Global Fellowship
Program |
WEIO North American Basketball Tournament March 15 - 19, 2011 Fairbanks, Alaska Hosted by the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Women's, men's, and masters divisions. www.weio.org/a |
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Siemens We Can
Change the World Challenge Deadline: March 16, 2011 Encourages teams of K-12 students to create replicable solutions to environmental issues in their schools www.wecanchange.com |
Civic
Justice Corps Grants |
Energy Efficiency Development and Deployment in Indian Country Deadline: March 16, 2011 http://apps1.eere.energy.gov |
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GE-Reagan
Foundation Scholarship Program Deadline: March 18, 2011 Scholarships for deserving students who will be evaluated on their leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship. http://www.reaganfoundation.org/ |
Save the Child,
Save the Teenager |
NCGLNAC Scholarships Deadline: March 18 March 26-27 Portland, IN For youth to attend Native arts classes that include loom beading, stone tools, tobacco bags, and gourd-head dolls. linda.andrews@ncglnac.com |
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InvenTeam Deadline: March 18, 2011 Provide high school students and opportunity to cultivate their creativity and to experience invention. http://web.mit.edu/invent/ |
Intertribal
Timber Council Scholarship |
Louis T. Delgado Distinguished Grantmaker Award Deadline March 18, 2011 Nominate someone who advances philanthropy between Indigenous communities and mainstream philanthropy. http://www.nativephilanthropy.org |
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Flying Eagle Woman
Philanthropy
Award Deadline: March 18, 2011 Nominate an Indigenous person guided by Indigenous thinking, philosophy, living, community, and giving. http://www.nativephilanthropy.org/ |
Native American and Alaska Native
Children in School Program |
Conference on Illinois History March 20, 2011 Springfield, Ill. www.illinoishistory.gov/c |
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Canebrakes: A Most
Indispensable
Resource: Native Peoples Use of River Cane in Indiana. March 26 - 27, 2011 Portland, IN From the NCGLNAC's Lecture Series www.ncglnac.org |
Save the Child,
Save the Teenager |
Creating Culturally
Responsive Relationships Conference March 25-26, 2011 Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA From the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education pennsylvanianame@yahoo.com |
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Indian Health Service
Scholarship
Program Deadline: March 28, 2011 http://www.ihs.gov/J |
NCGLNAC Spring
Cultural Arts Classes |
NCGLNAC Lecture March 26, 2011 Portland, IN Learn more about Great Lakes Native Americans. Free and open to the public http://www.ncglnac.com |
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IHS Summer
Research Workshop for Graduate Students Deadline: March 31, 2011 June 15-19 , 2011 Bryn Mawr University, PA For graduate students to review contemporary research in history, philosophy, political science, and economics. www.TheIHS.org |
Pathways Within
Roads to Reading Initiative |
Indian Arts Research
Center Internships Deadline: March 30, 2011 For college grads, grad students, and others interested in museum studies. Santa Fe, NM http://iarc.sarweb.org. |
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Renewable
Energy Development and Deployment in Indian Country Deadline: March 31, 2011 http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/ |
IHS Summer
Research Workshop
for Graduate Students |
2011 Native American Film
and Video Festival March 31 - April 3, 2011 Washington DC From the Smithsonian http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/ |
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The Swackhamer
Disarmament Video Contest Deadline: April 1, 2011 Submit short videos about how the world would be different if nuclear weapons funding is spent on making this a more decent world. http://www.wagingpeace.org |
Emergent
Authenticity: Fakes, Copies, and the Real Thing in a Global Culture |
Acres for America Deadline: April 1, 2011; Funds for projects that conserve important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants http://www.nfwf.org/ |
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Crazy Horse
Journalism Workshop April 1, 2011 Crazy Horse Memorial, SD For Native American high school students curious about media careers http://www.sdna.com/ |
Nature of
Learning Grant Program |
NASU Basketball Tournament April 1-3, 2011 NW Christian College, Eugene, OR To promote health and diabetes awareness in Native communities http://pages.uoregon.edu/asuonasu/ |
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American Indian
Scholarship Deadline: April 1, 2011 Helps Native students striving to get an education. www.dar.org/ |
Davis-Putter
Scholarship |
Sea
Turtle Conservation Projects Deadline: April 1, 2011 For those working to increase the populations of Western Hemisphere turtle species. http://pndapps.fdncenter.org/ |
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Native
Philanthropy Institute |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ETHNIC
STUDIES, INC. |
Place and the Production
of Knowledge Conference |
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Jamba Juice:
It's All About the Fruit Deadline: April 11, 2011. Provides schools and youth community garden programs with fruit trees h www.kidsgardening.com |
Taking Action:
Leadership & Service |
Taking Action: Leadership & Service Late Registration, Session 1: June 4 Session 1: Jun 26, 2011 — Jul 15, 2011 Session 2 Jul 17, 2011 — Aug 5, 2011 Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD For students in grades 7-12, integrates academic study with meaningful community service http://cty.jhu.edu |
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Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism Deadline: April 15, 2011 Honor distinguished media coverage of children, youth and families. http://www.journalismcenter.org/ |
Endangered
Environmental Laws Student Writing Competition |
ACEI Annual International
Conference April 13-16, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana The Right to Education: Reaching Every Child http://acei.org/ |
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Pathways Out
of Poverty Program Identifies, tests and help sustain pathways out of poverty for low-income people and communities. http://www.mott.org/a |
Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Foundation Scholarship |
The
"Diversity Of America"
Monthly Photo Scholarship For h.s. and college students to submit a photograph that represents what your country means to you. http://www.oneamerica2012.org/ |
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National
Geographic Young Explorers Grants For those ages 18-25 to pursue research, conservation, and exploration- www.nationalgeographic.com |
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Dorothea Haus Ross
Foundation For nonprofits that serve vulnerable children in the United States and around the world. http://www.dhrossfoundation.org |
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