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  • Changing Arctic: Land of Pickled Whale and $10 Milk

    From NBC News, here. An excerpt: BARROW, Alaska — America’s northernmost city, home to nearly 5,000 people above the Arctic Circle, is at the crossroads of change. For generations, the native villagers have lived off the land, storing whale meat and blubber in underground ice cellars and sending children on their first hunts before they…

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  • The Great Quake and the Great Drowning: Indigenous people’s terrifying tsunami stories are a history and a warning.

    Here, from Slate. An interesting article about Native oral history.  An excerpt: In the year 1700, on Jan. 26 at 9 at night, in what is now Northern California, Earthquake was running up and down the coast. His feet were heavy, and when he ran, he shook the ground so much it sank down and the…

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  • White House Champions of Change – Young Women Empowering Their Communities

    You can watch it live here.

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  • Wanted: Cultural Liaison in La Crosse

    From Bowman Performance Consulting, here.  An excerpt: The School District of La Crosse is accepting applications for a district wide Cultural Liaison! More info below from the Wisconsin Education Career Access Network. Wisconsin Education Career Access Network School District of La Crosse POSITION TITLE:  Cultural Liaison START DATE:      October 19, 2015 (approximately) Accountability Objectives: Assist with coordination of all Cultural & Family Connection Program activities.   Our commitment is to support each and every student in our school district. The largest  composition of diverse students we serve is our Southeast Asian/African American  students/families; all students will benefit from the advocacy of these positions.  The position will serve as an advocate for Southeast Asian/African American students  (respectively), their families and the schools. Act as a link between families and the school throughout the community. . . . **Deadline to apply is September 25, 2015, by 3:30 pm. (or until position is filled)

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  • TEDNA Annual Meeting and Forum at NIEA: Tribal Education Codes, Student Data, & FERPA

    Please join us on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Portland DoubleTree for our Annual Meeting and Forum. Below is our draft agenda to date.

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  • Notice Of Request For Comments – Renewal of Agency Information Collection for the Bureau of Indian Education Tribal Education Department Grant Program; Request for Comments

    Here is the notice, and the entire PDF copy is here.  Deadline to respond is November 2, 2015.  From the abstract: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is seeking renewal of the approval for information collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 2020, for the solicitation of grant proposals from Federally-recognized tribes and their Tribal Education Departments (TEDs)…

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