Tag: Generation Indigenous

• Apr 27 Gen-I NOW: Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Medicine Assistance Program

  This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Medicine Assistance Program! Created in memory of Jane Wilson Hooper and Colonel Philip L. Hooper, the goal of the Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Assistance Program is to help young, qualified people who love animals pursue a degree at an accredited college or university. Funding…

  April 28, 2016

  Announcement, Scholarships

  AIGC, American Indian Graduate Center, Center for Native American Youth, Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Center, Colonel Philip Hooper, Gen-I, Generation Indigenous, Jane Wilson Hooper, Native Opportunities Weekly, NOW, Veterinary Medicine Assistance Program, Veterinary Technology, Wilson-Hooper Veterinary Assistance Program

• Department of Education Press Release: Historic Investment: $17.4 Million in Grants Available to Help Native Youth

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                               Feb. 29,2016 Contact: Press Office (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov Support Aimed at Helping Native Students Become College-, Career-Ready The U.S. Department of Education today announced it is more than tripling – from $5.3 million to $17.4 million – the availability of funding for grants to help Native American youth become college- and career-ready. The…

  March 2, 2016

  Press Release

  Department of Education, DOE, Gen-I, Generation I, Generation Indigenous, John B King, Native Youth Community Projects, NYCP, President Obama

• US. Department of Education Awards More Than $325,000 to Help School District on Pine Ridge Reservation Recover From Multiple Student Suicides

  An excerpt: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students awarded Little Wound School on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling more than $325,000. The grant will be used to assist the Little Wound School with ongoing recovery efforts following…

  November 19, 2015

  Grants

  Gen-I, Generation Indigenous, Immediate Services and Extended Services, Little Wound, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, Oglala Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, Project School Emergency Response to Violence, Project SERV, Student Suicide, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

• Eight Tribes Receive Nearly $2.5 Million in Grants; Funds Help Tribes Take Control of Own Educational Programs

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight federally recognized tribes will collectively receive nearly $2.5 million in grant awards from the U.S. Departments of Education and Interior to bolster their educational programs and advance self-determination goals through the development of academically rigorous and culturally relevant programs. William Mendoza, director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and…

  November 6, 2015

  Article

  BIE Blueprint, Blueprint for Reform, Bureau of Indian Education, Charles Monty Roessel, Department of Education, Department of Interior, Gen-I, Generation Indigenous, STEP, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, William Mendoza

• White House Press Release: FACT SHEET: The 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference

  An excerpt: Today, the White House will bring together tribal leaders from federally recognized tribes to participate in the 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference. The President and members of his Cabinet will discuss issues of importance to tribal leaders, with an emphasis on ways the Administration can continue to make progress on improving…

  November 6, 2015

  Article

  ConnectHome, Gen-I, Generation Indigenous, My Brother’s Keeper, Native One Stop, Native Youth Community Project, NYCP, School Environment Listening Session, STEM, White House Tribal Nations Conference

• Via Indianz.com: Nike N7 Fund Seeks Applications to Fund Native Youth Programs

  The N7 Fund is expanding grant opportunities to Native youth.The organization, a non-profit arm of Nike, has already been funding health, wellness and sports programs in Indian Country. Through a partnership with the Center for Native American Youth, young Native Americans will be able to secure money for their own initiatives as well.“N7 has allocated resources for Native youth…

  August 13, 2015

  Announcement, Youth

  Center for Native American Youth, Funding Native Youth Programs, Generation Indigenous, N7 Fund, Nike