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Diversity Office Virtual Library
Resources by community or issue - Native American
Eugene | Oregon | Regional | National
Eugene :
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
Includes judicial, legislative, educational, health, cultural, historical, housing, and natural resource info; includes music and video.
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Includes history and culture, employment, links.
- Indian Education Program
Springfield School District 19
Federally funded program designed to work with Native students and families, and local education authorities to create a successful public school experience for Native students.
- Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival
Includes international programs, educational opportunities, and links.
- Lane Community College :
- University of Oregon :
- Native American Student Union (NASU)
Includes longhouse info.
- Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI)
Training in applied language teaching and in linguistics to Native American language teachers of the Northwest though summer institute and on-site trainings. Consultation services to tribes in the areas of language program design, assessment, policy, linguistics, language documenting and archiving, and grant writing.
- Sapsik'walá Program
Prepare American Indian teachers whose knowledge, skills, and cultural sensitivity will bring about long-term, much needed improvements in the elementary, middle, and high school educational experiences of American Indian youth.
Oregon :
Regional:
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection
Extensive digital collection of original photographs and documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures; essays written by anthropologists, historians, and teachers about particular tribes and cross-cultural topics from parts of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Maps that show traditional territories or reservation boundaries. Essays include bibliographies and links to related text. In addition to specific tribes (Alaskan Tlingit and Tsimshian, Coeur d'Alene, Lushootseed, Makah, Nez Perce), cross-cultural topics include Indian Boarding Schools, Chief Seattle and Chief Joseph, Salmon, and Totem Poles.
- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Tribal advisory representing tribes of Washington, Oregon and Idaho on health-related matters and provides health-related technical assistance. Many links, publications, research, newsletters, jobs, and scholarship info.
- Native American Youth Academy
Konaway Nika Tillicum at Southern Oregon University places Native American youth who have completed grades 5 to 10 in a university setting to introduce them to educational and career possibilities. Students spend time with tribal elders and Native American teachers during classes, lectures, and outdoor presentations
- Affiliated Tribes Of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation
Act on member tribes behalf with respect to income producing enterprises collectively owned by the tribes, providing economic development as a separate and distinct entity from the tribal governments.
- ONABEN –Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Networks
Includes workshops, classes, business directory, annual conference “Trading at the River.”
National:
- American Indian College Fund
Includes scholarship info.
- National Indian Education Association
Representing American Indian, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian educators and students. Includes media info, educational facts and history, links, research and legislative issues, events.
- American Indian Language Development Institute
Residential summer program at the University of Arizona. Participants acquire skills and learn methods for incorporating appropriate linguistic and cultural knowledge into school curriculums.
- Guide to Native American Studies Programs in the United States and Canada
Frequently updated and thorough.
- National Congress of American Indians
Tribal government organization serving as forum for consensus-based policy development. Mission is to inform public and federal government on tribal self-government, treaty rights, and broad range of federal policy issues affecting tribal governments. Includes legislative info, news, tribal directory, national events, and "cyber-advocate" section.
- Indian Law Resource Center
Legal advocacy for the protection of indigenous peoples’ human rights, cultures, and traditional lands.
- First Nations Development Institute
Working to restore Native control and culturally-compatible stewardship of Native assets and to establish new assets. Includes grants and loans, publications and resources, conferences and workshop info.
- National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center
Assist American Indian and Alaska Native women in achieving and maintaining optimal health and cultural well being. Includes funding and education opportunities, resources and downloads.
- National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Central national clearinghouse of information for Native American and Alaska Native tribal courts, providing technical assistance and resources offered to all tribal justice system personnel.
- Native American Rights Fund
Provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. Includes court watch, national Indian law library, calls to action, calendar, and publications.
- Association for the Studies of Native American Literatures
Promotes study, criticism, research, and teaching on the oral traditions and written literatures of Native Americans; supports and encourages contemporary Native American writers and the continuity of Native oral traditions." Includes guide to U.S. and Canadian Native American Studies programs and newsletter.
- National Indian Council on Aging
Advocacy, employment training, dissemination of information, and data support for American Indian and Alaska Native elders. Includes conference, grant, training, and job info.
- Native American On-line
Extensive listings including news, employment, events, Powwows, books, food, and more.
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