Sponsor
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Americans
for Indian Opportunity
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Title
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AMERICAN INDIAN AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
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Contact
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Laura
Harris, Executive Director
1001 Marquette Ave., NW
Albuquerque, NM
87102
phone: 505.842.8677 fax: 505.842.8658
e-mail: aio@aio.org
url: www.aio.org
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Availability
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Up
to 16 participants selected bi-annually.
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Eligibility
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American
Indians/Alaska Natives from the United States between the
ages of 25-35.
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Information
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A
Native American community capacity-building,leadership development effort
that AIO has been operating since 1993. The Program is designed to help
early to mid-career Native American professionals strengthen, within an
Indigenous cultural context, their ability to improve the well-being and
growth of their communities.
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Benefits/Award
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Ambassadors
meet and work with leading Native decision-makers and National
policymakers, explore family and tribal histories, develop and implement
a community-based project, explore personal "medicine" or inner
strength, and strengthen communication skills. They attend gatherings in
communities across the nation and visit at least one Indigenous community
outside the United
States.
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Deadline
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January
8, 2008
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Required Documentation
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Complete
Official Application Form; Two Nominations; Written Proposal Outlining a
Plan for a Community-Based Initiative.
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