Sponsor
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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian
(NMAI) Native Arts Program
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Title
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VISITING INDIGENOUS PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
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Contact
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Jill Norwood
Museum Training
Program
Community Services
Dept.
Cultural Resources
Center
4220 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD 20746-2863
phone: 301.238.1541 fax: 301.238.3200
e-mail: norwoodj@si.edu
url: www.AmericanIndian.si.edu
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Availability
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up
to 6 weeks.
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Eligibility
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Native
professionals. Students are not eligible.
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Information
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Participants
serve as vital links between their communities and the NMAI. Past
visiting professionals have included a photographer, treaty negotiator,
radio communications specialist, professor, writer, collections manager
and registrar.
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Benefits/Award
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Offers
alternative educational and training experience for Native professionals
to build skills in museum operations.
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Deadline
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March
15, 2008 Fall Program
September
15, 2008 Spring Program
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Required Documentation
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Complete
Application; Letters of Recommendation.
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