Calling attention to a new recent opporutnity posted on the Career Center of interest to Michigan readers:
The Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan in Lansing has posted an opening for a Benefit Plan Advisor responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of the marketing plan, focusing on Tribal Government Retirement System (TGRS) members and potential members, and on 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations. This position will assist in the oversight of all aspects of the TGRS and ERISA plans, including receiving requests for new plans and providing on-going service to existing plans.
Some of the baseline qualifications:
• A Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, marketing or management related course of study
• Three to five year’s of experience in administration, marketing or management, or of progressively more responsible experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
For more details, see the posting at the link above. For more opportunities, not all Native-specific, see Featured Jobs at IMDiversity or do a custom search.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Find: Alaska Native Heritage Month Projects
According to the U.S.Census Bureau, "American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month originated in 1915 when the president of the Congress of American Indian Associations issued a proclamation declaring the second Saturday in May of each year as American Indian Day. The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution designating November 1990 as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations have been issued every year since 1994."
Still, you can be hard put to find much in the way of widespread programming commemorating Native American / Alaskan Native Heritage Month in general. But the TV documentaries, film festivals, local events, and so forth that really focus on folks up in 49th state? Particularly slim pickins, yes?
One good starting point we stumbled across is Alaska Native Heritage Month, which provides a list of events programming in the state ranbging from plays to films to museum exhibitions and talks.
Another project in progress is a blog put together by a student crew at the University of Alaska in Anchorage that "seeks to highlight resources and research related to Alaska's indigenous people and their history." Although its tendrils focusing on specific aspects of community life (seperate blogs dedicated to business, culture, housing, and women) are still sparsely posted, they say they'll be updating this month, and the main nav is a good launching point into an extensive network of UA- and community-based bibliographic and other websites including the UA-Fairbanks Alaska Native Knowledge Network.
Happen to be in (or planning to be in) Anchorage? The Alaska Native Heritage Center has published a number of events for its Winter/Spring running right up through April.
Happen to not be in Alaska? You can still reach out and hear some news, views and tunes on KBC - the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation - a nonprofit, Alaska Native governed and operated media center located in Anchorage, Alaska.
You know of other good sites? Let us know.
Enjoy.
[Jobs in Alaska from IMDiversity Career Center]
Still, you can be hard put to find much in the way of widespread programming commemorating Native American / Alaskan Native Heritage Month in general. But the TV documentaries, film festivals, local events, and so forth that really focus on folks up in 49th state? Particularly slim pickins, yes?
One good starting point we stumbled across is Alaska Native Heritage Month, which provides a list of events programming in the state ranbging from plays to films to museum exhibitions and talks.
Another project in progress is a blog put together by a student crew at the University of Alaska in Anchorage that "seeks to highlight resources and research related to Alaska's indigenous people and their history." Although its tendrils focusing on specific aspects of community life (seperate blogs dedicated to business, culture, housing, and women) are still sparsely posted, they say they'll be updating this month, and the main nav is a good launching point into an extensive network of UA- and community-based bibliographic and other websites including the UA-Fairbanks Alaska Native Knowledge Network.
Happen to be in (or planning to be in) Anchorage? The Alaska Native Heritage Center has published a number of events for its Winter/Spring running right up through April.
Happen to not be in Alaska? You can still reach out and hear some news, views and tunes on KBC - the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation - a nonprofit, Alaska Native governed and operated media center located in Anchorage, Alaska.
You know of other good sites? Let us know.
Enjoy.
[Jobs in Alaska from IMDiversity Career Center]
Friday, November 02, 2007
American Indian / Alaska Native Heritage Month 2007
This from the U.S. Census Bureau, whose Facts for Features series always gives some good statistical fun at the launch of the country's various commemorative heritage months:
The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. Red
Fox James, a Blackfeet Indian, rode horseback from state to state, getting
endorsements from 24 state governments, to have a day to honor American Indians.In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a joint congressional resolution
designating November 1990 as “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations have been issued every year since 1994. This Facts for Features
presents data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, as this is one of the six
major race categories....
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American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2007
Facts and stats from the Census Bureau
National American Indian Heritage Month, 2007
Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
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