1854's Resource Management Division is hiring one (1) Invasive Species Technician, to lead aquatic project activities. This is a temporary position, funded for one year. Applications are due March 29th! Read the vacancy announcement.
Join students from across the country to discuss community adaptation and related environmental issues impacting Native peoples. The mission of the Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is to develop future conservation leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools to address environmental change and conservation challenges to better serve their schools and home communities.
2019 NYCALC DATES: July 7 - July 13, 2019
STUDENT APPLICANTS: BEFORE CONTINUING, PLEASE READ THE BELOW LINK FOR DIRECTIONS AND A PREVIEW OF THE APPLICATION QUESTIONS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yO_FW2mJPT0wU1Y5-eZ3f7_KTHwuHL4cpMGtu-gdigU/edit?usp=sharing
MENTORS: PLEASE HAVE FULL LIST OF APPLYING STUDENTS PRIOR TO FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION.
Only teams composed of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 5 students will be accepted from a single community. All students will fill an application out individually.
HAVE A QUESTION? Please check out our Frequently Asked Question sheet at the link below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tAY9gGORI2jOf9ckNQgAHo4ROrVsjJHMMoKn0f4DWD4/edit?usp=sharing
Or you may contact
DEADLINE: March 29, 2019
The 1854 Treaty Authority is developing a youth activity book which will focus on contemporary and historical practices of maple sugar harvesting. We are now seeking proposals for an illustrator to work with a cultural/language author to complete this educational tool. Proposals must be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 28th, 2019.
Read the Request for Proposals.
Contact Cultural Preservation Specialist,
The numbers are in and we are happy to share the 2018 Big Game and Furbearer Harvest Report! It's a great day to cozy up next to the fire with this fine read...
Climate Generation wants YOU to attend the Talk Climate Institute in Duluth, MN, March 25-26, 2019.
They are offering full and partial scholarships to attend! Apply on their website.
The 1854 Treaty Authority will host Nenda – Gikendan Noopiming gaye Nibiing (“seeking knowledge in the woods and place of water”) July 29th through August 2nd, 2019. This week-long, FREE camp is designed to provide Native American high school students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of natural resource management, and purse related college majors and careers. Participants will spend time in classroom sessions, field trips, and work alongside professionals in fish and game monitoring and survey activities. Incoming 10-12th grade, college-bound students affiliated with a tribe in Minnesota, Michigan and/or Wisconsin, are encouraged to apply. Check out some of the cool stuff we have planned: Draft Camp Itinerary!
See the program flyer. Read the camp FAQ's for more information.
Download the application materials.
Applications are due THURSDAY MAY 30TH, 2019.
University of Wisconsin is seeking a tribal student to assist in a Manoomin Education and Outreach project. Read the job description.
The application deadline is 5:00PM, January 22nd, 2019.
The 1854 Treaty Authority is hosting Cultural Crafting, a continuing education/public outreach winter series at our Duluth-office.
Registration is now open for the "Bead Weaving: Deerskin Bag" workshop. This event will take place over four Tuesday evenings in January of 2019, from 5:30-8:30pm. Grand Portage traditional artist, Marcie McIntire, joins us to guide participants in creating their own amulet-style bag with lacy-netted embellishment, the way her grandmother taught her. We hope to reach professionals, families and educators in the Duluth area - we would be happy to sign off on educator CEU's!
This program is FREE, but registration is REQUIRED in advance. (Space is limited to 10 participants ONLY!) Register through the QuickLinks on 1854's website.
There is a LOT of interest for our January beading program. Registration is full, as of December 26th, 2018. Miigwech to all who have registered - please stay tuned for e-mail updates as the program approaches.
Hey Teachers!
Are you seeking materials to fulfill cultural curriculum standards? The St. Louis County Historical Society (SLCHS) has put together a Lake Superior Ojibwe learning guide. It was developed as an interpretive supplement to the Ojibwe Gallery in the 4thfloor, St. Louis County Historical Society Museum at the Duluth Depot, but it breaks down a TON of cultural information on its own. The guide includes a historical timeline, explanations of the styles and techniques employed in crafting of moccasins and baskets (items on display at the exhibit), and interpretation of the treaties that changed the way of life for the Ojibwe in the Lake Superior basin. The guide is a practical resource for an introduction to the Ojibwe language, and clarifies why different names are commonly used for the same group of peoples -- “Chippewa, Ojibwe, and Anishinaabeg”. It even comes with a content review “worksheet”!
It is available on the SLCHS website, or download a copy from the 1854 Treaty Authority webpage.
The 1854 Treaty Authority’s Biboon (winter) newsletter is HOT OFF THE PRESS (…or fresh in your e-mail IN box).
This edition highlights some of our resource management work, including an update on the Wolf Project, and dissolved oxygen/ temperature monitoring on Lake Vermilion. Find out about upcoming opportunities, like our Duluth-office winter program series, a reminder for the 2019 youth camp, and classroom presentations offered for tribal schools in February 2019. Check out an article on the different styles and uses of aagim (snowshoes)!
As always, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to give us a call.
Have you registered a deer through our online registration system this fall? Please double-check that you received an email confirming your online form submission. Confirmation emails are sent automatically from Google Forms <
The Bois Forte Heritage Center hosts "Ojibwe, Fire, & Pines", on Thursday November 29th, 2018. Meet at 3pm for a tour of the museum, a presentation, and an evening meal.
The 1854 Treaty Authority is honoring Veterans Day on Monday November 12th, and our Duluth-offices will be closed. We will open again to normal business hours on Tuesday November 13th, from 8am-4:30pm.
Chi Miigwech to all who have served!
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY AT THE DEPOT
Celebrating Ojibwe history and culture
Duluth, MN, November 24, 2018–The St. Louis County Historical Society, in partnership with the Depot Foundation, the 1854 Treaty Authority, Bois Forte Tribal Council, and the Historic Union Depot Corporation, presents Native American Heritage Day. November is nationally recognized as Native American Heritage Month and this event will seek to celebrate local Ojibwe history, art, and culture.
The event will include food by B&B Market, light refreshments, music by Burntside Lake, children’s activities, as well as artwork by Carl Gawboy. The Lake Superior Ojibwe Gallery will also be unveiling its ‘Storyteller’s Corner’ which showcases a museum-safe, yet realistic, wigwam as an interactive experience for children. Also premiering will be the Society’s Hill of Three Waters mural which is located in the Small Fesler Gallery.
The event will take place in the Great Hall of the St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center—located in the Depot—at 506 W. Michigan Street. The event will run from 11am to 3pm.
This event is free and open to the public. It is suitable for all ages. Also make sure to check out events happening in the railroad museum!
For a detailed list of activities, or if you would like more information about this event, please visit our Facebook event page @stlouiscountyhistoricalsociety or call 218.733.7586.
This program promotes understanding of environmental field biology and how field research is conducted. Native American students are prepared for advanced studies in environmental biology, so they can better manage their lands. Also, it promotes understanding of Native American attitudes towards the environment for non-Native American students, so these can be incorporated into better management. At East, students interact with the Waswagoning cultural center on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, and at West with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal cultural and natural resource departments, as well as through dialogue and collaboration among themselves.
Tuition, housing, and travel paid, 3 credits/summer, and receive a summer stipend ($5000 East, $5500 West)!!!
The program spans two summers (10 weeks/summer)
First Summer: UNDERC-East: Northwoods in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Second Summer: UNDERC-West: Flathead Reservation/National Bison Range in western Montana
Year 1 at UNDERC-East (May 20– July 26): 8000 acres of lakes, streams, wetlands, and forests owned by Notre Dame and a core site in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) that are home to abundant wildlife (including beaver, porcupine, black bear, deer, loon). Course modules include vertebrate ecology, invertebrate ecology, aquatic ecology and forest ecology with each providing background information, field research exercises, and group research projects designed by the class. Five or more weeks are spent by each student designing and conducting their own field research project under direction of faculty or graduate students. Projects have ranged from fish, insect and mammal behavior and ecology to forest, lake and stream ecosystem ecology to local Native American ecosystem use.
Year 2 at UNDERC-West (June 8 – August 14): More than a million acres on the National Bison Range and Flathead Reservation that includes grasslands, montane forests, streams and lakes that are home to abundant wildlife (including bison, elk, bighorn, and pronghorn). The course includes modules like those at UNDERC-East in wildlife and grassland ecology, montane ecology, and environmental history/Native American ecology (in part during the cross-country drive to and from –West). Each student conducts an independent research project in collaboration with a faculty or graduate student advisor that is more advanced given the skills learned at UNDERC-East. Recent projects have included invasive plant ecology, animal behavior and habitat relationships, grassland, forest, wetland and stream dynamics, and Native American plant and wildlife use.
Eligibility:
• Native American descent
• Minimum of Sophomore standing and past academic performance
• Statement of purpose and plans to obtain a degree in the environmental sciences
Applications are available on the UNDERC website (http://underc.nd.edu). Further information can be obtained from the website, or from Dr. Michael Cramer, UNDERC-East Assistant Director (
Application deadline is Friday, November 9, 2018. Notification of acceptance will be provided by Monday, December 10, 2018. Acceptance is based on past academic performance and a statement of purpose. Preference is given to students pursuing a career in environmental sciences. Applicants are required to be present for the duration of course.
Bow season for deer opens Saturday morning at sunrise in the 1854 Ceded Territory. Don't forget - you have the option to register deer online:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSflw-BuUax3fqQiF3…/viewform
Good luck, and be safe out there!!
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