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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has launched the M.I.P.A. - the Missing Indigenous Person Alert System. Working with tribal law enforcement, municipal and federal law enforcement, Washington State Department of Transportation and other state agencies, as well as cable systems and state broadcasters, WSP’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit will add the specific designation of Missing Indigenous Persons to the Endangered Missing Alerts Systems already in place.
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 The cover art for In Their Moccasins, "Creator Don't Make No Junk," by Afro-Indigenous artist Kaya Joan. The sketch is based on a quote from Elder Joanne Dallaire at the project’s opening circle.
Most Canadians are familiar with the history of residential schools and the harmful Sixties Scoop era. But many non-Indigenous people are still largely unaware of the impact of these major events in Canada’s history, and how they continue to affect the generations of Indigenous Peoples that came after.
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Native American Language Grant (NAL@ED)
July 5, 2022 deadline for notice of intent to apply | Apply Here
The purposes of the NAL@ED program are to support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language of instruction; maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.).
Family Resource Centers Capacity Building
July 11, 2022 deadline for Letter of Intent | Request for Applications (RFA) available here
Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is pleased to announce that funding is available to support Family Resource Centers and similar organizations that provide community-based, family strengthening and support services in Washington State. Get more information here.
Model Versions and Virtual Home Visiting
July 15, 2022 deadline to apply | Email for More Information
The Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness review seeks studies for two independent narrative literature reviews. The first will examine how current research has defined model versions (commonly referred to in the home visiting literature as adaptations and enhancements) or identified core components of early childhood home visiting. The second review will examine how virtual home visiting has been defined and operationalized, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth
July 18, 2022 deadline to apply | Read Full Announcement Here
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the U.S. Department of Justice recently released a funding opportunity, Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth, to directly support “high-quality arts programs for justice-involved youth to reduce juvenile delinquency, recidivism, and/or other problem and high-risk behaviors.”
The purpose of this funding is to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance effective interventions that provide access to high-quality art programs with and for justice-involved youth. Applicants may propose engaging youth at any point in the juvenile justice system, to include alternatives to incarceration and diversion, secure detention and confinement, as well as strategies to support youths’ successful reentry into communities. Eligible arts programs may include, but are not limited to, painting, sculpting, drama, digital media, film, music, dance, singing, and creative writing.
Dept. of Commerce Funding Available: Residential Community/Social Service Facilities
Aug. 5, 2022 deadline to apply | Apply Here
Funding can be used to construct, renovate or acquire residential community/social service facilities. Non-state funds do not have to be raised at the time of the application.
Early Childhood Equity Grant Now Available
Aug. 16, 2022 deadline to apply | Get More Information Here
The Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) directs the DCYF to distribute Early Childhood Equity Grant funds to eligible applicants. DCYF is pleased to announce that the Early Childhood Equity Grant application is now available.
Dept. of Justice | Tribal Access Program (TAP) Application Period Opens
Aug. 31, 2022 deadline to apply | Apply Here
The Department of Justice is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia to participate in the Tribal Access Program (TAP) for National Crime Information, which provides federally recognized Tribes the ability to access and exchange data with national crime information databases for authorized criminal justice and non-criminal justice purposes
Child Care Stabilization Grant Extended - Apply Now
Sept. 30, 2022 deadline to apply | Get More Information Here
Through the Child Care Stabilization Grant, DCYF has distributed over $327 million to 5,883 providers helping them stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for children and ensure working families have access to high-quality child care. The Child Care Stabilization Grant, supported by the American Rescue Plan Act, will remain open to eligible child care and early learning providers through Sept. 30, 2022.
2022 Rescue Relief Backpack Program
June 13 – Sept. 30, 2022 | Apply Here
Tlingit & Haida is pleased to announce its Rescue Relief Backpack program is gearing up to provide backpacks to tribal citizen youth who reside outside of Southeast Alaska.
Adult Family Home Administrator Training
July 11-15, 2022 | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (each day) | Silver Reef Casino | Register Here
July 18-21, 2022 | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (each day) | Silver Reef Casino | Register Here
The Aging and Long-Term Support Administration and Lummi Nation present the 54-hour AFH Administrator Training Pilot. Space is limited. Register early. Contact Tamara Gaston at 360-725-3489 or tamara.gaston1@dshs.wa.gov with questions related to the training.
Victim Assistance to Support Tribes (VAST) Power Hour with Casey Ross
July 13, 2022 | 10:00 a.m. PST | Virtual | Register Here
Join VAST, a center within the National Center for Victims of Crime, for the first of three webinars with subject matter expert Casey Ross (Cherokee), Director of the American Indian Law and Sovereignty Center and Clinical Professor of Law at Oklahoma City University, as well as the University General Counsel for Oklahoma City University. The first webinar is “Defining Indian Country and Protecting Crime Victims - Reservations and Allotments post-McGirt and will explain the federal definition of Indian Country, unpack the landmark case that properly recognizes Tribal reservations in Oklahoma, and dive into how this has impacted systems response on the reservations for AI/AN victims and survivors of crime.
Tribal Sovereignty: Why it Matters for Teaching and Learning about Native Americans
July 20-21, 2022 | 12:30 p.m. PST | Virtual | Register Here
This free, two-part webinar series is for educators teaching grades 4-12, looking for a content-rich professional development experience that provides foundational knowledge about tribal sovereignty in the United States. Participants will learn about different aspects of sovereignty, including non-political components such as cultural autonomy. Participants will then hear from museum education staff about ways to teach tribal sovereignty to their students.
Arts Uplift! Arts, Access and Inclusion in PreK – Grade 3
Aug. 2-4, 2022 | 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. | Virtual | Register Here
Join your colleagues to learn about arts, access, and inclusion in PreK to Grade 3. The Arts Uplift! conference brings together early learning educators, arts specialists, teaching artists, counselors, administrators, and caregivers working to expand accessible arts instruction in their communities. Participants gain tools for their own creative growth and teaching practices. This is a free virtual conference for educators, teaching artists, and leadership across Washington State.
Third Annual Virtual Indigenous Children, Youth & Families Conference
Aug. 10-11, 2022 | Virtual | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST | Email to Register
The conference will focus on weaving stronger connections between tribal culture and state agencies. The keynote speaker is Rebecca Nagle, an award-winning advocate, writer, citizen of Cherokee Nation and host of the chart-topping podcast “The Land.”
Youth in Action: Indigenizing Hip-Hop
Aug. 12, 2022 | 1 p.m. PST | Virtual | Register Here
Engage in an online conversation with Native youth who meld hip-hop and Indigenous beats and rhymes to construct their own narratives and create social change. Moderated by Kyle T. Mays (Black/Saginaw Chippewa), this event features Mato Wayuhi (Oglala Lakota) and Talon Bazille Ducheneaux (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/Crow Creek Sioux Tribe). This program is free, but advance registration is required. A direct link to view the program will be emailed to registrants 24-48 hours before the program. The program will be available on demand after it premieres.
Third Annual Re-Imagining Behavioral Health: Race Equity and Social Justice Conference
Sept. 29-30, 2022 | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Virtual | Register Here (Day 1) | Register Here (Day 2)
The Race Equity and Social Justice Conference is available over two half-days. The conference is free and is designed to empower individuals and teams who want to advance health equity and support diversity and inclusion in behavioral health care.
Mending the Rainbow: Working with the Native LGBT/Two-Spirit Community
Anytime | Webinar | View Here
This webinar is designed for tribal communities and provides culturally based responses to the needs of Native LGBT/2S survivors. Violent victimization among Native LGBT/2S individuals is a critical issue that service providers must be aware of and know how to assist victims from this specific population. The presentation will also provide understandings of gender/sexual identities and resources and recommendations to better provide victim services to the Native LGBT/2S community.
A Spotlight on Two Spirit (Native LGBT) Communities
Anytime | Webinar | View Here
Recently, Two Spirit (Native LGBT) communities have garnered a great deal of attention with respect to the status of their civil rights, health and personal safety, employment opportunities, and more. This is a synthesis of current research reflecting their realities. National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center highlights the status of Native LBGT and Two Spirit communities by sharing data and reports that show where ground is being gained and where further support is needed.
StrongHearts Native Helpline
Call or text anytime | 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483) | Chat Here
Domestic and sexual violence is never okay. StrongHearts Native Helpline is a 24/7 confidential and anonymous culturally appropriate domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
JA Finance Park® | DSHS Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 2022
July 19-28, 2022 (on-line/virtual) | Aug. 22-26 (on-site, Auburn, Wash.) | Email to Sign Up
A partnership between Junior Achievement of Washington and the Department of Social and Health Services. JA Finance Park helps students build a foundation of personal finance skills through an experiential, real-life simulation. The students’ experience will begin with online sessions on personal finance. These sessions are organized into four themes: Income, Saving-Investing-Risk Management, Debit-Credit, and Budget.
"Can't Hold Us Down" | Youth Transition Workshop
Aug. 1- 5, 2022 (Marysville) | Aug. 8-12, 2022 (Lakewood) | In-person and Virtual | Apply Here
A free summer experience where you can develolp self-advocacy and leadershiop skills, begin to plan career goals, and buld a network of support and friends. To qualify, you must have a disability, live in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, South King, Pierce, or Thurston, and be 16 to 24 years old. Apply by June 15, 2022.
Washington State 20th Annual Youth Leadership Forum
Aug. 7-12, 2022 | Dumas Bay Center, Federal Way, Wash. | Email to Sign Up
The Washington State Youth Leadership Forum is an innovative, intensive, six-day leadership training program for upcoming high school juniors and seniors with disabilities. Delegates are selected from around the state of Washington to cultivate leadership, and citizenship skills while having fun and making friends.
ANEW's Youth Exploratory Program
Anytime | In-person | Get More Information
Participants get an introduction to the construction trade with opportunities go participate in paid work-based learning internships. Get out of the classroom and do hands-oin project. Learn about future careers while having fun. Gain new skills. Earn while you learn.
SmileMobile Dental Clinic
July 11-15, 2022 | Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Longview, Wash. | Call 888-286-9105 to schedule
The SmileMobile Dental Clinic is operated by Arcora Foundation in partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital. The dental team will see babies, children, youth, pregnant and postpartum individuals, adults with Apple Health, or the uninsured.
Independent Living and Transition Planning Stakeholder Co-Design Sessions
Join DCYF for co-design sessions that work on the design of Independent Living (IL) and Transition Planning in an effort to create a program that is youth friendly, engaging, and helpful as they transition into adulthood. During these sessions we will rely on your expertise (i.e. lived experts, caregivers, providers who serve foster care youth/alumni and the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) populations, caseworkers, stakeholders, advocates and community members, etc.) to assist in co-designing this work. Each meeting will build upon the last and at the end we should have a framework for IL and Transition Planning that we will use to make program improvements.
33rd Annual Seafair Indian Days Powwow
July 15-17, 2022 | Daybreak Star Cultural Center, Seattle | Register Here
United Indians’ Seafair Indian Days Powwow is held annually on the third weekend in July, in conjunction with Seattle Seafair, at our Powwow Grounds adjacent to the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Attendance over the 3-day event ranges from 7,000-10,000, including visitors, dancers, musicians, vendors and tourists.
This proud tradition brings Native Americans of all tribes and cultures together to celebrate. UIATF has held the 3 daylong celebration in conjunction with Seafair for the past 30 years. The Powwow showcases traditional Indian cooking, jewelry-making, music, and especially dancing. Throughout the day, tribes from the United States and Canada dance in full tribal regalia.
Are You Interested in Foster Care?
July 26 | Aug. 23 | Sept. 20 | Oct. 25 | Nov. 29 | Dec. 13
All sessions are virtual | 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. | Email to Register
The United Indians of All Tribes Foundation invites you to an information session to learn about the process of becoming a licensed foster parent and the overwhelming need for Native foster homes in Washington State. There is no commitment required to join the session.
Strategies for Helping Unmarried Parents Establish Co-Parenting Agreements
July 28, 2022 | 11:30 a.m. PST | Register Here
Co-parenting is a vitally important yet challenging and emotionally complex part of raising children. Making a co-parenting agreement work takes emotional maturity, wiliness, flexibility, and resilience. Co-parenting agreements are complicated, and there is no "cookie-cutter" method. For unmarried parents, the process is even more problematic. This session will focus on strategies and techniques to help parents establish functional co-parenting agreements through the use NPCL's Enhancing Parenting Skills Through Effective Co-parenting Relationships Curriculum. Providers who attend this event will be entered in a drawing to a free copy of the curriculum valued at $500.00.
In the Circle with Our Knowledge Keepers
Aug. 2, 2022 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PST | Chehalis Tribal Community Center | Email to Register
Join to hear conversations and teachings about aging and memory. You can participate in this event if you identify as American Indian or Alaska Native and are over the age of 50. Lunch is provided and gift cards are available for the first 50 participants.
Dial 988
Anyone experiencing any sort of mental-health-related crisis can dial 988. Whether you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts, substance abuse issues, or any other type of emotional distress, this number will connect you with a trained crisis counselor 24/7.
If you need immediate help, dial 988. Or text INDIGENOUS to 741741.
Mobile Vision Clinics
The Eye See Clinic and the Near Vision Institute have converted a travel trailer into a full equipped eye exam system. They can perform basic vision exams, fit eyeglasses, and perform more detailed Functional Vision Evaluations for issues that impact learning, development, activities of daily living, or work. They are looking to improve access to eye care in rural and urban communities. Their mission is to serve children ages 1-18. They are currently scheduling trips to visit schools, clinics, community centers, churches, or health fairs. For more information email Alan Pearson, OD PhD, at pearson@nviglobal.org.
Supporting Providers who serve Veterans
The Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program provides free consultation, support, and resources that promote therapeutic best practices for providers working with Veterans at risk of suicide. Request a consult here. The Veteran’s Crisis Line is another resource for providers to share with patients – 800-273-8255 (press 1). Learn more here.
Formula Shortage Updates and Information
In response to the formula shortage, there are multiple resources available to help families find formula and to provide reliable information about safety and options. View social media posts to help share information here.
Safeguarding the Health of Our Elders
This first-of-its-kind Elders Community Health Profile, Safeguarding the Health of Our Elders, reports on the health strengths and areas of needed improvement in the urban American Indian and Alaska Native Elder population (individuals 55 years and older) in the United States from 2012–2017. Download the report here.
Expedition Reclamation
The documentary “Expedition Reclamation” by the Brave Space Project is a film seeking to redefine “outdoorsy” and reclaim belonging in the outdoors for Black, Indigenous and Women of Color by highlighting their joyful, resilient, and transformative relationships to outdoor recreation.
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The Aunties – Women of the Salish Sea
Nov. 18, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. PST | Washington Center Black Box Theater (Olympia, WA) | Tickets Here
The Aunties-Women of the Salish Sea is presented by The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. The film features stories by Coast Salish Aunties – an honorific that signifies a woman or two-spirit elder who holds-a role of regard and respect in their community – told live from stage to be immortalized in an online series of shorts. This original Indigenous Performance Production features women and non-binary Aunties who have spent their lives dedicated to serving their communities through the creation of hope, opportunity and connection.
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