Archive - May 7, 2004
Youth Essay Contest - Ontario Native Education Counselling Association
May 7, 2004 - 2:59pm | by AnonymousThe Ontario Native Education Counselling Association
YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST
CRITERIA:
Age 4 – 9 years: Create a poster showing things we can learn about our culture. Give a brief description as to why we should learn about our culture and the message your poster is trying to project.
Age 10 – 12 Write a one page essay double spaced on how you can be a positive role model to those around you. Why is it important?
Age 13- 15 Write a one page essay double spaced on someone who has been a positive role model in your life. Be sure to answer the Who? What? How, and Why.
Age 16 – 18 Write a 2 page essay double spaced about someone who has been a positive role model in your life. How has this person/persons influenced your life.
Special Needs Write a one page essay about someone who has been a positive role model in your life and how have they influenced your education.
Essays must be submitted double spaced and typed.
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JUNE 11, 2004
CASH PRIZES OF $100.00 FOR FIRST PLACE IN EACH AGE GROUP
Please send submissions to:
Essay Contest
Ontario Native Education Counselling Association
38 Reserve Road, Box 220
Naughton, Ontario P0M 2M0
For more information, contact ONECA at (705) 692-2999 or check out our website at www.oneca.com
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian: Call to Artists
May 7, 2004 - 1:26pm | by AnonymousCall to Artists deadline: May 20, 2004
Vendor confirmation: June 18, 2004
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
First Americans Festival Indian Art Market
September 21-26, 2004
Artisans from throughout the Western Hemisphere are invited to apply.
The National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage announce a Call to Artists for the First Americans Festival Indian Market, September 21-26, 2004 in Washington, D.C. The Indian Market will be part of a six-day Festival that will feature over 400 performers and artists, and is expected to draw about 600,000 visitors. The National Museum of the American Indian is seeking as wide a representation as possible from arts and crafts vendors to display and sell works of Native arts and crafts from the U.S. (including Hawai'i), Canada, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
The First Americans Festival Indian Market will be located on the terraces of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM), which is adjacent to the National Mall, the Festival site, and the National Museum of the American Indian.
For information about the First Americans Festival, contact:
National Museum of the American Indian
470 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 7103
Washington, DC 20024
Email: NMAIFestival@si.edu
Web site: www.americanindian.si.edu