Sac and Fox News • February 2018 • Page 4 By Barbara Ramos, Education Director Sac and Fox Nation Attention Tribal Members If you received funding for your child’s school clothing this school year, be sure you turn in the clothing receipts so that you will be eligible for the 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR’S TRIBAL CLOTHING GRANT Please turn in your receipts to the Sac and Fox Nation Education Department 920883 S. HWY 99 Stroud OK 74079 With Oklahoma’s Promise, the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students whose family income is $50,000 or less can earn FREE COLLEGE TUITION Apply online at www.okpromise.org or Contact the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 1-8-858-1840 (225-9152 in OKC) Get an application from your counselor EDUCATION NEWS FOR FEBRUARY Coming soon near you Central Tribes of the Shawnee Area, Inc. CTSA HEADSTART We are proud to let you know we are opening a New Head Start in Stroud, OK Applications will be taken at the Sac & Fox Education Dept. Directions: Sac & Fox Education Dept. 5 ½ miles south of Stroud on 930 RD. Go past the clinic on top of the hill. It is located south of the gym. For more information please call Rita Pine at (405) 915-9187 or (405)275-4870 Required Documentation: 1. Proof of income (at least 2 checks stubs/Income letter/TANF letter/Income tax form) 2. Proof of residence (Utility/phone bill, Housing lease—MUST show physical address) 3. CDIB card, SNAP, WIC or any assistance you are receiving 4. Shot records and Birth certificate and Source of Health Care (Tribal/IHS, Private Ins.) 5. If your child has a Documented Disability, we will need a copy of his/her IFSP or IEP. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE Applications for College - Vocational and Adult Education are on the Sac and Fox Nation Web site - Click on Education for downloads. I hope the New Year has started off well for each of you. Despite the cold weather and the flu it looks like it will be a good year. According to my brother, we should have an early spring because of the number of birds that are already here plus the fact that he found a tiny grasshopper that has survived the cold winter days we are having. So let us each look forward to the coming days and be thankful for what we have. Jean Lynam, Education Specialist and I have been busy processing payments for the JOM students who will gradu- ate this spring. Our JOM Program funds Indian students who reside within our jurisdiction and who are enrolled in the JOM Program. We have a large number of students who will graduate from high school this spring. Congratulations! The Education Department has been receiving RAP and DOI applications from college students; however, there is a large number of students who have not submitted applications; however, the deadline date is March 1st so if you plan to attend this semester be sure to submit your applications. Acceptance Letters have been sent to those students who have completed their applications for the spring 2018 semester. Per our program guidelines one of the requirements is that a copy of their prior semester transcripts are submitted to us. Jean and I are both very pleased that the GPA’s are at least 2.0 or better. GEN-I CAREER SUCCESS FEL- LOWSHIPS APPLICATIONS open up on January 10, 2018. Applicants should be between the ages of 18-24 by March 1, 2018. Following is some information about the Generation Indigenous (Gen- I) movement. The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) and NAFOA have partnered to create the Gen-I Career Success Fellowship program. This fel- lowship program is designed to help stu- dents discover and articulate their career interests and prepare them for success in their chosen career. The Gen-I Career Success Fellowship Program provides funding to qualified and highly motivated Native American youth to attend the NAFOA Leadership Summit and NAFOA Annual Confer- ence in New Orleans, LA from April 22, 2018-April 24, 2018. The fellowship applications consist of short essay questions, resume submis- sion, and a listing of relevant coursework. All applicants must enroll and complete NAFOA’s Native American Career Suc- cess Academy, an online professional de- velopment curriculum for Native youth. The curriculum consists of two modules: Career Preparation and Navigating Your Real Costs, which can be completed in an average of 7-10 hours. For any of you Native youth between the ages of 18-24 who are interested in the possibility of obtaining a fellowship please contact Cody Harjo, NAFOA Ed- ucation Coordinator, at [email protected] or (202) 407-2368. February 12, 2018: Last day to apply for the Fellowship. Some information about the NAFOA organization: Through its work in grow- ing tribal economies and strengthening tribal finance NAFOA supports the ad- vancement of independent and cultur- ally vibrant American Indian and Alaska Native communities. NAFOA launched over three decades ago as the Native American Finance Officers Association to highlight the role of tribal finance in fostering economic opportunities. Since that time, NAFOA has grown along with tribal economies. Today NAFOA advocates sound eco- nomic and fiscal policy, develops in- novative training programs in financial management, builds the financial and economic skills of the next generation, and convenes tribal leadership, experi- enced professionals, and economic part- ners to meet the challenges of economic growth and change. Parents and students if you plan to send your student to college you will need to find resources to help with the costs. The best time to begin looking for scholarships, fellowships, grants, etc. is at the beginning of their junior year in high school. There are a lot of resources available to Native American students and they are readily available to you on the Internet. Check them out and find one or two that fits your needs/career choice. The most important thing is to complete the application, write an essay that pro- vides adequate information about why you want to pursue a particular major and what you have done while in school that shows your strengths, etc. Be sure to in- clude everything that is asked for before you submit your application. You can contact the SFN Education Department to obtain information on scholarships, fellowships, grants, etc. at (918) 968-3526 Ext.2046. I often re- ceive information on the availability of the above referenced items; however, the deadlines are very specific and the due date is usually within a month after the no- tification is received so whomever wants to apply must do so quickly. On February 8, 2018 I will be attend- ing a meeting with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education – a LU- MINA Workshop. LUMINA is an initia- tive to provide a statewide completion program to include programs connected with workforce development needs on “Oklahoma’s 100 Critical Occupations” list and to develop a program that lever- ages financial and other support services for adult degree completion from multiple sources. The initiative will build on the Reach Higher Adult Degree Completion Program which I have previously written about. I will provide an update after the February 8th meeting as this may open the door for a lot of adults wishing to com- plete a degree. Following is a website that high school seniors and college students can view to find scholarships geared to American In- dian/Native Americans. https://www. scholarships.com/financial-aid/college- scholarships/scholarships-by-type. Each of these scholarships have differ- ent application deadline dates and require- ments. Now is the time to start looking for scholarships for the fall 2018 semester. SUNDAYS 12PM – 8PM SATURDAYS IN FEBRUARY 7PM – 11PM EVERY WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY MONDAYS 8AM – 10PM DRAWINGS EVERY 30 MINUTES WIN UP TO $500 CASH 9 WINNERS EVERY WEDNESDAY WIN 2 $20 FREE PLAY VOUCHERS EVERYONE IS A WINNER! EARN POINTS FOR GREAT PRIZES! TUESDAYS 10AM – 10PM 35 POINTS GETS YOU A POPCORN MAKER! $10 CASH GETS YOU $20 IN FREE PLAY! 5 POINTS GETS YOU $10 IN BONUS PLAY! EARN POINTS AND GET $10 IN BONUS PLAY! FRIDAYS 10AM – 12AM SATURDAYS 8AM – 1PM HAND-CUT SIRLOIN $ 9 OR 900 POINTS $ 1.50 16OZ BUD LIGHT ALL MONTH LONG OR 150 POINTS THEBLACKHAWKCASINO.COM FEBRUARY PROMOTIONS Setheart DINNER VALENTINE’S DAY ONLY 11AM TO CLOSE $20 STEAK DINNER FOR TWO $20 STEAK DINNER FOR TWO WIN TWO $5 FOOD VOUCHERS & TWO $20 FREE PLAY VOUCHERS EXCLUSIVE FACEBOOK OFFER Liheap funds are available for tribal members (all federally recognized tribes) that live within the jurisdiction and are within the income guidelines. The Tribal Energy guidelines state that Liheap is to be used first if people are eligible and funds are available. There are copies of the Tribal Energy guidelines available at the Sac and Fox Nation Social Services Building and also at Shawnee Housing Center. 918-968-3526 Ext. 2001 & 2011 LIHEAP Funds Available
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Sac and Fox News • February 2018 • Page 4 Sac and Fox News • February 2018 • Page 10
By Barbara Ramos, Education Director Sac and Fox Nation
Attention Tribal MembersIf you received funding for your child’s
school clothing this school year, be sure you turn in the clothing receipts so that
you will be eligible for the 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR’S
TRIBAL CLOTHING GRANT
Please turn in your receipts to the Sac and Fox Nation Education Department
920883 S. HWY 99 Stroud OK 74079
earn FREE college tuitionit’s Oklahoma’s Promise
With Oklahoma’s Promise, the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade
students whose family income is $50,000 or less can earn FREE COLLEGE TUITION
Apply online at www.okpromise.org orContact the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education by e-mail [email protected] or by phone at 1-8-858-1840 (225-9152 in OKC)
Get an application from your counselor
EDUCATION NEWS FOR FEBRUARY
ComingsoonnearyouCentral Tribes of the Shawnee Area, Inc.
CTSAHEADSTARTWeareproudtoletyouknowweareopeningaNewHeadStartinStroud,OK
ApplicationswillbetakenattheSac&FoxEducationDept.Directions:Sac&FoxEducationDept.5½milessouthofStroudon930RD.Go
pasttheclinicontopofthehill.Itislocatedsouthofthegym.
FormoreinformationpleasecallRitaPineat(405)915-9187or(405)275-4870RequiredDocumentation:
1.Proofofincome(atleast2checksstubs/Incomeletter/TANFletter/Incometaxform)2.Proofofresidence(Utility/phonebill,Housinglease—MUSTshowphysicaladdress)3.CDIBcard,SNAP,WICoranyassistanceyouarereceiving4.ShotrecordsandBirthcertificateandSourceofHealthCare(Tribal/IHS,PrivateIns.)5.IfyourchildhasaDocumentedDisability,wewillneedacopyofhis/herIFSPorIEP.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE
Applications for College - Vocational and Adult Education are on the Sac and Fox Nation Web site -
Click on Education for downloads.
I hope the New Year has started off well for each of you. Despite the cold weather and the flu it looks like it will be a good year. According to my brother, we should have an early spring because of the number of birds that are already here plus the fact that he found a tiny grasshopper that has survived the cold winter days we are having. So let us each look forward to the coming days and be thankful for what we have.
Jean Lynam, Education Specialist and I have been busy processing payments for the JOM students who will gradu-ate this spring. Our JOM Program funds Indian students who reside within our jurisdiction and who are enrolled in the JOM Program. We have a large number of students who will graduate from high school this spring. Congratulations!
The Education Department has been receiving RAP and DOI applications from college students; however, there is a large number of students who have not submitted applications; however, the deadline date is March 1st so if you plan to attend this semester be sure to submit your applications. Acceptance Letters have been sent to those students who have completed their applications for the spring 2018 semester. Per our program guidelines one of the requirements is that a copy of their prior semester transcripts are submitted to us. Jean and I are both very pleased that the GPA’s are at least 2.0 or better.
GEN-I CAREER SUCCESS FEL-LOWSHIPS APPLICATIONS open up on January 10, 2018. Applicants should be between the ages of 18-24 by March 1, 2018. Following is some information about the Generation Indigenous (Gen-
I) movement. The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) and NAFOA have partnered to create the Gen-I Career Success Fellowship program. This fel-lowship program is designed to help stu-dents discover and articulate their career interests and prepare them for success in their chosen career.
The Gen-I Career Success Fellowship Program provides funding to qualified and highly motivated Native American youth to attend the NAFOA Leadership Summit and NAFOA Annual Confer-ence in New Orleans, LA from April 22, 2018-April 24, 2018.
The fellowship applications consist of short essay questions, resume submis-sion, and a listing of relevant coursework. All applicants must enroll and complete NAFOA’s Native American Career Suc-cess Academy, an online professional de-velopment curriculum for Native youth. The curriculum consists of two modules: Career Preparation and Navigating Your Real Costs, which can be completed in an average of 7-10 hours.
For any of you Native youth between the ages of 18-24 who are interested in the possibility of obtaining a fellowship please contact Cody Harjo, NAFOA Ed-ucation Coordinator, at [email protected] or (202) 407-2368. February 12, 2018: Last day to apply for the Fellowship.
Some information about the NAFOA organization: Through its work in grow-ing tribal economies and strengthening tribal finance NAFOA supports the ad-vancement of independent and cultur-ally vibrant American Indian and Alaska Native communities. NAFOA launched over three decades ago as the Native American Finance Officers Association
to highlight the role of tribal finance in fostering economic opportunities. Since that time, NAFOA has grown along with tribal economies.
Today NAFOA advocates sound eco-nomic and fiscal policy, develops in-novative training programs in financial management, builds the financial and economic skills of the next generation, and convenes tribal leadership, experi-enced professionals, and economic part-ners to meet the challenges of economic growth and change.
Parents and students if you plan to send your student to college you will need to find resources to help with the costs. The best time to begin looking for scholarships, fellowships, grants, etc. is at the beginning of their junior year in high school. There are a lot of resources available to Native American students and they are readily available to you on the Internet. Check them out and find one or two that fits your needs/career choice. The most important thing is to complete the application, write an essay that pro-vides adequate information about why you want to pursue a particular major and what you have done while in school that shows your strengths, etc. Be sure to in-clude everything that is asked for before you submit your application.
You can contact the SFN Education Department to obtain information on scholarships, fellowships, grants, etc.
at (918) 968-3526 Ext.2046. I often re-ceive information on the availability of the above referenced items; however, the deadlines are very specific and the due date is usually within a month after the no-tification is received so whomever wants to apply must do so quickly.
On February 8, 2018 I will be attend-ing a meeting with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education – a LU-MINA Workshop. LUMINA is an initia-tive to provide a statewide completion program to include programs connected with workforce development needs on “Oklahoma’s 100 Critical Occupations” list and to develop a program that lever-ages financial and other support services for adult degree completion from multiple sources. The initiative will build on the Reach Higher Adult Degree Completion Program which I have previously written about. I will provide an update after the February 8th meeting as this may open the door for a lot of adults wishing to com-plete a degree.
Following is a website that high school seniors and college students can view to find scholarships geared to American In-dian/Native Americans. https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type.
Each of these scholarships have differ-ent application deadline dates and require-ments. Now is the time to start looking for scholarships for the fall 2018 semester.
SUNDAYS 12PM – 8PM
SATURDAYSIN FEBRUARY
7PM – 11PM
EVERY WEDNESDAYIN FEBRUARY
MONDAYS8AM – 10PM
DRAWINGS EVERY 30 MINUTESWIN UP TO $500 CASH
9 WINNERS EVERY WEDNESDAYWIN 2 $20 FREE PLAY VOUCHERS
EVERYONE IS A WINNER!EARN POINTS FOR GREAT PRIZES!
TUESDAYS10AM – 10PM
35 POINTS GETS YOU APOPCORN MAKER!
$10 CASH GETS YOU $20 IN FREE PLAY!
5 POINTS GETS YOU $10 IN BONUS PLAY!
EARN POINTS AND GET$10 IN BONUS PLAY!
FRIDAYS10AM – 12AM
SATURDAYS8AM – 1PM
HAND-CUT SIRLOIN$9OR 900 POINTS
$1.50 16ozBUD LIGHT
ALL MONTH LONG
OR 150 POINTS
THEBLACKHAWKCASINO.COM
FEBRUARY PROMOTIONS
S�etheartDINNER
VALENTINE’S DAY ONLY11AM TO CLOSE
$20 STEAK DINNER FOR TWO$20 STEAK DINNER FOR TWODate Night SWEEPSTAKES
WIN TWO $5 FOOD VOUCHERS& TWO $20 FREE PLAY VOUCHERS
EXCLUSIVEFACEBOOK OFFER
Liheap funds are available for tribal members (all federally recognized tribes) that live within the jurisdiction and are within the income guidelines. The Tribal Energy guidelines state that Liheap is to be used first if people are eligible and funds are available. There are copies of the Tribal Energy guidelines available at the Sac and Fox Nation Social Services Building and also at Shawnee Housing Center.
918-968-3526 Ext. 2001 & 2011
LIHEAP Funds Available
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