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Come join the ONABEN team and help Native American entrepreneurs achieve their dream of owning a business while serving in America's service corps, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America).
Check out the position now!
Applications Due June 1st, Position Starts August 15th, 2008 and Ends August 2009.
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Market your Native-owned business or Tribal enterprise for FREE with the ONABEN NW Native American Business Directory. Our print edition has a circulation of 750 and is updated every two years. We are also working on an online edition at our website which averages 350 hits daily. Please complete and return this form to us by email, mail, or fax to be listed in our online Business Directory and next print Directory update. Opportunities to advertise are available for our next print Directory update. Please call for more information. Trouble opening up the form? Download the latest version of Adobe Reader for free. |
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Applications for 2008/09 ONABEN VISTA Now Being Accepted!
Applications for 2008/09 ONABEN VISTA Now Being Accepted!
Come join the ONABEN team and help Native American entrepreneurs achieve their dream of owning a business while serving in America's service corps, VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America).
Check out the position now!
At ONABEN, the VISTA will work in tandem with a small, but dedicated staff. ONABEN has a great location 10 minutes from
Portland! The VISTA will receive support as part of OMEN, which serves as a model for AmeriCorps VISTA teams across the nation. Applications Due June 1st, Position Starts August 15th, 2008 and Ends August 2009.
(Currently serving 2007-2008 OMEN VISTA team for micro-enterprise non-profits around Oregon, including ONABEN)
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Trading at the River 2008
TRADING AT THE RIVER CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW
A Gathering of Tribal Enterprises & Native American Businesses
Thank you to everyone for making Trading at the River 2008 a great success!
The use of the painting The World Is a Gift graciously donated by artist Frank LaPena
On April 15th & 16th, 2008, Native American business owners, tribal enterprise managers, tribal policy makers and business associates gathered for ONABEN’s Trading at the River Conference & Tradeshow (TATR).
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Indianpreneurship®: A Native American Journey into Business
Indianpreneurship®: A Native American Journey into Business
Recognized in 2005 by the Honoring Nations Awards Program of Harvard's Project on American Indian Economic Development, our small business training curriculum for the Native American entrepreneur is available for purchase.
Learn more about our Indianpreneurship curriculum and order today! Please print, fill out and fax your completed order form to 503.968.1548. Coming Soon: Indianpreneurship.com! |
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Instructor Training for Indianpreneurship®
Indianpreneurship®: A Native American Journey into Business Instructor Training
August 21st & 22nd, 2008 9:30-5 pm The Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound, WA 503.968.1500
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Native Artists Grant Programs deadlines approaching
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Go to this webpage for more information: http://www.evergreen.edu/longhouse/grantprograms.htm
National Native Master Artist Initiative: Artist Teaching Artists
Letter of Inquiry Guidelines & Cover Sheet
Deadline: June 1, 2008
National Native Creative Development Program™
Letter of Inquiry Guidelines & Cover Sheet
Deadline: June 1, 2008
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Washington State Arts Commission Public Arts
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For artists to be considered for the
Washington State arts
public arts work, you must be on the roster for art in
public places.
The State Arts Commission has announced their competition
for
consideration for the roster.
http://www.arts.wa.gov/public-art/roster/competition.shtml. Artists
from several states are eligible. See the website for
complete
information.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Construction Management
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Lewis & Clark Law School's Small Business Legal Clinic and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt present:
The Do's and Don'ts of Construction Management
Experienced construction law attorneys will tell you all you need to know about project documentation, change orders, indemnification, contractor's standard of care, dispute resolution & more.
June 3, 2008
3-5 pm
Lewis & Clark Law School, McCarty Classroom 1
FREE
RSVP by May 16th to Becka at rcmg@lclark.edu
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Oregon Inventors Showcase
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Saturday, May 3rd, 10 am to 3 pm at OMSI:
the 2008 Oregon Inventors Showcase
Admission is a suggested $5 donation-- you do not need to pay OMSI admission to visit this exciting event showcasing about 25 of the best local inventors with workshops and speakers for aspiring inventors. All proceeds will benefit the Micro-enterprise Inventor's Program of Oregon (www.mipooregon.org).
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NAYA Native Professionals Night April 24th
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YOU are invited to join us at Portland City Hall on Thurs., April 24th for an evening of networking, delicious snacks and refreshments. You will have the opportunity to meet and hear from Portland Mayoral candidates, Sam Adams and Sho Dozono.
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River Ways, award-winning documentary opens April 4
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FILM ACTION OREGON and SAWGRASS PRODUCTIONS
present RIVER WAYS, an award-winning documentary
by Colin Stryker
Playing two weeks at the Hollywood Theatre
Premiering: Friday, April 4th at 7:30 PM, additional showtimes: April 5-13
4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon
For more information: www.filmactionoregon.org or download their brochure.
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Native Americans in Philanthropy 3rd Annual Gathering
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From Friday May 2 through Sunday May 4, 2008, hundreds of Native and
non-Native leaders from the philanthropic and the not-for-profit
sectors, higher education, corporate America and from Tribal
governments, programs and organizations will convene in Washington D.C.
for the 3rd Annual Gathering of Native Americans in Philanthropy.
Visit their website for more information!
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Ceremonial Plant Project kick-off at PSU
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The Urban American Indian Tobacco Prevention & Education Network Ceremonial Plan Project kick-off event is from 2-6 PM, NASCC at Portland State University on April 12. Come learn about ceremonial plants traditionally used by Native American tribes, and get your own cutting of Kinnikinnik and learn how to grow it yourself. For more information, please contact Beck at 503-230-9875, ext. 273.
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Young Native Writers Essay Contest
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Students
responding to this year’s writing contest should present in an essay of
no more than 1,200 words, (a) specific or general struggles and/or
triumphs of Native Americans in history or in today's world, based on
the students experiences and scholarly research; and (b) how the writer
will use his or talents to enhance the future of his or her own Native
American community. See contest rules below for complete details and
submission requirements.
Visit this website for more details: http://www.indian.hklaw.com/2008/index.asp
Entries are due April 15, 2008.
Click "Read more..." to read about the winners' prizes.
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Native American Applicants Sought for Hatfield Fellowship
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The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde announce that applications for the Mark O. Hatfield Congressional Fellowship are now availabe. Each year, a Hatfield Fellow serves as an intern for a member of Oregon's Congressional delegation.
Deadline for applications is 5 pm, April 18th, 2008. Please contact Louis King at the Spirit Mountain Community Fund at 503-879-1462 or email louis.king@grandronde.org for more information.
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Relocated in March 2006, the ONABEN Women's Business Center (WBC) supports women in accessing resources, training and support for starting and growing their businesses, with an emphasis on Native American female entrepreneurs.
Please contact WBC Director, Kedma Ough, at (503) 998-9560.
The WBC is located at 2240 N. Interstate Ave., Suite 140, Portland, OR 97227.
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| Northwest Native American Business Directory 2007-2009 |
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The Northwest Native American Business Directory 2007-2009 is available for $19.95! Download the order form here or call ONABEN at 503-968-1500, or toll free at (800)854-8289 to process your order by credit card. Our directory lists approximately 350 Native businesses, casinos, tribes and Native American chambers and business associations in the Northwest.
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