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Job Opportunity – Human Resource Director

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DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc.
Human Resource Director Job Description

Qualifications:
Required:
Knowledge of employment law (such as appropriate interview questions to ask, Navajo Preference in Employment Act, US Dept of Labor regulations, state labor regulations). Bachelors’ degree or higher in a relevant field.  Past experience designing and implementing policies/procedures for programs, projects, or an organization as a whole.  2 years’ experience successfully and independently managing a staff, having consistently demonstrated compassion, creativity in solving interpersonal issues, but also a willingness to be authoritative. Cross-cultural competence. Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Positive references (self-provided or independently gathered), including past supervisees. Demonstrated commitment to public service.

Preferred:
Legal education and/or practice preferred.  Willingness to learn and apply cultural dispute resolution techniques, such as Navajo k’e and Peacemaking, and Hopi Kyav’tsi. Experience working within a non-profit organization. Work from Window Rock DNA office.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to bbenavidez@dnalegalservices.org.
DNA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and follows the Navajo Preference in Employment Act.

Click here to download full job description – HR Resource Manager Job Description2.

Job Opportunity – Student Trainee

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Student Trainee
Department of Housing and Urban Development – Agency Wide

Agency contact information

  • 1 vacancy – Phoenix, AZ
  • 1 vacancy – San Francisco, CA
  • 1 vacancy – Minneapolis, MN
  • 1 vacancy – Newark, NJ
  • 1 vacancy – New York, NY
    More Locations (4)

Opened Thursday 3/31/2016
Closes Monday 4/4/2016

Who May Apply
Students who are currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis at a qualifying educational institution in a certificate, degree, or diploma program.

Job Announcement Number
PW16-007-AP

Summary
This is an excepted service appointment under the Pathways Intern Program. This appointment may be extended depending on the organization’s needs and funding.

To be eligible for consideration for this position ALL of the following requirements must be met:

  • You must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) seeking student in an accredited high school or State approved home school, technical or vocational school, 2 or 4-years college or university, or graduate or professional school, with at least half-time course load.
  • You must meet student eligibility for the duration of the appointment. Students graduating this spring and not continuing in another degree seeking program are NOT eligible.
  • Transcript and proof of current student status is required with your application. Official transcript and proof of summer and/or fall enrollment will be required before appointment.
  • You must have at least a 2.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average. This must be verifiable by the transcripts you submit with your application.
  • You must be a US Citizen and at least 16 years of age.
  • Intern Not-To-Exceed (NTE) Appointments are not eligible for promotion.
  • If selected, you must successfully complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. A background investigation may also be necessary depending on the length of your appointment.

For job description and application process, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/434385900

National Native American Bar Association Panel – April 6

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Join the NNABA Young Lawyers Committee for an engaging panel on serving as In-House and General Counsel in Indian Country Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

NNABA Program:
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Talking Stick Resort, Road Runner C

Sponsored by NNABA Young Lawyers Committee
Serving as In-House Counsel: Tales from Inside

Panelists:
Ethel Branch, Attorney General, Navajo Nation
Fatima Abbas, General Counsel, Karuk Tribe
Sarah Lawson, Tribal In-House Counsel Association

For more information, please contact Lauren van Schilfgaarde at lauren@tlpi.org

**NNABA Reception to follow, at 6PM – 8PM**

Lunch Lecture with Steve Bodmer – One week from today!

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Steve Bodmer

Steve Bodmer (’06) will be on campus to meet students and share information about his position as General Counsel for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians. The Pechanga Band is located near Temecula in southern California.

April 6 (12:15pm) in Room 114, Armstrong Hall.
Free and open to the public. Food will be reserved to those who RSVP to ILP@asu.edu. We hope you will join us!

ILP Alumni & Friends Awards Ceremony & Reception – Send RSVP by April 1st

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Awards will be presented at the 17th Annual ILP Alumni & Friends Awards Ceremony & Reception to be held April 7, 2016 (5-7 p.m.) at Shadow Lounge, Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. We hope you will join us to celebrate their recognition!
Please send your RSVP to ILP@asu.edu by Friday, April 1, 2016.

Professor Ferguson-Bohnee’s article recently added to SSRN

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Professor Patty Ferguson-Bohnee has released the article, The History of Indian Voting Rights in Arizona: Overcoming Decades of Voter Suppression, to SSRN.

Abstract:
Native Americans “have experienced a long history of disenfranchisement as a matter of law and of practice.” This comes from a complicated and contradictory history of laws and policy that has recognized tribes as separate sovereigns, reduced tribal status to that of domestic dependent nations, sought to remove, relocate, or assimilate tribal citizens, terminated numerous indigenous nations, and has now moved to a policy of tribal self-government. Unfortunately, the right to vote for Arizona’s first people has only recently been achieved, and there are continuing threats to the electoral franchise.

Voter suppression has been used to discourage or prevent Indian people from voting in Arizona. Voter qualifications such as literacy tests were used to prevent Indians from participating in elections for approximately fifty years. Once Native Americans started voting, redistricting and vote dilution were used to reduce the effectiveness of the Native vote.

This article will review the history of Indian voting rights in Arizona. The author begins by reviewing the history of Native American voting rights and the history of voting discrimination against Native Americans in Arizona. The Voting Rights Act turned the corner for Native people to participate in the state and federal election processes. The article then discusses the current challenges faced by Native American voters and specifically discuss the voter ID law passed in 2004. The voter ID law is a roadblock that impedes full participation by all Arizona Indians. The last part of the article focuses on strategies to protect Indian voting rights. Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s invalidation of the Section 5 coverage formula in Shelby County, tribes should consider proactive measures to ensure that tribal citizens can participate in elections.

 

ILP Alumni & Friends Awards Ceremony & Reception – Announcing this year’s award recipients!

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Happy to announce this year’s award recipients! Congratulations to Benjamin Hanley and Charles W. Galbraith for their dedication and leadership in Indian Country.

Awards will be presented at the 17th Annual ILP Alumni & Friends Awards Ceremony & Reception to be held April 7, 2016 (5-7 p.m.) at Shadow Lounge, Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. We hope you will join us to celebrate their recognition! Don’t forget to send your RSVP to ILP@asu.edu by April 1, 2016.

Job Opportunity – Assistant Attorney General

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The Office of Attorney General is now hiring an Assistant Attorney General IV, Health, with at least eight years of relevant experience, including experience in health law.  The Office of Attorney General represents the interests of the Tohono O’odham Nation in tribal, state, and federal venues.

The Nation offers generous benefits including paid holidays, sick and annual leave, low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance.  Applicants must pass a background check.  Send resume, legal writing sample, and three references to Acting Attorney General Laura Berglan via email at laura.berglan@tonation-nsn.gov.