The White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) Council of Trustees (COT) is seeking interested members to serve as a trustee. Applications will be accepted for the following vacancies due to end of service terms:

• Trustee that is an alumnus of the White Earth Tribal and Community College.
• Trustee who is currently employed in the field of Indian Education

The WETCC Council of Trustees is comprised of nine (9) members, seven (7) voting members and two (2) non-voting members, at least five (5) of the members of whom will be enrolled members or lineal descendants of the White Earth reservation. Enrolled members of another federally recognized tribe and/or from the community at large possessing special skills and/or abilities that would benefit the College may hold the remaining positions.

Summary: The White Earth Tribal and Community College Council of Trustees serves as a body of official policy making representatives of and for the White Earth Tribal and Community College.

The Council of Trustees is responsible for policies and procedures required for effective governance, administration, implementation, and evaluation of programs, resources, faculty, staff, budget, services, and other operations of the White Earth Tribal and Community College.

The service term for a Trustee is a three-year commitment with regular monthly meetings. The position is strictly on a volunteer basis; however, meals and mileage are provided as appropriate. 

The process for replacement of end of service term Trustees positions is an open process which allows sitting Trustees to apply to renew their positions for an additional term.

If you are interested in applying please submit an application and/or resume and a letter of intent to the address below. If you have any questions please contact Denise at 218-935-0417 ext. 332. Applications will be accepted until October 10, 2014.

Send materials to: 

White Earth Tribal and Community College COT
Denise Askelson, Human Resources
102 3rd St. NE-PO Box 478
Mahnomen, MN 56557
Email: denise.askelson@wetcc.edu

Native American Artists interested in applying for an Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grant are invited to a stop by a Region 2 Arts Council information table and discuss the application process with Region 2 Arts Council staff.

Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014 at WETCC
10:30-1:00 p.m. and 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Information will be provided regarding

·      eligible grant requests
·      writing grant proposals
·      preparing artist statements and resumes
·      submitting work samples

Grant application packets will be on-hand and are available for download on our website, r2arts.org.

Anishinaabe Artist Initiative (AAI) Grants for up to $1000 are available to Native Artists residing in Beltrami, Mahnomen, Becker, Cass, Itasca, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and Clearwater counties. This grant is made possible with funding from the McKnight Foundation.

For Questions or to Request a Grant Application Packet

Call 218-751-5447 / 800-275-5447 or email staff@r2arts.org

NOTE:  AAI Grant Funds can be used for costs associated with exhibition, performance, or production of a specific creative work, for the purchase of materials or equipment, or non-credited arts education experiences.

The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative
Grant Deadline is Saturday, November 1, 2014

In her recent book, Our Knowledge is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings (Syracuse University Press), Dr. Wendy Makoons Geniusz contrasts the ways in which Ojibwe knowledge has been collected and presented by non-Native researchers with how that knowledge is preserved within Ojibwe communities.  Her book contributes to recent discussions on how Indigenous communities and Indigenous researchers can use research as a way to decolonize their minds and their knowledge in order to conduct research that will be meaningful to us all.  She is the editor of two books about Ojibwe language and culture revitalization which will be published in June 2015 (University of Minnesota Press).

Dr. Wendy Makoons Geniusz Lecture and book signing
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 

White Earth Tribal and Community College
Drum Hall
Wadiswan 
New Campus
2250 College Road
Mahnomen, MN