Native American Ministry
Committee on Native American Ministry (CONAM) Members:
| Rev. Mike Piña | Chair |
| Rev. Carol Layton | Vice Chair |
| James Euler | Secretary |
| Rev. Linda Caldwell | Conference Superintendent |
| Rev. Wallace Anderson | |
| Kevin Murphy | |
| Rev. Roy Piña | |
| Doug Sibley | |
| Areta Frost | |
| Derrick Rainbow | |
NEWS & EVENTS:
2013 Young Native Writers Essay Contest
The Young Native Writers Essay Contest is a writing contest for Native American high school students and is designed to encourage young Native Americans to write about the progress their tribal communities have made and how their tribal communities can keep moving forward. The voices that emerge from this program honor the legacy of every Native American who has ever lived. Add your words to the thousands submitted through this project - all writers receive a Certificate of Honor for their submission.
The Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation's goal of promoting education and creating new opportunities for youth has inspired this essay contest. Partnering with Holland & Knight in this endeavor is the National Museum of the American Indian.
Entry Deadline is 11:59:59 p.m. ET on Monday, April 1, 2013. For more information click here.
Native American Ministries Sunday, April 14, 2013
Jim Thorpe Native American Games, June 9-15, 2013
Oklahoma City - Athletes representing Indian nations, bands, and tribes from across the U.S. will gather to share their talents in the spirit of the "World's Greatest Athlete" and Native American legend, Jim Thorpe
13th Annual For All My Relations: a Conference for Native American Families, July 18-20, 2013
Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, FL
First International Conference on Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), (September 23-25, 2013)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
U.S Mint Features 2012 Native Americana Coins
The $1 coins feature designs celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the U.S.
RESOURCES:
"Giving Our Heart Away: Native American Survival," the 2008 - 2009 mission study, published by the United
Methodist Women, is part of an ongoing process to share the stories of the many Native Americans nations and peoples within the United States. The study revisits much of the founding history of the United States from the perspective of Native Americans.
- Navajo United Methodist Center, www.gbgm-umc.org/navajo/aboutus/new/
- Native American Comprehensive Plan, http://new.gbgm-umc.org/plan/nativeamerican/
- General Commission on Religion and Race, http://www.gcorr.org/site/c.mwKWJ9NTJtF/b.5610679/k.6047/Native_American_Concerns.htm
- Native American Communications Office, www.naco.umcom.org/resources/hoop.htm
- Native American International Caucus (UM), http://naicumc.org
- National United Methodist Native American Center, www.cst.edu/academic_resources/NUMNAC.php
- General Board of Discipleship Native American Ministry
- Indian Country Today, www.indiancountry.com
- Native American Times, www.nativetimes.com
- Native American Journalists Association, www.naja.com
- "The American Community: American Indians and Alaskan Natives, 2004," American Community Reports, U.S. Census Bureau, issued May 2007, http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/acs-07.pdf
- Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Dept. of Interior, http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
- Office of Tribal Affairs, U.S. Dept. of Justice, http://www.justice.gov/otj
- Native American Business Alliance, www.native-american-bus.org/
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Serving American Indians & Alaska Natives (2009)
- National Indian Justice Center, www.nijc.org
- Native American Finance Officers Association, www.nafoa.org
- California State Board of Equalization, American Indian Tribal Issues
- 2012 Update on the Native American Programs Act of 1974
- Governor Establishes Tribal Advisor to Strengthen Communication, Collaboration with California's Native American Tribes (Sept. 11, 2011)
- Indian Health Care Improvement Act Permanent: Supreme Court Decision Upholds Reauthorization (June 28, 2012)
- Access to Elections and Voter Registration a "Civic Emergency" for Native Americans says NCAI President (June 18, 2012)
- Native-American Health: Medline Plus - a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- American Indian Health: an information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of American Indians.
- State, Local, Tribal & Territorial Government Website (FDA)
- Overview of the Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act (Fact Sheet)
- Dr. Lawrence R. Deyton presentation at the 13th Annual National Health & Human Services Tribal Budget Formulation & Consultation Session, March 4, 2011 (PDF-355 KB)
Book of Discipline, 2008
1. ¶ 654 Conference Committee on Native American Ministry
2. ¶ 906.e The Connectional Table, ...Native American International Caucus ...
3. ¶ 263.3, 634.4a5, 823.6 Native American Ministries Sunday
4. ¶ 810.1 Native American Ministries Sunday Fund
Book of Resolutions, 2008
within the Social Principles:
2. ¶ 1003 Nuclear Safety in the United States, Recommendations:
8b. Tribes to be consulted concerning siting of future nuclear waste repositories and transportation routing.
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