Knik Tribal Council Education and Social Services Department is now accepting applications for Summer Fish Camp! This is a very exciting time of year.

Middle School Group:  This is for the kids who are in ANSEP and eligible to participate in our Culture Camp:
Knik Tribal Council would like to congratulate you for being selected for the Mat-Su Borough School District’s Summer Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program. You are invited to apply to become a counselor for our summer culture Fish Camp named Knik Shan Qayeh. The camp dates are Monday, July 22^nd through Friday, August 2^nd.

The first week of camp involves learning the life cycles of salmon and how to traditionally process the fish. Southcentral Foundation will partner with us addressing curriculum on bullying in schools. The second week you will be assigned to a teacher and serve as youth counselors for elementary students participating in the culture camp.

Elementary School Group:
Knik Tribal Council would like to invite you to apply to our summer culture Fish Camp named Knik Shan Qayeh. We have expanded the number of participants to 100 Alaska native or American Indian students entering grades 1^st-6^th in the fall of 2013. The camp dates are from Monday, July 29^th through Friday, August 2^nd. Most of our activities will take place at our Educational Fish site at the end of Knik Goose Bay road. Our focus will be on the life cycles of salmon and how to traditionally process the fish.

Applications for the camp are available at the two separate links below and at our office located at 951 East Bogard Road, Suite 101, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Acceptance will be on a first come first serve basis. Completed applications are due June 22^nd, 2013. We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please contact Shawna Theodore at 373-7965. Thank you!

Middle School Application
Elementary School Application

As part of a research study ANTHC is evaluating the effectiveness of the online curriculum called Native It’s Your Game as part of a summer program in June for Alaska Native/American Indian youth ages 12-14. The curriculum focuses on helping teens make healthy choices about friendships, relationships, drug and alcohol use.

They will be hosting the program four different weeks in June. If you would like more information or are interested in attending please contact Jeni Williamson at 729-4566 or jjwilliamson(at)anthc.org.

Meet & Greets:
Wed, May 15^th, from 4:30- 6:00 p.m.
ANTHC-4000 Ambassador Drive, conference room 1

NIYG session dates:
June 3rd-7^th, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Morning session run by CITC | Cook Inlet Tribal Council
-there is an option to only participate in the morning or afternoon session.

June 10th-13^th, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Cook Inlet Tribal Council

June 17th-21^st, 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Wendler Middle School

June 24th-28^th, 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Wendler Middle School

Native It's Your Game Flyer

This coming Friday is the First Friday Family Fun Night at Walking the Red R.O.A.D. This Friday you're invite to bring your ‘Fun Board Games’. Last time was so much fun, just getting together and chatting, laughing and playing games. You sure won’t want to miss this one!!!! Attached is a flyer, please take a minute to read it and to send it to your friends. Let’s see how many games we can get going!! See You Friday 6pm for the Yummy Potluck and if you’re bringing one of those ‘favorite recipes’ please bring a copy of your recipe – you know how we love new recipes. 

SO LET THE GAMES BEGIN
See you Friday at Wasilla Middle School
First Friday Family Fun Night
Walking the Red R.O.A.D.

Walking The Red R.O.A.D Flyer

Visit the 2013 National Child Abuse Prevention Month website to help you prepare for Prevention Month in April. You'll find the latest resources and outreach materials on engaging communities and strengthening families.
The site features:

• Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well Being: Network for Action 2013 Resource Guide, a guide to help service providers strengthen families using the six protective factors.  
• Tip sheets—in English and Spanish—that can be distributed to parents and caregivers and address concerns including stress management, raising grandchildren, connecting with teens, and more.
• Three calendars—one each for prevention programs, parents, and community partners—provide suggestions for protective factors-related activities for the month of April.  
• Our new prevention video gallery features videos from our national child abuse prevention partners.
• Child Abuse Prevention Month widgets can be posted on your website to help promote the initiative.  
• The Online Media Toolkit provides media strategies to help your organization or community partnerships spread the word about events, reach potential supporters, and build relationships.

Bookmark the site today: www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth

May 16^th is the next Job Club meeting.

The Employment & Training Department at the Knik Tribal Council (KTC) would like to invite those seeking employment opportunities to attend our inaugural KTC Job Club forum, December 6th at the KTC main office from 2-4pm. This forum will be an opportunity for each participant to develop employment plans; mock interviews, resume development, and personal development.

The Job forum creation is an effort to improved employment referrals, and an opportunity to collaborate our needs with the perspective employees of KTC and its partners. KTC has a vested interest in assisting the community members in their endeavors to find careers and success and feel the Job Club could be the determining factor in that success.

If you have any question about the upcoming Job Club forum please feel free to contact Kevin Toothaker or Shawna Theodore at ktoothaker(at)kniktribe.org or stheodore(at)kniktribe.org

Job Club dates are on May 16^th, June 6^th and 20^th, July 4^th and 18^th from 2p.m. to 4p.m. in the confrenece room here at Knik Tribal Council.

KTC is hosting the Mat-Su Borough School District’s Assistant Director of Federal Programs, Marci Orth, once a week at our tribal offices. This is an effort to increase the School district’s availability to our Tribal Members for any concerns or questions they may have about their children’s education.

Thursdays are when Marci expects to be here. She will be here in the mornings and as needed throughout the school year. KTC appreciates this partnership and is honored to be a partner in the education of our tribal members’ children.