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EVENT: White Shell Woman Workshop
DATE/TIME: October 26, 2013
9:00AM - 4:00PM
LOCATION: San Juan College - Henderson Fine Arts Center, Farmington, NM
NOTE: Registration begins at 8:00AM

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EVENT: MNCI Lecture Series

DATE September 11, 2013
TIME: 1:00 PM -3:00 PM
LOCATION: Grey Hills Academy, Tuba City, AZ
Featuring: Featuring Wena Jesus Nez and Sunny Dooley

DATE: October 10, 2013
TIME: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Indian Center, Phoenix, AZ
Featuring: Jolyana Begay-Bitsui and Dr. Karletta Chief
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DATE: November 18, 2013
TIME: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
LOCATION:To'hajiilee Community School, To'hajiilee, NM - Link
Featuring: Rosita Holiday and Dr. Dolly Manson

DATE: November 18, 2013
TIME:6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Native American Community Academy Main Campus, Albuquerque, NM (I-40 and 12th Street Exit) - Link
Featuring: Marla Billy and Marilyn Help-Hood

EVENT: Hero Twins Workshop
LOCATION: TBA
DATE: February 22, 2014
TIME: TBA

EVENT: Diné Iiná (Life) dóó Naataanii (Leadership) Academy
LOCATION: TBA
DATE: Spring 2014, President's Day Weekend
TIME: TBA

Fifty Dine’ youth, of whom 25 are male and 25 are female between the ages of 13-18, who are residents of the Navajo Nation, will participate in a three day Diné Iiná (Life) and Naataanii (Leadership) Academy with supportive adults. Applications will be chosen from their written essay about Dine’ leadership qualities of men and women in their families, community or chapter governments.

Program Description
In this model Academy, participants will interact with and be mentored by several former Miss Navajos and Dine’ consultants with specific skills and knowledge. Daily curriculum topics and activities will increase participant etiquette and leadership skills and strengthen participant’s cultural values. Using social issue themes from Dine’ oral traditions, hands-on activities, interactive role playing and demonstrations will help focus on appropriate Dine’ behaviors related to self-expression, social interaction, and public speaking in real-life situations (e.g. social ceremonies, chapter government meetings, public dinner events, and living in a household). Participants will also learn about social ceremonies for the puberty passage of males and females, which model adult roles. Skills in writing or a digit storytelling project will reinforce participant knowledge and 10 will be selected as Peer Presenters for younger Dine’ in 2014 MNCI Workshops.

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Upcoming Workshops and Lectures
Youth Academy Age 8 to 24 years old	Hero Twins Age 8 to 24 years old	White Shell Woman Age 8 to 24 years old	60th Anniversary Lecture Series
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