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The Rupert Report
From the Desk of AIANTA's CEO |December 12, 2022
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Available in the Holiday Silent Auction - Beadwork by Mikailah Gift Certificate for $200.00. Mikailah Thompson is a member of the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe of Lapwai, ID. Thompson holds the titles of Owner of Beadwork by Mikailah, LLC, Owner of Indigenous Creatives, LLC, and Co-Host of Quantum Theory Podcast.
Her artwork has been featured with the Santa Fe Indian Market, Native Max Magazine, First American Art Magazine, Native Art Magazine, the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, Discover Your Northwest, Native Fashion in the City and more.
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AIANTA Highlights for the Coming Week | |
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Holiday Silent Auction
December 5-15, 2022
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AIANTA is having a Holiday Silent Auction on December 5-15, 2022!
The American Indian Tourism Conference (AITC) Silent Auction raises funding for AIANTA’s Hospitality and Tourism Scholarship Program, which benefits American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian scholars pursuing post-secondary degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management and other tourism-related fields. The ongoing success of the Scholarship Program is due in large part to the generosity of our AIANTA member communities, partners, and donors.
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Nevada's Indian Territory Receives Funding for their 3-D Project Through Travel Nevada | |
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The Nevada’s Indian Territory (NIT) on December 8, 2022 was awarded Travel Nevada’s Destination Development Demonstration (3-D) Project grant. “ To create a destination story of the Great Basin Indigenous People.” NIT will build an innovative destination development program from the ground up to reimagine rural Nevada’s attraction for travelers in new and exciting ways. In addition, NIT will work with a consulting team to build a collaborative approach to destination planning and create a meaningful and authentic travel experience of our indigenous homelands of the Great Basin.
Please click on the more information button to visit NIT's website and also download the brochure.
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Town Hall Webinar: Sharing Stories: Native American Artists and the Creative Economy
December 13, 2022; 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Mountain)
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Join us as we explore the diversity and the promise of the role the arts play in tourism and cultural and economic development. Hear from arts leaders representing some of the best tribal and Native arts programs led by American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.
Native American arts, including visual arts, music, theatre, dance, literature and beyond, are among the most promising ways to expand tourism and the economic success of rural and urban Native communities. Historically underestimated, Native Artists play a pivotal role in building economies, generating tourism assets and simultaneously preserving cultural heritage.
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Poeh Art Center Pottery Classes | |
Join AIANTA and Support the Movement to Build Cultural Tourism in Indian Country | |
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Bird Singer Thumb Drive
Artists: designed by NSRGNTS, led by Native couple Votan Ik (Mayan/Nahua) and Leah “Povi” Lewis (Pueblo/Dine’)
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Through AIANTA membership, tribes, members of the tourism industry, federal, state and local governments, colleges and universities and others form a resource network that shares experiences and supports one another.
Already a member and need to renew? You still have time!
Please do so by January 31, 2023 to receive our latest Bird Singer Thumb Drive created by NSRGNTS!
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15 Scholarships Available for the ASU/AIANTA Sustainable Tourism for Native Nations and Communities
Application Deadline: Monday, January 31, 2023
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AIANTA, in collaboration with the School of Community Resources & Development, in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University (ASU), Downtown Phoenix, has designed a Professional Certificate Program in Sustainable Tourism for Native Nations and Communities Certificate. The online program brings together industry experts who help students explore the importance of sustainable tourism with a specific emphasis on American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian cultural tourism efforts.
The program is comprised of seven online modules over seven weeks. One module is scheduled per week, with a final project for participants seeking ASU credit and others who would like to do the project.
Upon successful completion of the seven online modules, students will receive a Professional Certificate in Sustainable Tourism from the Arizona State University's School of Community Resources & Development, in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. This certificate program is offered both as a professional development option and a university credit option.
The 15 scholarships for the course are funded by NATIVE Act funds through a collaboration with the Office of Indian Economic Development.
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Boneedwa
(See you later, Northern Paiute)
Sherry L. Rupert, Chief Executive Officer
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association
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