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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 • VOl. XXiV • NO. 10 Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Art Director Interactive Production Developer Advertising Sales Director Copy Editor Contributors Marguerite D. Carroll Ed Felker Neil Lunsford Tom Wilkins Michelle Tirado Kimberly Hayes Michelle Tirado 10 Prep School Recruits Native Students for Transitional Year Prior to College By Kimberly Hayes A centuries-old New England academy is courting Native students for a year-long program that will help them transition from high school to college. EDUCATION SUBSCRIBER SERVICES — 1-800-992-4489 ext. 110 To subscribe, renew, change an address, or if you have questions about your current subscription, contact Amanda Rocha, circulation coordinator, at the above number. Or send e-mail to: circulation@americanindianreport.com Published monthly (12 issues). U.S. subscription rates: $49.95. Canadian: $64.95. Canadian subscribers are responsible for including the additional 7 percent GST tax with their subscription payment. Foreign subscription rate is $100. Single copy price is $5.95. All rates are payable in U.S. currency only. To sell or receive bulk copies of American Indian Report, call for more information. ADVERTISING — 1-800-992-4489 ext. 119 To place advertising, contact Tom Wilkins at the above number or send an e-mail to: tom.wilkins@americanindianreport.com PERMISSIONS & REPRINTS — 1-800-992-4489 ext. 110 No part of this issue may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process without written permission from the publisher. Call or write to Reprints, American Indian Report, 3702 Pender Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030. The minimum order for any reprint is 100 copies. Contact us at the above number or send an e-mail to: info@americanindianreport.com MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS — 1-800-992-4489 ext. 141 Call and ask for a copy of the AIR Writers’ Guidelines. When submitting a manuscript, please clearly print author’s name, address and phone number on the document. American Indian Report does not return unsolicited editorial material unless it is accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. The magazine is not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts. Send e-mail to: editor@americanindianreport.com American Indian Report is a publication of 12 Honoring Nations By Michelle Tirado TRIBAl GOVERNMENT 10 Tribal Programs Get Kudos for their Achievements After a year off, the Harvard Project’s Honoring Nations awards are back. Among the 10 tribal programs that received High Honors and Honors in October are the Muscogee Creek’s inmate Reintegration Program, the Pine Hill Health Center’s “Mammo Days” and the Chickasaw Nation’s Chickasaw Press. Richard W. Phelps CEO Jeffrey S. Marciano PrEsidEnt 18 Clinton Global Initiative Brings Native American Focus to the World By Kimberly Hayes Community development financial institutions were a discussion point for a panel of economic development experts at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in September. President/CEO of Oweesta Elsie Meeks, a panelist, stressed the importance of CDFIs to tribal communities. ECONOMIC DEVElOPMENT 3702 Pender Drive, Suite 300 • Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: 703-352-2250 or 1-800-992-4489 Fax: 703-352-2323 E-mail: info@americanindianreport.com www.americanindianreport.com ©2008 American Indian Report, ISSN No. 0894-4040. Published submissions do not necessarily represent the views of American Indian Report. All rights reserved. 5 4 November/December 2008 American Indian Report http://www.americanindianreport.com http://www.apexawards.com/ http://www.naja.com/

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American Indian Report - November/December 2008 Contents Notes from Indian Country Elders Conference Offers Balancing Lessons Student Blanket Design Reflects Plains Horse Culture Congress: Activity on the Hill Prep School Recruits Native Students for Transitional Year Prior to College Honoring Nations Clinton Global Initiative Brings Native American Focus to the World A Q&A with Indian Country’s Top Cop Urban Clinics Go Paperless with IHS Record System Ohkay Owingeh Restores Wetlands, Protects Drinking Water Blogroll

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