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Honoring Nations Awards Program: An Invitation

By Megan Hill

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January 21, 2010

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

On behalf of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and the Honoring Nations Board of Governors, we invite you to apply for the 2010 Honoring Nations Award Program.

Honoring Nations is a national awards program that identifies, celebrates, and shares outstanding examples of tribal governance. The award-winning programs address a broad range of topics, including cultural affairs, economic and community development, education, environment and natural resources, government performance, health and social services, intergovernmental relations, and justice. They offer insight into effective problem solving and provide fresh ideas for strengthening sovereign Nations through self-determination.

You can access the online application at: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hpaied/hn_apply.htm. Share it with your colleagues or tribal Nation programs that would be good candidates for Honoring Nations.

Deadline is January 29, 2010.

Link to the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

Please contact Megan Hill Megan_Hill@harvard.edu

or 617-496-4229) or Misko Beaudrie

or 617-496-9446 if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Megan Hill, Director, Honoring Nations

Megan Hill is director of Honoring Nations.

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