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Owe’neh Bupingeh at the University of Texas

bennie — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:54:04 +0000

Jamie Blosser, recently presented the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo Rehabilitation Project (Owe’neh Bupingeh) at the University of Texas Public Interest Design Institute, March 22 -23, 2012. This two-day course provided architects and other design professionals in public interest design with in-depth study on methods of how design can address the critical issues faced by communities.

Training in public interest design is a way of enhancing an existing design practice and learning skills to become pro-actively engaged in community-based design. The curriculum was formed around the Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) metric, a set of standards that outlines the process and principles of this growing approach to design. This process provided a step-by-step aid for those who wanted to undertake public interest design.

SNCC presents at the Public Interest Design Institute

bennie — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:06:25 +0000

Jamie Blosser, Founder of the Sustainable Native Communities Initiative and Associate at Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, will be an instructor at the Public Interest Design Institute June 15-16, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The Public Interest Design Institute provides training on how to become proactively engaged in this rapidly growing field. Learning objectives include finding new clients and learning about new fee sources & structures. Participants will become certified in this emerging public practice and may earn continuing education credits.

Training in public interest design is a way of enhancing an existing design practice and learning skills to address the critical issues faced by communities today. The curriculum is formed around the Social, Economic and Environmental Design (SEED) Metric, a set of standards that outlines the process and principles of this growing approach to design.

The Public Interest Design Institute, Seattle, is presented by Design Corps, AIA Seattle, and the University of Washington’s Department of Landscape Architecture. Registration is now open at www.publicinterestdesign.com.

SNCC partners with the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship

bennie — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:45:52 +0000

The Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative is proud to announce a new partnership with the Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship! Our unique partnership will begin to build a national network and technical assistance platform that tribal members can use to build more sustainable, culturally-appropriate communities that utilize fewer natural resources. In doing so, we also are helping to support Native entrepreneurs who are building or want to build culturally grounded business in the “green economy.” Our focus is to provide technical assistance within an innovation framework geared specifically to tribal communities that focuses on relationship and partnership-building, and community engagement processes to listen to sustainability goals of tribal members.

Senator Bingaman Announces Grants to Sacred Power!

jamie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:56:35 +0000

See article in Indian Country Today: “On November 4, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) announced more than $2.8 million in grants to be awarded to Albuquerque-based Sacred Power Corporation to help bring electricity to Indian country.”

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/11/bingaman-announces-grants-to-support-jobs-in-new-mexico/

November is Native American Heritage Month!

jamie — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:30:00 +0000

http://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/

Norma Naranjo of The Feasting Place is featured as a cultural entrepreneur!

jamie — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:30:18 +0000

The Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship has featured Norma Naranjo, a traditional foods caterer from Ohkay Owingeh, on their website! Norma believes that “Food is much more than just eating.”

http://www.culturalentrepreneur.org/featured-entrepreneurs/norma-naranjo.html

Southwest Case Studies team members convened at Ohkay Owingeh October 20-21!

jamie — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:24:07 +0000

Terri Ludwig, CEO of Enterprise Community Partners, was a guest of honor at a celebratory luncheon on Friday, October 21, prepared by Norma Naranjo of The Feasting Place. The luncheon included representatives from Wells Fargo Bank, MFA, Senator Bingaman’s office, and UNM School of Architecture and Planning. Councilman Joe Garcia spoke to the group about sustainability.

Workshop participants discussed community building and financing opportunities for their projects, and David Eisenberg of DCAT presented a session on Tribal Green Building Codes, requesting feedback from the group for his ongoing work with the EPA. The workshop concluded with a tour of Owe’neh Bupingeh, a preservation and housing rehabilitation project in the historic core of Ohkay Owingeh.

Navajo Preparatory School Gets Gold for Going Green – By ICTMN Staff

fieldnews — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:28:58 +0000

The Betty Ojaye Student Center at Navajo Preparatory School was recently the first building in San Juan County to achieve a certification for green building, according to The Daily Times. “I think it’s a great opportunity for everyone to see how they can save energy in this economy,” Betty Ojaye, director of the school and the new building’s namesake, told the newspaper. “Our building can be a model.” The building was given gold certification under Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) standards. full story

Native Learning Center Winter Symposium

fieldnews — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:11:24 +0000

By ICTMN Staff

The Native Learning Center’s Winter Symposium will be held March 15-17 in Hollywood, Florida. Learning sessions will be presented in the areas of Housing Strategies, Grants Education and Celebrating Culture and Language. The sessions are free to Native people. full story