Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps

Now this is a Corps memory! ??? Last month on Wednesday October 15, 2024, Secretary Haaland traveled to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM) in Colorado to visit the ancestral Puebloan site. This is the home of many tribes around the southwest and houses a convergence of cultures, which at the peak living capacity included an impressive 40-room village. This hitch, a crew from the Pueblo of Zuni had the honor of working on these dwellings where their ancestors once occupied and rekindling that spiritual connection. Pictured from Crew 661 are: Loren Quam, Seth Quam, Keanna Waatsa, Brooke Seowtewa, and Nathan Dewa. This crew was tasked with Historic Preservation work in the form of tediously maintaining the dwelling structures using a specialized motor mix to repair the gaps and joints in the walls. Making special appearances from the Individual Placements team were IP Program Managers: Shonto & Kiana. IPs in attendance were Tiana Cachini (also from Zuni) who is working on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) CANM Native Lands Mapping project, Pualani Tupper - BLM Colorado Office of Communications, and Darian Seowtewa, A former crew member who is now currently working as a Traditional Trades and Apprenticeship IP at Mesa Verde National Park. This visit will be a cornerstone in the program for years to come. Having support for the Indian Youth Service Corps from The Secretary of the Interior is equally validating as it is humbling. The American Climate Corps continues to show commitment by speaking with our program at a localized level and looking ahead for the next generation of conservation stewards ?? Thank you!! U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Native Land Digital ??Diné Bikéyah Pueblo Land Núu-agha-t?v?-p?? (Ute) #AncestralLands #HistoricPreservation #CanyonsOfTheAncients #ConservationStewards #IndianYouthServiceCorps #PuebloOfZuni #Colorado #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

Catch us next weekend Saturday & Sunday November 16th & 17th at the Indigenous Families Weekend hosted by Petroglyph National Monument. Read the caption and flyer to see all the happenings and awesome partners that will be in attendance. Huge shoutout to our Individual Placement - Ariana Otero - Tribal Community Ambassador for Petroglyph National Monument for coordinating this special event. We hope to see you there! The National Park Service with support from the National Park Foundation and Western National Parks Association is hosting an event to express gratitude and honor the legacy and ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples to Petroglyph National Monument. Indigenous Families Weekend celebrates and honors Indigenous culture through engaging activities, workshops, and performances. Everyone is welcome! Admission is free! Our goal is to foster community engagement, support local artists and vendors, and provide educational opportunities that create lasting memories. Petroglyph National Monument Visitor Information Center 6510 Western Trail, 87120 10 am to 2 pm Artists / Vendors Children's Activities Food trucks Saturday, November 16th Special Events 9 am Rinconada Canyon Run Hosted by Running Medicine 11:30 am Visitor Information Center Amphitheater: Lightning Boy Hoop Foundation Performance 1 pm Guided Hike Meet at Rinconada Sunday, November 17th Special Events 11 am Visitor Information Center Amphitheater: Story Time with Laurel Goodluck 12:30 pm Guided Hike Meet at Piedras Marcadas

Year after year we are grateful to be A National Forest Foundation Grantee ? Thanks to The National Forest Foundation funding. This year our crews were able to work on Trails restoration projects in both Gila National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest. In recent years wildfires have devastated the landscapes across New Mexico. Once the Cinders of the Black Fire and Hermit's Peak-Calf Canyon Fires stopped burning, our crews were ready to help with recovery efforts. Thank you! National Forest Foundation for providing the essential funding to help our neighboring relatives. Thinning and vegetation removal were the first steps toward the mitigation process ahead of a long trail of recovery to healthy sustainable lands ?? National Forest Foundation #NFFGranteesAreGreat #NationalForestFoundation #ForestRestoration #GilaNationalForest #SantaFeNationalForest #WildfireRecovery #TrailsRestoration #NewMexicoWildlife #ForestConservation #SustainableLand

Happy Halloween! ?? The Mighty IP Team is now accepting applications for a Individual Placements Program Manager. Below is a summary of the position and essential information. Know anyone who may be good fit or interested in joining? Please send them our way. Deadline for applications is November 28, 2024. Status: Full-time, Exempt, Full Benefit Eligible per personnel Policies Starting Date: January 2025 Reports to: ALCC IP Program Director Starting Salary: $55,300-$57,000 Location: One of our five ALCC office locations (Acoma, Albuquerque, Gallup, Hopi, Zuni) Partially remote eligible The Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC) Individual Placement Program Manager interacts primarily with ALCC Individual Placements (members), ALCC IP Program Coordinators, the ALCC Individual Placement Program Director, other ALCC staff. The Program Manager must collaborate with our partners to develop impactful projects, ensures all assigned positions are successfully recruited and onboarded before their term starts. The Program Manager will also design and implement a programmatic recruitment strategy and regularly engage in recruitment and outreach activities to local communities including Indigenous and other underrepresented groups. #HiringNow #ProgramManager #ConservationJobs #ALCC #RemoteWork #CareerOpportunities

The 2024 Post and Beam Request Form is Now Closed! We want to thank everyone for your overwhelming interest and support! We have reached our capacity for the year, with over 1,000 requests received. Due to this high volume, we are no longer accepting requests at this time. A huge thank you to our hardworking crews who have been out in the field making this possible, and to all the individuals who have shown their interest and commitment to this project. Your enthusiasm is what drives us to continue providing these vital resources. If you have submitted a request and have not yet heard back from us, please reach out to us at [email protected] or (928)488-2637. We’d also love to hear from those who have received post and beams and are working on exciting projects! If you’re interested in sharing your project or showcasing your work, please tag us or reach our to us. Stay tuned for updates regarding next year’s availability! We’ll share more information about when requests will reopen in 2025. #PostAndBeam #EcoFriendly #ConservationProject #ResourceManagement #CommunitySupport

We’re still reeling from last week from Secretary Deb Haaland visit to our Acoma program. This visit was a part of the American Climate Corps Fall Tour supported by the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) This initiative will be supported for years to come with a commitment of $15 million to strengthen the IYSC program and other corps programs for underserved communities. Secretary Haaland announced a $480,000 grant for the Acoma Traditional Farm Corps. This funding will further support our offices in Pueblo of Isleta and Pueblo of Zuni to establishing their own Farm Corps programs. Pueblo of Acoma Traditional Farm Corps - The Traditional Farm Corps program ALCC has run in Acoma since 2011, working to revive agricultural knowledge, practices, seed, and cultural perspective while working with local young people and providing healthy food for the community. Key aspects of the program include: ? Tribal Food Sovereignty ? Community Health ? Outdoor recreation (Hiking Club) ? Cultural Reconnection It was an honor to host Secretary Haaland in showcasing the incredible work of the Acoma Traditional Farm Corps. The day was filled with wholesome moments like harvesting a variety of traditional foods from the hoophouse with ALCC participants alongside our special guests from the local senior center. It is a huge blessing to celebrate and most importantly continuing the vital work ahead. After sharing a meal and making connections we concluded the day with a tour of Old Acoma. Thank you to everyone involved in this extraordinary day. #ClimateCorps #TribalFoodSovereignty #SecretaryHaaland #PuebloOfAcoma #AcomaTradition #IndigenousYouth #CulturalReconnection #OutdoorRecreation #CommunityHealth #AgriculturalRevival U.S. Department of the Interior

Happy Thursday! We are back with another Individual Placement (IP) position in South Dakota and the surrounding area. This one is special as the Wind Cave National Park Cultural Coordinator. For a bit of background history continue reading. It is Wind Cave National Park's goal to protect, preserve, and interpret both the Natural and Cultural resources that are contained within the park, for the larger public and for future generations. In the oral traditions of the Oceti Sakowin, Wind Cave also known as Maka Oniye is the genesis site for both humanity and the bison. It remains a Sacred Site for not only the Oceti Sakowin but for many Tribal Nations including the 28 Tribes who are traditionally associated with Wind Cave National Park. Being one of the longest, oldest, and most complex caves in the world, Wind Cave is an important natural site containing the largest concentration of boxwork, a rare cave formation first described at the site. The park is also home to many prairie wildlife communities including elk, pronghorn, prairie dog, endangered black-footed ferrets, and genetically diverse and brucellosis-free American Bison. NPS Wind Cave Cultural Event Coordinator/ALCC Individual Placement (IP) Overview: ??Stipend: $650.00 weekly living stipend ??Term: 900 hour AmeriCorps service term, 25 weeks full time ???Reports To: National Park Service, Wind Cave National Park ??Location: Wind Cave National Park ??Benefits: AmeriCorps Education Award $3,447.50 after successful completion of term As both a culturally and environmentally significant site there is a need for an Intern who can help plan and implement one or more events in 2024 that will honor the culture and oral traditions of the Tribal Nations who are associated with Wind Cave and will celebrate the fundamental and life-giving connection that Native people have with the bison. The intern will be in an interdisciplinary position working with the Natural, Cultural, and Interpretation Departments of Wind Cave National Park and the corresponding programs for area Tribal Nations. The intern will be exposed to the inner workings of these departments and will have many chances to network with other parks and other entities outside of the NPS as their work will require them to meet and communicate with a variety of Tribal organizations, cultural demonstrators, artists, and related parties to plan for the events.

Today is a double feature from the Individual Placements (IP) program. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Colorado in partnership with ALCC have hired two interns to cover that region. Macy Robinson, (Cherokee) visitor center IP at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument (CANM) and Pualani Tupper, BLM Colorado Public Affairs & Communications IP. We are happy to share Pualani's article interviewing Macy about her internship from topics like daily tasks, highlights so far and future plans. This is the first collaboration of its kind, with IPs interviewing their peers. Read the article at https://lnkd.in/gKHXGJAd. As a bonus here is Macy's introduction below ?? Osiyo-Hello! My name is Macy Robinson, and I am 19 years old. I come from Oklahoma and am a member of the Cherokee Nation, although my family resides in the Muscogee Indian Territory. My clan is the Wolf clan on my mother's side. I am currently transferring to Fort Lewis College with a major in Anthropology. I am a part of the Ancestral Lands Individual Placement Program for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Knowing that my tribe was not from here, I took this position to gain cultural knowledge and perspectives from the affiliated tribes of this region. I mainly spend my time in our visitors center for indigenous interpretation and doing programs for visitors. It is an honor to be a part of this program and to have the opportunity to work so closely with these sacred sites. Wado - Thank you. #IndividualPlacements #BureauOfLandManagement #InternshipProgram #Communications #CanyonsoftheAncients #FortLewisCollege #AncestralLands #PublicAffairs #ALCC

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Hello Friends! Happy Fall! We've been moving non-stop since the start of the year. With that comes some shifting around and new opportunities on the horizon. We are now hiring for an ALCC Individual Placements (IP) Program coordinator. Please visit the full position description at our website under the 'join' and 'staff positions' tabs. We will be accepting applications until Friday, October 18th. ALL application materials must be sent to our ALCC IP Program Manager - Anai Pulido-Munoz. Please share to those who may be qualified and interested in applying. Questions? Reach out to the contact listed and we'll get back to you. ?????????????????????????? ??Title: Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Individual Placements Program Coordinator ??Date: November/December 2024 ??Reports to: ALCC IP Program Manager ??Starting Salary: The starting wage for this position will be in the $22.93-23.62 per hour per hour range depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. ??Location: One of our five Ancestral Lands office locations (Albuquerque, Gallup, Acoma, Hopi, Zuni) ??Status: Full-time, Hourly, Non-exempt ??Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Long-Term Disability, Retirement, Paid Time Off per Personnel Policies ??Posting Period: Please apply before October 18, 2024 Conservation Legacy #ALCC #IndividualPlacements #Hiring #NowHiring #JobOpening #ApplyNow #JobOpportunity #ConservationJobs #ProgramCoordinator