Given since 1981 to the best works of fiction published by an American citizen in a calendar year, the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is the United States’ largest peer-juried prize in the field. JUDGES Chris Abani, Chantel Acevedo, Sigrid Nunez WINNER Imbolo Mbue FINALISTS Viet Dinh, Louise Erdrich, Garth Greenwell, Sunil Yapa MC - Ron Charles, Washington Post book critic The Ceremony includes readings by all authors and citations by the judges. Following the Ceremony, there will be a full buffet dinner with open bar, including beer provided by Bluejacket Brewery. Go

The 37th Annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

10:00AM - 5:30PM - Native American High School Football Players are invited to attend. Top Tier Coaches will be on hand to evaluate the State's Top Native American Football Players. This intense combine is an exciting time for athletes and a key step in achieving their dreams of playing at the next level, while improving their football skills. For more information contact: James Pryor text or call (928)919-1908 or jamesdpryor@yahoo.com

Native American Scouting Combine

SAMHSA’s Prevention Day

For more information contact James Pryor at 

Quapaw & Jack Barrett Native American Scouting Combine

Wednesday, January 16 at 1pm-2pm ET | 12pm-1pm CT | 11am-12pm MT | 10am-11am PT

NCAI is pleased to co-sponsor this briefing by the Funders Census Initiative

, part of a series on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup. Last year, national field partners conducted get-out-the-count messaging research to identify messages that resonate with hard-to-count communities. You can find recordings + slides from past discussions 

. During this webinar, attendees will learn about: 

•The methodology used by each organization

Moderated by: Karen Narasaki, Consultant to the Bauman FoundationThese briefings are open to funders and field partners. Please feel free to share with colleagues who you think may be interested in this briefing series. 

Contact: Amber Ebarb, Program Manager, NCAI Policy Research Center

FCI Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results

American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Fundraising Gala to Raise Funds for Native Student Scholarships

The 18th annual American Indian College Fund (the College Fund) Flame of Hope Gala will be held Thursday, October 10 at The Depot Renaissance Hotel, 225 South 3rd Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Proceeds will benefit Native student scholarships. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner program with Native entertainment, including classical guitarist Gabriel Ayala and the dance and music group Brulé.

Native artist Steven Paul Judd (Kiowa/Choctaw) will create a painting live at the event for auction. In addition, a silent auction including art by the nation’s top Native artists will be featured, including Timothy H. Terry (

The American Indian College Fund will honor the Northwest Area Foundation of Minneapolis for funding programs that fight poverty in Indian Country. This year the foundation awarded the American Indian College Fund a $1 million, one-year Tribal College Leaders in Community Innovation Award to help the College Fund shine a light on the innovative approaches five tribal colleges located in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington are using to build thriving Native communities.

The main sponsor of the event is USA Funds. Additional sponsors include AT&T, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Coca-Cola Corporation, CBS Corporation, Comcast NBC Universal, Ford Motor Company Fund & Community Services, Grotto Foundation, Jenzabar Inc., Lannan Foundation, Mattel, McDonalds Corporation, Nissan North America, Inc., Peskoff Foundation, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Target Corporation,The Tierney Family Foundation, United Health Foundation, UPS Foundation, Walmart Foundation, and The Sheryl & Harvey White Foundation.

Sponsorships and tickets are available. For information, please contact Patrita Salazar at 303-426-8900 or psalazar@collegefund.org. For more information about the event, please visit 

With its credo “Educating the Mind and Spirit,” The American Indian College Fund is the premier scholarship organization for Native students. Created in 1989 to provide scholarships and support for the nation’s 34 tribal colleges, the Fund receives top ratings from independent charity evaluators, including the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance, and received its third consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator. Last year it provided more than 3,800 Native students with scholarships annually.

American Indian College Fund Annual Flame of Hope Fundraising Gala

"Uniting Our Diversity, We Stand As One" is the theme selected for the 2012 National UNITY Conference to be held in Phoenix, AZ July 6 - 10th.

The annual National UNITY Conference is one of the largest gatherings of American Indian and Alaska Native youth in the country and will be held at The Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel.

The 5-day conference will feature various keynote speakers, a health and education fair, workshops, culture sharing and a talent show, among other activities. Early bird registration is now open for the conference.

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