YAC Internship Application / Ironwood Tree Experience

Name*
First Last
Date of Birth
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Address*
Street Address City ZIP Code
Email*
Cell phone or best number to reach you*
Name of a Parent or guardian (if under 18 or living at home)
First Last
Parent or Guardian Email (if you are under 18 years of age)
Parent or Guardian phone number (if you are living at home or under 18 years of age)
Name of school
Tribal Affiliation(s)*
Are you seeking class credit for this internship?
Please indicate if plan to seek credit for this internship. You must prearrange the credit and reporting requirements with your teacher ahead of time. ITE staff can work with your teacher to facilitate this process.
- YES
- NO
- I am not sure
Getting to Know You
Which of the following topics most interested you?*
Activism, Mutual Aid, Climate Change, Climate Emergencies and Mental Health, Climate Change, Environmental Policy, #LandBack, Medicinal Plants, Gardening, Pollution (bioremediation, sanitation, nuclear waste, etc), Social Determinants of Health (environmental racism), Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Water, Wildlife and Conservation, Other?
What specific skills do you hope to practice or acquire?*
Pick one of the following quotes and tell us how you relate to it
Quote #1
1975 Ethel Jack, Havasupai elder: “Oh yes, we missed the land, but the land suffered just as much without us. You see we belong to the land.”
Quote #2
2015, Joy Harjo, Mvskoke Nation: “This is the kitchen table university. Everything you need to know is here. This corn we are serving embodies lessons in geography, economics, culture and colonization. These utensils here tell a story of materiality and socialization. Salt is about migration. Songs are born here to grow food and children. We sing stories to acknowledge and grow love".
Quote #3
2021 Nick Estes, Melanie K. Yazzie, Jennifer Nez Denetdale, David Correia: “The original stories of how Native people came to the land are told through emergence from lower worlds into new worlds or through relationships between humans and holy beings from Sky and Earth. Today, this knowledge of our origins, of how to live properly, lies withins our respective epistemologies and continues to be conveyed not only through ceremonies and prayer but also through acts of resistance to ongoing Native dispossession.”
Additional Details
There is no fee for this program. By checking the boxes below you agree to all standards (except when in direct conflict with school)*
- Attend all trainings, meetings, workshops, celebrations
- Deliver reports and presentations on schedule
- Represent Ironwood Tree Experience with respect
- Treat others with respect
- Adhere to the project format and rules
- Be punctual and prepared for all trainings, workshops and meetings
Interns are responsible for their own transportation to program sites*
We require all participants pre arrange transportation in advance of all activity dates in order to arrive on site on time
- Yes, I understand transportation requirements

YAC Internship Application

Application: EcoTruths for Indigenous Youth

Getting to Know You

Pick one of the following quotes and tell us how you relate to it

Additional Details