You are invited to apply for Native Earth: Northeast Regional Native Youth Environment Camp

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) will again host a ten day summer camp for indigenous youth of the northeast region, August 10-20,2010.

The program brings together traditional ecological knowledge and environmental science, taught by Native elders, teachers and environmental professionals through wilderness field experience, traditional instruction, cultural and scientific activities. The SUNY ESF Cranberry Lake Biological Station in the Adirondacks and the Thompson Island Youth and Elders Camp at Akwesasne will provide the facilities for learning, teaching and sharing.

The Native Earth program is open to Native American high school students (grades 9-12) from all indigenous nations of the northeast (NY, NH, ME, MA, VT). Applications are due by July 10,2010.

For more information and an application, follow the Native Earth Summer Camp link at the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment website (www.esf.edu/nativepeoples) or contact Dave Arquette (HETF) (518) 358-4592 or email darquette@hetf.org