Opportunity for eligible students through IndigiFund! Who is eligible??

Indigenous youth age 15 to 30 needing financial assistance in the areas of sport, education, and culture.

The deadline to apply is October 15.

Click the link below to know more!

IndigiFund | Empower Indigenous Youth

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For August 3rd, 2023: $500 per tribal member

Checks will be distributed on the following schedule:

Deductions up to 50% of this dividend will be taken for child support in arrears.  

Check mailing information:

• Checks will be mailed on Friday, August 4, 2023 at 2:00 pm
• Checks will be mailed to out-of-town residents only
  • if you reside in Mescalero, Ruidoso, Tularosa or Alamogordo (locals) and would like your check mailed, please notify the Finance Department no later than Wednesday, August 2nd by 4:00 pm
• If you are an out-of-town resident and do not want your check mailed, please notify the Administrative front desk receptionists no later than Wednesday, August 2^nd by 4:00 pm.  All address changes will need to be made with Crystal Lester as soon as possible
• Once the checks are placed in the mail, they become property of the US Postal service- we cannot go back and request for a check to be pulled or recovered

Returned checks:

• All returned checks will go directly to Tribal Finance
  • Please call Crystal Lester with any address changes
• Tribal Finance will then contact Crystal Lester for an updated address
  • If an updated address is not received, the check will remain in Tribal Finance until a new address has been received
• Once Tribal Finance receives the updated address, the check will be mailed out the next business day

Lost/stolen checks:

• If you lose a check or it is stolen, you will need to notify the Tribal Finance Department
• A request to place a stop payment will need to be completed. There is a $35 stop payment fee
• The stop payment takes approximately 3 business days
  • Once the stop payment has been approved, it will be re-issued the Friday after

Things to remember:

• Notes are accepted only with the approval of the President, Vice-President or designee.
• Please have an ID available, as the individuals distributing dividend may not know you and will need to verify your identity
• If you are under the influence, your check will not be distributed to you
• Early check releases cannot be accommodated

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

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Mescalero Conservation Law Enforcement Office has been receiving a high volume number of calls of some predators near housing areas. This is mainly due to lack of moisture and vegetation along with the current high heat weather pattern. Please read the information below about taking extra precautions to lower your risk at encountering a predator.

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Due to circumstances beyond CHRs control, the Women’s Wellness Event scheduled for July 25-26 at IMG is cancelled.

Thank you for understanding our situation.  If you have any questions, please call CHR at 575-464-9256.

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Successful Candidates Will Work on National Forests, Jemez Pueblo
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – July 7, 2023 –The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands (NF&NGs) is sharing employment and job training opportunities for young adults with the Forest Stewards Youth Corps.
The Forest Stewards Youth Corps Fall Fire and Fuels crew is now hiring Crew Members with Mountainair and Espanola US Forest Service Districts, and Jemez Pueblo Natural Resource Department! Crew Leaders are needed in Espanola. Crews gain wildfire fighting training and complete wildfire, prescribed burning, tree planting and natural resource management projects. Spend your fall outside while gaining valuable experience and making a difference in your community.
The 13-week program runs from August 21st till through November 10th with possibility of extension.

• Crew Members earn $16.25 an hour
• Crew Leaders earn $17.75 an hour
• Includes Paid Holidays and Sick Leave.
• All participants gain all basic wildland fire certifications and S-212 chainsaw certification needed to get a job as wildland firefighter.
• Housing available at Mountainair Ranger Station
  Complete the online application and find more information at https://foreststewardsguild.org/fsyc-fallfirefuels/

More information at www.foreststewardsguild.org/fsyc. Email cora@forestguild.org with any questions.

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