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Legacy Hike to Benefit Richard M. Milanovich Educational Fellowship
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is presenting the Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike on Saturday, September 19th, in the Indian Canyons. e event bene ts the newly created Richard M. Milanovich
Educational Fellowship with The George Washington University’s Native American Political Leadership Program in Washington D.C. e Fellowship was created to give Native American college students the chance to participate in a semester in Washington D.C. related to political leadership.
e Indian Canyons are a popular hiking area just a few miles from downtown Palm Springs in the mountain foothills where Tahquitz Creek and other tributaries of Palm Canyon Wash have carved narrow canyons. Known collectively as the Indian Canyons, as the land is part of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, the region o ers excellent hiking over desert hillsides or along cool, palm-lined gorges.
Ticket prices for the Legacy Hike are $25 for adults 18-plus, $10 for adults 55-plus, and $10 for children ages 5 to 17. All prices include a free hiking belt and
post-hike ceremony. To sign up today, go to acbci.com/charityhike.
Sponsors of the event include: City of Palm Springs, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Soboba Foundation, Barona Band of Mission Indians, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Harold Matzner, City of Rancho Mirage, 29 Palms
Band of Mission Indians, and Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, visit the website at: acbci.com/charityhike or contact Betty Callies, Executive Director of Tribal Administration, at 760-699-6951.
“We chose to create the hike in the Indian Canyons two years ago in honor of our late Tribal Chairman Richard M. Milanovich because he was a leader who demonstrated great character, courage, humility and sel essness,” Tribal Chairman Je L. Grubbe said. “He also knew that education was the key to success. Chairman Milanovich was a respected leader throughout Indian Country and Washington, D.C. e Legacy Hike bene ts the Fellowship, which recognizes his legacy of service to the Tribe and the relationships he cultivated representing the Tribe.”
“We are honored to work with e George Washington University to create the Richard M. Milanovich Fellowship,” Chairman Grubbe said.“We believe this Fellowship will open doors and provide opportunities for young people. is experience at e George Washington University will allow Native American
students to enhance classroom learning and gain invaluable experience in the real world. It’s well known that college graduates have the ability to achieve at a higher level and obtain a much-needed competitive edge in today’s job market.
We want students in the Fellowship program to achieve this kind of success.” eNativeAmericanPoliticalLeadershipProgramispartofGW’sSemesterin WashingtonprogramandprovidesfullscholarshipsforNativeAmerican,Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students who want to take part in the Semester in Washington program. e Richard M. Milanovich Fellowship will honor the leadership and memory of Agua Caliente’s chairman, who served the Tribe for more than 30 years. e Fellowship allows the Native American Political
Leadership Program to support additional students from the California region. In the heart of the nation’s capital with additional programs in Virginia, an ActofCongresscreated eGeorgeWashingtonUniversityin1821.Today,GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. e university o ers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal
arts study, as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international a airs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more than 130 countries.
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AUGUST 2015
POala Donates 746 Pairs of Shoes to Donate Your Old Shoes
n July 8th, Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s Getting Involved In Volunteer Events (G.I.V.E.S.) program donated 746 pairs of shoes to Donate Your Old Shoes, the
San Diego shoe charity that collects and distributes shoes to people living in extreme poverty or those recovering from natural disasters. To nd out more about Donate Your Old Shoes, visit donateyouroldshoes.org.
e shoes collected at Pala will be distributed in Central America, West Africa or Asia. Pala’s team members donated the shoes during June and they were shipped to the Donate Your Old Shoes headquarters on July 8th. e Pala G.I.V.E.S. program provides
community assistance on a local, national and international basis.
August 2015 Tribes in the News