By: Petra Solimon
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Indian Youth Program celebrated its 27th year July 7 - 21. Native students from Florida and Georgia came to Tallahassee for the annual event, which features a two-week-long educational experience.
Classes during the program consist of math, writing, financial literacy, computers and tribal government. The students stayed in Florida State University dorms, while the classes were held at the Leon County Civic Center in downtown Tallahassee. Sponsored by the Florida governor's Council on Indian Affairs, the youth program is a nonprofit organization.
As part of the tribal government class, Travis Trueblood, Choctaw, of Trueblood Law Group, gave students a unique opportunity to explore the issues of tribal sovereignty as they relate to tribal government. After studying various tribes' constitutions, the students created their own tribal constitution and bylaws. FGCIA Executive Director Joe A. Quetone, Kiowa, assisted students with their tribal elections and this year was the first in which an all-female council was voted in.
Read more here: http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415686
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