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Show 4 X ! Thursday, Apr! 25, If74 JOB OPPORTUNITY United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Branch of Personnel Bulletin No:-- PH-967- Closing 4; 4; . date:(&-17-74- laauing date: Position Title: SoilConservation Technician; Grade: Position No.: R30.91; Installation: Phoenix area, Uintah & Ouray Agency Branch of Land GS-458-- 5; .Operations, Fort Duchesne, Utah; Area .of Consideration: Bureau-wid- e (area expanded). AU qualified applicants from within or outside the federal service may apply. In filling this vacancy by promotion, initial appointment, lateral transfer from outside the Bureau, or reinstatement, priority in selection will be given to candidates who present proof of eligibility for Indian preference. A certificate of Indian blood must be part of the official personnel record of an applicant who claims Indian preference. Applications and nominations should be forwarded to the Branch of Personnel, Phoenix Area ' Office, P.0. Box 7007, Phoenix, Arizona 85011. DUTIES: The incumbent gathers information for use in farm plans Indian lands, prepares land capability maps and other necessary interpretive maps through the use of soil survey maps, reports and soil laboratory data and must have a thorough knowledge of soil survey symbols and land capability classes as they relate to the proper use of the land. As necessary, locates farm and field boundaries and other physical land features through the use of aerial photographs. The incumbent makes various surveys and checks to determine the most feasble and desirable conservation practices to recomment for land. He Allotted and Tribal-owne- d and users land with contacts makes owners to assist them in effectively carrying out the conservation farm plan on their individual land units. Incumbent evaluates the effectiveness of conservation activities and practices which requires many contacts with the farm operators to discuss the progress they are making in completing the conservation practices and improvement project which are part of the lease contract. involving SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE INDIAN NATION-- At the National AAU Basketball Finals at Baton Ronge, La. last month was the National Indian Activities Assodatior team. Twenty-on- e outstanding Indian athletes traveled to Fort Duchesne for the try-oteam incamp. The first clude (front row, left to right) Dave Johnson (Creek), Trainer, Albuquerque, N.M.; (kneeling left to right) Clayton Small (Northern Cheyenne), IT, Lame Deer, Montana; Ted Standing Soldier (Sioux), 511, Pine Ridge, South Dakota; Mike Tosee (Apache), FF, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Louis Goodlnck (Crow), Phoenix, Arisons; Don Track All-St- all-st- ut ar ar IT, i.r OJa.!-- , . Lose Game Though the Indian basketball team, selected at held in Fort Duchesne, went down to defeat the the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball competitions in Baton Rouge, La. March 21, the team left quite an impression on the AAU ar try-ou- ts 64tt, Rodney Miller (Assinoboine Sioux), 6'6n, Wolf Point, Montana; Maynard Hart (Chippewa), 66", Haskell Indian Junior College, Lawrence, Kansas; Dave do Deffiero (Haida), Seattle, Washington; Alan Spoouhuuter (Arapako), 6T 65, Los Angeles, California; and Pete Homer, Jr., (Mohave), assistant coach, Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Dave Beender) . NIAAA11-All-St- 61, (Assinoboine Sioux), Phoenix, Arizona; Eugene Tiger (Creek), 60, Los Angeles, California; (back row, left to right) Wayne Poatoak (Choctaw), head coach, athletic director and basketball coach at Haskell Indian Junior College, Lawrence, Corvallis, Oregon; Kansas; Rn Jones (Klamath )i participants at the Louisiana State University Assembly Center. It was the first time in about 40 years, since the heyday of Indian athletics at Carlisle and Haskett Institutes, that an at Baton Rouge Tourney Indian team had been entered in national competition. The Indian team was pitted here against the Baton Rouge Ranco Hawks, who outdistanced them in overall height, and defeated the Indian Said NIAA President 'Ron Johnson of the Baton Rouge game: all-st- ar all-st- (Makah) Were proud of them. They were ar introduced by individual names and by tribe, all the way down to tiie coaches and traner. To hear all those names and tribes was very impressive. . Head coach was Wayne Postoak (Choctaw), Haskell Indian Junior College, Lawrence, Kan. Assistant coach was Pete Homer Jr. (Mojave). Trainer was David Johnson (Creek), also of Haskell. NIAA President Johnson rated the Indian team highly. He said that unlike other teams, the Indian ballplayers each "can shoot and put the ball in the hoop from just about any place on the court. He said also that during the Utah training camp the team had played according to international rules with a dock, and that the dock had off once during the intensive only gone training. "We have a comparatively short team (in comparison with others), 'said Johnson, "But they're fast. They have identify with quite a bit of pride-th-ey He said that another. one during the all-sta- rs 89-12- 3. The Indian consisting of and second team plus one alteraate, were selected in national tryouts by the National Indian Activities Association all-star- s, (NIAA). i t Indian Students Rate Their College Experience ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(AIPA) How do Indian college students rate the special problems they encounter as they pursue their education, do they consider themselves fluent in English, and do their parents support their educational desires? Some important answers to those questions emerged from questionnaires filled out by 2,736 Indian college students which hadipen prepared, circulated and then tabulated by the Division of Evaluation and Program Review of the-BI- Indian Education Resources Center (IERC) in Albuquerque. Under the direction of Thomas R. Hopkins, the IERC student survey was school 8 conducted during the year. Hopkins said the students polled attended some 400 colleges across the nation, were evenly distributed between males and females, and that all students polled were receiving higher education assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). An extraordinarily high 50 number" of Indian students-nea- riy percent-return- ed their filled questionnaires together with pany pertinent observations, said Hopkins. How did the students themselves rate their college problems? Leading the list of problems for students by 26 percent was that of poor study habits. The second highest problem was "lack of Ugh school preparation, by 28 percent. The third identified problem in magnitude 1972-197- was "lack of motivation to study, as indicated by 18 percent of the students. "Lack of money" came next with 15 percent. Coming in with six percent was the category of personal difficulties, defined as having "two or more problems. Five percent of the students said having "few friends to relate to constituted a major problem, and three percent said "home problems 80-seco- constituted a continuing personal worry. "Poor English skills created problems for only two percent of the students, and only two patent said they were plagued with "homesickness to the extent it interfered with their studies. Said the IERC report on the ratings of Indian college student problems: "The Indian students in colleges today attribute their biggest problems in school to be poor study habits. Since study habits are acquired through previous school experiences and the next biggMt problem selected is lack of high school preparation, we can combine the two and attribute 49 percent to their previous school experiences. Do Indian parents encourage their children to go to college? Overwhelmingly yes, the study declared. The IERC student poll showed that 77 percent of the students indicated that their parents encouragement led them to enter college. Students who found their (continued on page 7) training camp, the Indian athletes themselves were considerably taller - overall that their Ute hosts, who were amazed "to see Indian people stuffing the ball into that hoop--it was really exciting Cor themThe team had been sent to Baton Rouge by NIAA with the financial supporter of many Indian people. Many Utes who had paid to watch tryout games in Utah gave generously above and beyond the admission fees, which were used to cover eome costs for the food and lodging of tbe team. Small Ute children dug into their pockets, said Julie Johnson, NIAA Secretary, and elders in the tribe also contributed generously, some in monocy of their deceased war veteran sons who had been killed in Viet Nam. It was, she said, an effort among Indiana whkh had touched the people. t . . -- . EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Applicants must have 2 years general and 1 year of specialized experienced. General experience is that which provided familiarity with general farm operations, equipment and terminology, or which provided knowledges and skills that would be helpful in developing skill in laying out conservation practices, gathering farm resource data and dealing with farmers and rancers. Specialised experience is technical work which provided knowledges and skills needed foi advising the installation farmers and ranchers-oand maintenance of soil and water conservation practices. The work must have provided knowledge of conservation practices, knowledge of equipment used for installing and maintaining conservation practices and a basic understanding of agricultural land use. At least 1 year of the required experience must have been comparable in difficulty and to the GS--4 of which 6 months must have been specialized experience. Substitutions; Successful completion of a full course in a college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or 4 years of academic study which included at least 24 semester hours in biology, agricultural, or mathematics meets full requirements, for GS-- 5 level. (X-118- ;: ar MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION REQUIREMENT: Candidate selected must have a valid State drivers license and qualify in a practical road test for a government motor vehicle operator's permit. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS: None. LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS: Government quarters is not available. V' f |
