<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi All<br><br></div>Recently the  ICANN board  turned down funding support for a  Native American/Canadian/Indigenous  fellowship program championed by Loris Taylor.  Despite the bad news  the  ICANN board saw merit in the concept.  <br></div>I will share with  you all a recent  New Times  piece  that demonstrates  the deplorable economic conditions of some of the Indian reservations and critical need to provide opportunities for aspiring youth. <br><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/opinion/suicides-on-an-indian-reservation.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;version=Moth-Visible&amp;module=inside-nyt-region&amp;region=inside-nyt-region&amp;WT.nav=inside-nyt-region&amp;_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/opinion/suicides-on-an-indian-reservation.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;version=Moth-Visible&amp;module=inside-nyt-region&amp;region=inside-nyt-region&amp;WT.nav=inside-nyt-region&amp;_r=0<br></a><br></div>I appeal to the NARALO membership to keep the idea alive and support next year&#39;s proposal <br><br></div>Glenn<br><div><div><div><div><br><br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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