Land Grant Office Events
Land Grant Office Pesticide Training
In accordance with the NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL as deveoped by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Ed Northam, Jennifer Weber, and Kai Umeda will conduct the training and host an Arizona Certification Exam later in the day following instruction. Come and learn more about Insecticides, Herbicides, and Fungicides. Get more in-depth information about the laws, safety, and sprayer functionality.
Presenters include:
Ed Northam, U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
Jennifer Weber, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, AZ
Kai Umeda, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
October 06 , 2009
NHC 4th Floor
Tsaile, AZ
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For more information contact us at 928.724.6941 or by e-mail
Hoophouse Building Workshop
Within the past few years, the Land Grant Office has emphasized land and livestock management. One major stepping stone to developing the communities of the Navajo Nation is integrating affordable and sustainable, hoophouse and cold-frame greenhouses. Understanding and practicing the benefits of greenhouses can be a positive asset to vegetable production.
Presenters include:
Del Jimenez , NMSU Cooperative Extension
Land Grant Office Staff
October 13 , 2009
Land Grant Demo Farm
Tsaile, AZ
For more information contact us at 928.724.6941 or by e-mail
Land Grant Office and Rough Rock Community School Equine Expo
The expo will show the community proven maintenance pracitces for horses. The workshops will be given by experts that incorporate both western and traditional methods of horsemanship. There will also be hands-on workshops.
Presenters include:
Dr. Adrienne Ruby - Equine Health
Felix Nez - Equine Management
Julianna Cojo - Bits and Bridles
Harold Blacksheep - Equine Denistry
Tyrone Etsitty - Navajo Traditional Horse
Among Others
August 18, 2009
Rough Rock Horsemanship Arena
Rough Rock, AZ
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For more information contact us at 928.724.6941 or by e-mail
2nd Annual Chuska Environmental Youth Camp
The Chuska Youth Environmental Camp is designed to offer youth entering grades 6-10 opportunities to learn and understand the ecological health of the Chuska Mountains on the Navajo Nation through an environmental education program that embeds scientific, cultural, and linguistic perspectives.
The camp curriculum is interdisciplinary and offers course work in earth and environmental sciences including soils, hydrology, geology, botany, wildlife biology, and mapping. Courses will be taught on the Diné College campus and diverse outdoor settings where students rely on observation, collecting samples, and interpreting data to learn more about the health of local streams, lakes, wetlands, and forests. The course material requires students to build basic skills in public speaking, writing, reading, and critical thinking.
The 2nd Annual Chuska Youth camp is a success. The volume of applicants was astounding. The interest was grand and we are proud to say that we were able to hold two separate camps this year, and provide the youth of our Nation the opportunity to engage and understand several areas of science that are useful on our tribal lands. Our investment into these areas are vital with the known fact that many jobs in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math areas on the reservation are becoming more available and they are important to the progress and sustainabliity of the Navajo Nation and its people. 
The camp started off with an orientation describing what would be happening that week, an introduction to what sciences would be covered, and they were assigned day packs to hold their field notebooks and binder along with other matierials for notetaking in the classroom and out in the field. Each student introduced themselves and they got an idea of the variety of communities and backgrounds of which the student came from and where they go to school. The schools ranged from Bloomfield High, Chinle High, Farmington High, Navajo Preparatory High, St. Michael's High, Chinle Junior High, Tsaile Middle School, Tse Ho Tso Middle School, and Gallup Catholic School among others.
They also participated in team building skills. The students were divided into groups and given separate missions that encompassed their critical thinking, teamwork, communication and trust. The most exciting activity was the Acid River where two teams of students were instructed to race across an imaginary "acid river"with tools they were given to . The groups were given two cinder blocks, a rappelling rope, an 8 foot post, a six foot post, and a short fence post. The moderators chose a member of each team to a handicap, those being, a mute, person with no arms, and a blind person. 
The competition was fierce and fun, the kids had a blast and the air was filled with laughter.
The day's first speaker was Arnold Clifford and Felix Nez. Arnold is a Botanist from Teec Nos Pos, AZ, who, through his studies on the Navajo Nation, has discovered many new plants species. Arnold introduces the students to the physical features of the Navajo landscapes, and helps the students to understand the geological features, vegetative populations, and rangeland management systems common on the Navajo Nation. Learn more about Felix here.
The first two days were spent on campus here at the Dine College campus. The students were instructed on, Ethnobotany, Cartography(understanding maps), Geology, and Range Sciecne. We had both classroom instruction and hands-on training.
June 21 - 27 , 2009
Diné College
Land Grant Office Sheep is Life Youth Camp
The camp is aimed at teaching youth the fundamentals skills in showing sheep in 4-H events and competitions..
June 18 - 20 , 2009
Navajo Prepratory School
Farmington, NM
For more information contact Felix Nez at 928.724.6947 or by e-mail
Gimme the Ball - 12 and under Co-Ed Basketball Tournament 
The Land Grant Office is proud to sponsor this event. This is a fundraising event for upcoming youth summer camps here at Diné College. We will be taking 4-H membership applications on location.
May 8-10 , 2009
Diné College Gymnasium
Tsaile, AZ
Champions - Young Guns
Runner-up - Cowboys
Third Place - Tsaile Wolves I
Fourth Place - Tsaile Wolves II
4-H Archery Competition and Membership Drive
The competition is open to youth ages 8-19 and parents must be present in order for the youth to participate. The competition will consist of traditional target, field shooting, and 3-D shooting divisions.
Registration begins at 8:00 am
Competition begins at 10:00 am
Location: Diné College Tsaile, AZ
Meeting Place: TBA
4-H Recruitment
The Land Grant Office is bringing 4-H and all it’s highly praised youth development programs to Diné College. Come and be involved with your community and participate in many fun and educational programs to help build independence, a sense of belonging, a spirit of generosity, and the opportunity to master life challenges.
Ongoing Recruitment
4-H is open to youth ages 6-19.
To join, come to the Land Grant Office at Diné College in Tsaile. We are located on the second floor of the Ned Hatalthli Building or call us at (928)724-6941
Hoops Haven 13-under Girl's Tournament 
This competiton was our first sponsored basketball tournament. Our turn-out was good. The competition was fun to watch and the kidslooked like they were having fun. A couple of teams were young and inexperienced but they did play hard. The more dominant teams placedfirst and second, due to the expericene they had and it showed. Thanks to everyone involved and espcecially to our participants. Thank you to Diné College Athletics and the Maintenance Dept. for their assistance.
February 28 and March 1st 2009
Diné College Gymnasium
Champions -N8V Girlz
Runner-Up - Team Arizona
Third Place - Rock Point
Fourth Place - Eagles
MVP - Adriana Nez
Spring Shootout Men's Basketball Tournament
The Land Grant Office is proud to sponsor this event. This is a fundraising event for upcoming youth summer camps here at Diné College.
March 7-8 2009
Diné College Gymnasium
Champions - Navajo Express
Runner-Up - Rebels
Third Place - Stangers
Fourth Place - Damaged
To enter, come to the Land Grant Office at Diné College in Tsaile. We are located on the second floor of the Ned Hatalthli Building or call us at (928)724-6941
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