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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do any of you know of any Native American Indian reservations or communities around the US that welcome volunteers over the summer (multiple family members)?

Is anyone familiar with what steps are needed to volunteer?

Thanks in advance [/quote]

I think the short answer is to start with a specific reservation or Tribe, because Tribes vary widely in level of organization, complexity, needs, etc. I know friends of mine went to the Navajo and installed solar panels in homes. The Navajo Nation is the country's largest reservation at over 27k acres. The electrical grid does not cover enormous sections of the community. Simply being able to improve people's homes with solar panels is a huge service to help people charge up cell phones, play music, etc.

Something to think about (I'm an archaeologist) is that many archaeological sites hire Native American site monitors. These are not especially highly paid jobs but they are genuinely interesting jobs, that are seasonal (usually summer months) while digs and projects are going on. These jobs are disproportionately in the West. Here's an example of the kind of job: https://rincon-nsn.gov/site-monitor-4/[/quote]

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