Hi All 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. 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. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/opinion/suicides-on-an-indian-reservation.... I appeal to the NARALO membership to keep the idea alive and support next year's proposal Glenn Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn@gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .