Sitting Bull College

(This is the same process for adding community users)

1. Have all the staff that will be involved in blogging or blog training or coaching communities go to http://communityblogs.us/and sign up for a user account.

• Create a user name
• Enter your email
• The security question answer is Northwest
• Check the box “Just a username, please”.
• They will receive an email to verify the sign-in. They have to follow those directions within two days.
• They will then receive an email with their temporary password

After you have activated your account contact your Coach or community blog administrator to add you to the blog.

2. After staff has signed in, sign in with your DO account, go to the appropriate blog (you have to be in the blog you are adding the people to—you can see in the upper left corner) and go to the “Users” tab.

• Go to the bottom of the screen (“Add User from Community”)
• Type in their email
• Select the appropriate Role
• Click “Add user”
• Repeat for everyone for that blog
• Repeat for each community, assigning the appropriate coach
• Give the coaches the Administrative role for now and they can follow the same procedure for signing up community members.
• Assign the Editor role to the main community blogger.

Summary of Roles

• Administrator - Somebody who has access to all the administration features
• Editor - Somebody who can publish posts, manage posts as well as manage other people’s posts, etc.
• Author - Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts
• Contributor - Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish posts
• Subscriber - Somebody who can read comments/comment/receive news letters,etc

 Article published in Lakota Country Times    visit http://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/

Mission/Antelope Horizons Program Hosts Art Market By Archie B. Beauvais MISSION – Several co-sponsors hosted the area’s first “Multi-Cultural Arts & Crafts Market” at the
Multi-Purpose
Building at SGU’sAntelope
Lake Campus on Saturday, December 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  According to Horizons Program volunteer coordinator, Leo Campbell, the event was widely advertised in certain media outlets, and despite the frigid weather, the turnout of some 200 was an encouraging sign.   The art market attracted approximately 26 exhibitors, including three food vendors who offered cuisine from Asian, Mexican and Western cultures.  The artists were supplied tables and/or set-up spaces at no charge; however, a representative of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Revenue Department was on hand to issue temporary business licenses for a fee of $10.00. Among the exhibitors were Sicangu artists, Mike Marshall and wife, Lynette, whose fine art work is an example of what people have come to expect from the area. 
Marshall earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from SGU and spends time creating beautiful parfleche work. His beautiful deer hide boxes with older and more authentic traditional colors appeared to be selling well according to Lynette.  The Marshall family has also traveled to other art markets, including one in
Sioux City, IA, where some of his work is currently being displayed.   According to
Campbell, the overall goal of the Mission/Antelope Horizons Program is to assist the community in recognizing what poverty looks like, and what they can do about it, as well as to develop leadership skills for community development.  The purpose for the arts & crafts market is to create, build, and strengthen marketing opportunities, allowing local artisans to gain exposure for their micro-enterprise and their products.  Some of the project’s community partners contributed to the art market, including the SGU Media Department’s Carole Good Shield, who interviewed and videotaped some of the artists and their work.  This information will be collected into a promotional DVD, the development of which St. Francis Mission and Great Plains Art Institute will assist.  In addition, Rosebud Economic Development Corporation will help with a web-based directory of local artists for their artwork. Horizons is a poverty reduction program funded by the Northwest Area Foundation and sponsored by Sitting Bull College of Fort Yates, North Dakota, in partnership with Sinte Gleska University from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation.  Several other community partnerships have been established in order to meet the goals and outcomes of the project, which include Northern Plains Indian Art Market, Mission Chamber of Commerce, American Indian Relief Council, South Central Resource, Conservation & Development Council, SGU Tribal Business Information Center, Sicangu Fund, and Rosebud Economic Development Corporation just to name a few of the many partnerships that have been created.   Campbell and other local volunteers are planning a number of future projects, including beautification of certain Mission/Antelope areas and a youth mentorship/entrepreneurial training program.  Planning meetings are open to community members, organizations, and everyone, especially youth, is encouraged to attend.  Campbell also noted that SGU provides the Horizons Program with office space at the
Hattie
Marcus
Building in downtown
Mission.  To learn more about the Horizons Program, visit  www.nwaf.org , go to “Programs” and click on “Horizons”.  For further information about Mission/Antelope Horizons Program, contact Leo Campbell at 605-856-8127 or Chuck Bennett at 605-856-4271. 

Community members from the communities of White River, Parmalee, Mission/Antelope, and Pejuta HaKa (Kyle) attended blog training in Martin on December 7th.  The community members braved heavy snowfall and slippery roads to travel to the Oglala Lakota College – Lacreek college center in Martin to learn to tell their community stories.  Thanks to Griff Wigley for the great training.  Hats off to Community coaches Daphne Richards-Cook and Avery Thompson for getting the word out.  A final THANK YOU to Deborah His Horse is Thunder for coordinating the whole event.

Griff Wigley and the traveling Sitting Bull College Blog Training crew are presenting blog training for the communities of Marty, Greenwood, and White Swan.  Despite the horrible weather, communities braved the elements and heeded the threats of their community coach Avery Thompson to learn to tell the world their community’s story.  Thanks again to Deborah His Horse is Thunder for organizing the event.  WAY TO GO!!!

Cheryl Jacobs, blogger extraordinaire and South Dakota Horizons Community Coach, has created a section on their state blog that has helpful blogging tips for beginners and advanced bloggers. Check out the “Helpful Hints” such as:

Adding color  –  Assigning Roles  —   Adding community RSS Feeds — Adding Opinion Polls  — Off line photo editor  —   Moderating comments — and MORE.

Two Blog training events will occur in South Dakota on December 6 & 7.  The December 6th training will be at the Super 8 in Wagner for the communities of Marty, Greenwood and White Swan.  The December 7th Training will be at the Oglala Lakota College Lacreek center in Martin, SD for the communities of Porcupine, Pejuta HaKa (Kyle), Parmalee, Mission/Antelope, and White River.  Stay tuned for more news from those events.

Community members from all three North Dakota communities braved winter weather on December 1st to learn how to blog. Folks from Mandaree, Parshall and Fort Totten attended the training in Minot at the Holiday Inn Riverside. Coach Lyman Bercier rallied the troops and as usual Deborah His Horse is Thunder coordinated the event. Master blogger and Blog guru Griff Wigley conducted the training. Thanks to all who braved the first mini blizzard of the winter season to attend. WAY TO GO ALL OF YOU!!

Minnesota communities attended community blog training at Bemidji State University in Bemidji on November 27th. Community members from Red Lake, Redby, Little Rock, Cass Lake, and Naytahwaush attended. The training was held at the BSU Mac computer lab.

The training was conducted by Griff Wigley who had help from coaches Susan Beaulieu and David Isham. Hats off to Deborah His Horse is Thunder for coordinating the whole event. GREAT JOB TO ALL OF YOU!!

Welcome to the SBC blog site.  As the community blogging training is being completed we encourage all of you to contribute to your community’s “story”.  Please use this place to contribute to tell the world all about the wonderful things happening in your community.