What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internship - Realty (High School Students Only) position at MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS INC?
Purpose: To provide an opportunity for High School students to gain professional work experience within tribal administration. The purpose is to provide real-life experience of tribal land management, tribal sovereignty, culture, history, land issues, and work of the tribal administration offices. The Internship program will be conducted in two 5-week sessions, June 2nd – July 3rd and July 7th – August 7th. This will provide students with two opportunities to participate in the program. Sessions are limited to 3 interns each and interns will only be able to participate in one of the offered sessions.
WHO MAY APPLY- Highschool students apart of the graduating classes of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028 who are on track for graduation.
Preference will be given to students in the classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027. We will at all times give preference to American Indians, as allowed by federal law. This preference will be given to applications in the following priority:
1. Members of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
2. Lineal descendants of members of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
3. Member or lineal descendent of a federally recognized California Tribe.
4. Member or lineal descendent of a federally recognized Tribe.
DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY-
- Applicants must be enrolled in High School and part of graduating classes of 2025, 2026, 2027 or 2028.
- Have an interest in exploring a career in Tribal Affairs.
- Applicants must be able to work in both indoor and outdoor environments.
- Applicants must be willing to sign a work agreement with Morongo.
OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Applicants must commit to working a minimum of 120 hours within a 5-week session.
B. Applicants must commit to their predetermined internship session.
C. Applicants must commit to working the 2025 Morongo cultural days weekend, June 7th - June 8th. Regardless of what session assigned.
D. Maintain a daily log of their work activities.
E. Completion of an individual project tailored to the interests of the intern. The intern must present this project on the final day of their session.
F. Final deliverables to be provided by the intern upon completion of their internship session:
1. A cumulation of all professional documentation produced during the program.
2. A final summarized written report of the intern’s experience in the program
3. A final written report of the intern’s individual project.
