By Brooke Tidwell, Media Relations Specialist
Chickasaw Nation Media Relations Office

The program is designed to train young leaders to identify problems and implement lasting solutions through collaborative working relationships with government and business leaders. Interns are provided a six to eight week internship opportunity, bi-weekly pay, one round trip ticket to the internship location and housing accommodations.

Internships are available in business, criminal justice, finance, gaming, hospitality management, human resources, marketing and more. To qualify, applicants must be Chickasaw, between the ages of 18 – 25 and a full-time college student enrolled as a sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student.

Interested students must complete an internship application and submit all documentation to be considered. The spring internship application deadline is November 1, 2009. To obtain an internship application or for additional information, contact Chenae Lippard at (580) 421-7711, email chenae.lippard@chickasaw.net or visit http://www.chickasaw.net/.