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5/10/2008 6:23:18 PM |
Native American Asset Watch Initiative (NAAWI)
The goal of First Nations’ Native American Asset Watch Initiative (NAAWI) is to partner with tribes and Native communities seeking to develop comprehensive strategies for economic improvement, protection and revitalization of traditional resources and the environment as a whole. To this end, First Nations' NAAWI combines asset research, public education, and grassroots grantmaking and technical assistance to develop tools for reclamation of assets and to nurture and model best practices in cultural and environmental preservation in Native communities. Under this initiative, we are studying the current control of Native assets by outside entities and developing approaches for returning those assets to community control, as well as identifying legislative and regulatory barriers to effective Native environmental protection and preservation. [Currently only invited proposals are eligible for funding.]
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We believe, that when armed with appropriate resources, Native peoples hold the capacity and ingenuity to ensure the sustainable economic, spiritual, and cultural well being of their communities.
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