Sacred Pipe Resource Center
Bismarck, North Dakota
First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 to provide direct grantmaking, networking opportunities, and training and technical assistance (TTA) to Native-led arts and cultural hubs who are working to preserve and advance traditional Native arts through programming focused on supporting artists and intergenerational sharing of artistic skills and knowledge.
Under the NAI, First Nations provides awarded grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $3.5 million in grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs under the NAI.
Sacred Pipe Resource Center
Native Arts Donor-Funded Campaign: 2023-2026
Art as Wicohan, through the Sacred Pipe Resource Center Arts Council, seeks to showcase Native artists from across the State of North Dakota by providing opportunities for transmission of traditional art practices and mediums, creating a collaborative (rather than competitive) environment for Native artists to learn, and supporting artists’ development goals where the Artists are at. This project will support Native artists from all the Tribal Nations in ND in sharing, expanding, and formalizing venues for showcasing traditional and shared methodologies.