American Indian Community Housing Organization

General Operating Support

End of Year Native Arts Campaign

Covid-19 Response

COVID-19 Response Survey

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

This project will create a more formalized regional Lake Superior Indigenous food sovereignty network who will engage in the ground-softening work of public education and the formation of policy advocacy action plans that promote and support access to Indigenous foods.

Participation in this conference will help AICHO create strategies to strengthen our strategies specific to tourism that will connect visitors to our region with Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs. The new ideas, techniques, and knowledge will be applied to strengthen existing and in development stage social enterprises operated by AICHO.

Participation in the 22nd Annual First Nations L.E.A.D. Institute conference will provide skills-building and networking opportunities to increase our organizational capacity for sustainable economic development that will increase our community's economic capacity and viability. We will benefit from new ideas and effective strategies, including funding opportunities, to build AICHO's work.

This project will utilize Native artists and Elders to combat appropriation and misrepresentation of indigenous peoples. We will do this through a multi-faceted approach that involves leveraging partnerships with mainstream arts organizations and increasing awareness/understanding of indigenous arts and culture amongst both natives and non-natives.

The project will increase AICHO's knowledge of developing Social Enterprise Initiatives and will utilize training to build capacity within the staff to develop a business and marketing plan that will increase AICHO's and Native Artists assets.

The ultimate goal of the Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizimin Artist/Community Collaboration is to enhance Native American artistic development. We create opportunities and spaces for Native American artists to share their talents, and we support Native American artists to 1) increase their skills in their trade or art; 2) retain and transmit their artistic skills to others; 3) increase entrepreneurial and leadership skills; and 4) leveraging these skills into increased opportunities to teach and sell their work.