Brave Heart Society

The Braveheart Stewardship Coordinator Position will leverage existing ethnobotanical data and restorative agricultural practices. This initiative will retain and utilize cultural assets, enhancing co-stewardship and land management efforts and ultimately bolstering food sovereignty on the Yankton Reservation and surrounding native communities.

This project will support the creation of a Tribal co-management plan through a multi-phased project that will research and assess the extent of water damage and contamination, and will inform a flood management plan for Bde Ihanke Lake.

Continuing opportunities to develop regenerative and sustainable practices that are respectful of Mother Earth. Create a learning lab Retain new Native farmers Utilize new leases for farming and restoration Control management of leased lands Increase the number of Native leases Leverage grassland restoration as a regenerative practice for current tracts

The project creates a culturally specific adaptation of a beginning farmer curriculum mentored by successful farmers. Native participants will be equipped with skills and knowledge to develop and profit from agricultural enterprises on Native lands, and leverage resources to increase control of local farmland and sustainable food systems.