Chippewa Cree Tribe

This project will support the development of Rocky Boy Buffalo Project's community-based visitor center where people can learn about the Rocky Boy Buffalo Project and the cultural, ecological, and economic importance of buffalo restoration.

This project will support the implementation of Bison, grassland ecosystem, and food systems education and outreach efforts. The project will also support the RBBP management board in holding its strategic planning meetings. The Project will support the RBBP employee development/training.

This project will create a visitor information center with outbuildings for office space for management/ employees of the buffalo program and equipment storage space.

This project will help create partnerships that will leverage assets and resources, while creating sustainable community connections. It will increase access to healthy foods and traditional foods. It will increase efficiency in market operations, management, and services. It will build staff capacity, and marketing and outreach efforts.

This project will allow the Chippewa-Cree Tribe to provide global solutions by producing hemp single use products such as fork, spoons and knives. These sample products of will be made of Hemp pellets, making them environmentally friendly.

This project will help create and secure food chain thru buffalo and re-introduce hide tanning as a cultural relevance to the Chippewa-Cree People

COVID-19 Response

This grant will allow the Chippewa-Cree Sustainability Agriculture Commission (CCSAC) to construct a root cellar to store ample foods for community consumption. This root cellar will compliment the CCSAC efforts with high tunnel and commercial value added products currently being produced.

This project will increase the existing food pantries ability to provide access to food for tribal members in need. The project will also allow us to collect data to clearly identify rates of food insecurity which will allow us to utilize the data as leverage for other funding opportunities.

This project will help retain the dying or lost art of hide tanning and traditional methods of traditional teachings. It is the teaching to use the animal completely as part of food sovereignty.

COVID-19 Response

The project will provide a much needed service on the reservation by helping retain and control livestock on public roadways and other public areas considered trespass. Currently, there is no designated area or facility to keep impounded livestock thus making it very difficult to manage and maintain nuisance animals.

This project would create a GIS database for the Tribe and would be utilized by the NRD and other tribal entities. GIS would be used for retaining all records and mapping all assets and tribal resources. This mapping of assets would be used in decision making, creating baseline data for our tribal resources, and would allow for quick access, within minutes to increase participation and knowledge for the Tribe regarding where our tribal assets are located. GIS would be able to track and record emergencies like wildland fire starts and other natural disasters, as well as all project work.

Purpose To implement fuels reduction and conservation strategies to enhance public safety and natural resources. Efforts will initiate long term goals to regain control of tribal stewardship initiatives that will increase opportunities around natural resources to include employment and economic development.

The Chippewa Cree Tribe's ultimate purpose is to promote and increase utilization of some of our local picnic areas for the Chippewa Cree Community. The utmost concern for the Tribe is to provide a safe environment for anyone who chooses to utilize the picnic sites and recreational areas.