College of Menominee Nation

COVID-19 Response

This project will aim to create a healthier Menominee community with greater access to locally grown healthy produce. The existing Kehtekaewak Farmers Market will play a key role in providing outreach and a launch point for the opportunity to enjoy food that is produced directly on the Reservation.

General support to transition from NativeGiving.org platform

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving Distribution

Native Giving distribution

Native Giving distribution

The ultimate purpose of the Strengthening Menominee Health and Native Food System project is to utilize existing resources to maximize the community's availability, accessibility, and cultural understanding of local food. The College of Menominee Nation will 1) increase production of local food at the Collaborative Garden through volunteer engagement, 2) create financial incentives for low-income individuals to access food at the Kehtekaewak Farmers Market, 3) increase youth and Elders' cultural understanding and consumption of traditional squash, and 4) develop a 5-Year Agriculture Outreach Business Plan to place CMN's local food initiatives on a path towards self-sufficiency.

Native Giving match

Native Giving match and distribution

Native Giving Pass-Thru not previously tracked in GIFTS (2015 Q1&2)

The purpose of this project it to create a system of training that will give native owned businesses and entrepreneurs that extra investment in their business that will increase their profits and make them more successful. Currently neither Native CDFIs or native owned businesses have the time or resource to provide or attend training that will improve important aspects of their business. This project will serve to do this.

The ultimate purpose of this inter-generational community-based project is to create a sustainable elder food system model that brings together multiple community resources traditionally available in most tribal communities to ensure our elders have locally grown, healthy food sources readily available to them.

The purpose of this project it to create a system of training that will give native owned businesses and entreprenuers that extra investment in their business that will increase their profits and make them more successful. Currently neither Native CDFIs or native owned businesses have the time or resource to provide or attend training that will improve important aspects of their business. This project will serve to do this.