Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

This project supports the integration of traditional knowledge and science-based restoration approaches into a comprehensive land stewardship plan. This project will also strengthen capacity to pursue funding opportunities and collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service.

The Yakama Nation Museum’s will host a series of classes that highlights and focuses on the tradition and art of our people. time. We desire to rejuvenate classes that were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. YNM requests $24,598 to create an in-person classroom environment where presenters can deliver the history.

The project will utilize existing staff and partnerships to organize families to create community gardens and increase access to traditional foods to expand the knowledge and practice of healthy eating and physical activity to reduce healthy disparities and food insecurities while retaining culture and traditions.