2024
Winnebago Food Sovereignty Internship Program
2024 Winnebago Food Sovereignty Internship Program
$60,000
Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation
Winnebago, NE
Community Partners
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Funding Area
Description
Project Purpose The Winnebago Food Sovereignty Internship Program is a youth outreach and workforce initiative that expands HCCDC's intern program to include a food sovereignty focus. The new initiative increases locally grown produce, encourages 26 interns to consider agriculture careers, and retains tribal culture by teaching tribal language and traditional farming practices.