Northern California Tribal Court Coalition

This grant will provide technical assistance support the Acorn Camp Program.

Leveraging data gathered during our Restoring Ancestral Lands Training and during our 2021 Food Sovereignty Assessment in which participants’ top priority was culturally-appropriate resource management, we will create opportunities to increase Tribal members’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge of practices and protocols related to acorns, mussels and seaweed.

This project will leverage 2021 survey data in which all respondents desired greater access to ancestral lands and traditional resources; increase Native control of ancestral lands through community education on land trusts; utilize NCTCC's technical knowledge to collect and distribute regulatory information about food, medicine, and material resources.

This project will create a COVID-19 outreach campaign by leveraging existing materials and technology to create print and online media that inform and educate Tribal elders, the vulnerable, and the community about COVID-19 vaccines and safety. The project will control COVID-19 infections by providing PPE for staff and tribal participants.

This project will: Increase NCTCC's ability to deliver high-quality, virtual COVID-related programming through the purchase of better quality computer peripherals for live-streaming; Enable NCTCC to compensate skilled volunteers for online conference facilitation and planning; and Leverage existing funding, resources, technology, and skills to host and produce online events.

COVID-19 Response Survey

The ultimate purpose of this project is to increase the well-being of tribal members and tribal food sources by 1) controlling the release of chemical toxic substances within tribal jurisdiction and lands; 2) leveraging previously accomplished research to write and propose forward-looking model pesticide legislation to tribal governing bodies; 3) utilize existing legislation banning genetically-modified organisms to create educational materials for future community workshops on restoring food traditions. Additionally, this project will support the efforts of tribal sovereigns to retain governing authority over the release of chemical toxins into the environment and create a mechanism for enforcement.