Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

This project will create a self-sustaining Buffalo Ranch and Hemp/Produce farm master plan and timeline for 2022-2024. We will also invest in equipment and supplies.

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

This project will leverage resources and increase the value of instruction at the Immersion Program classrooms by documenting “real-time” language and culture and create four seasonal lesson plan booklets in the Ojibwe language.

Grants support will increase education related to nutrition education for food distribution on Indian reservation (FDPIR) recipients.

The ultimate purpose of RLLFI is to 1) create a local foods economy by leveraging existing land, human and traditional knowledge resources to encourage entrepreneurial producers to engage in commercial food production, 2) through mentor/mentor relationships better utilize existing agriculture assets and 3) create a long-range vision and strategic business plan to control food production and availability, thus further extending Tribal sovereignty and its inherent responsibilities to the people of Red Lake.

The ultimate purpose of RLLFI is to 1) create a local foods economy by leveraging existing land, human and traditional knowledge resources to encourage entrepreneurial producers to engage in commercial food production, 2) inviting the communities to control food access through participation in farmer's markets and by extension via consumer demand, determine what the producer plants, and 3) increasing consumption of healthy local foods through marketing, education and peer support, thus reduce diet-related illness. Additionally, this project will, through individuals learning cold-climate greenhouse operations, a workforce will be developed to serve large scale aquaponic developments being developed by RL Nation.

The ultimate purpose is to 1) leverage existing capacity within the RL Entrepreneur and Ozhiitaa Asset Building Programs, to create high quality arts industry specific seminars and coaching, 2) increase access to markets for RL artists by retaining and expanding upon the momentum of past arts festivals and sales events, 3) utilize new staffing positions to develop art specific events, and 4) further develop an existing artist cooperative to provide essential business building tools, and maintain long term engagement with artists through networking and leadership roles both of which are key to the overall use and acceptance of the model.