Sacred Pipe Resource Center

This project will create a safe, centralized, and collaborative resource hub for organizing Native artists in the state of ND so they can leverage art as a way of life (wicohan) into businesses, increase knowledge of endangered traditional art forms, and control and incresase their own development.

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The purpose of this project is to create Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselors (IBC) in Indigenous communities across the state of North Dakota. The project will increase accessibility of breastfeeding education and support to Indigenous mothers and families, while maintaining best cultural practices best known by those respective community members/IBCs.

The ultimate purpose of the training is to create a strategic plan and protocols for launching the NAU Guild at the end of the year. The plan will include how to build and increase the capacity of the cooperative to operate independently, efficiently, and successfully.

This project will create a cooperative for local Native artists so they can leverage resources for maximum efficiency and profit. The project will also increase the cooperative's capacity for long-term viability by connecting with our local youth program (the Thusweca Beading & Cultural Academy) to recruit and train youth artists.