Tananawit

This project will enable Tananáwit to increase their capacity to continue preserving and advancing traditional Native arts through their programming focused on supporting artists and intergenerational sharing of artistic skills and knowledge, as well as, increase their organizational sustainability.

Program Opportunity Statement (Recommended 300 words or less) The Warm Springs reservation consists of 3 districts. Agency area which serves the community through IHS, Shops, the museum, casino, gas stations along with the family grocery store “Macy’s Market”. Seekseequa is approximately 23 miles south of Warm Springs agency area with approximately 300 residents and has 1 fire station as a meeting area. Simnasho is approximately 27 miles north of the reservation and has a large elder population along with a longhouse and one market/gas station combo “Three Warriors Market”. Simnasho district has approximately 400 residents. Gas and reliable transportation can hinder our youth wanting to learn and participate in art classes being provided in the agency area. Not all of our people possess college degree’s but hold a plethora of knowledge that can’t be taught in a classroom. Some of these are passed through generation to generation whether it be traditional or an art learned and practiced. I believe Tananawit will bring out that inspiration to teach our youth through art fairs. Most art fairs consists of but not limited to: Bead work, weaving, raw hide work, medicine pouches, painting, drawing, moccasin making. Etc. Limitations in teaching can vary form limited supplies, transportation, venue, work space. With these rural outreach art fairs I can work with culture bearers who reside in these areas and gather at the community venues.

Program Opportunity Statement (Recommended 300 words or less) Originally our program was located in a coffee shop (Painted Pony Coffee). They had art for sale from our local artists. Painted Pony is under the umbrella of Warm Springs Community Action Team (WSCAT). It is WSCAT who help establish us as a non-profit organization. In March, 2022, Tananawit opened in our own retail shop. That did not work out too well, the shop temporarily closed for business. The Board of Directors hired a new Executive Director, Debra Stacona in July, 2022. We reopened the shop in September with much success! We are located in a plaza of retail shops along highway 26 in Warm Springs, Oregon, next to the Indian Head Casino. Highway 26 is a direct connection between Western Oregon to Central and Eastern Oregon. Thousands of vehicles pass through daily. The opportunity that this grant will address is by giving us a chance to let the travelers know we are here, before they pass us up, by having visible signage for our art shop. We plan to install a sign above our shop windows in addition to signage close to the highway. We also want to promote our art shop in local arts magazines by buying ads.

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Training attendees will develop skills in effective community outreach in order to increase tribal member participation in projects and activities. Our team will use the knowledge learned to leverage new resources and networks in the community.

This project will increase the capacity of Tananáwit by recruiting members and promoting traditional and contemporary Native art creation. This project will develop relationships between Tananáwit and the community, thus expanding on existing opportunities for Native artists.