Native Youth in Food & Agriculture Summer Leadership Summit III (2016)
2016 Native Youth in Food & Agriculture Summer Leadership Summit III (2016)
Community Partners
Inter-Tribal
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Description
The ultimate purpose of the Summit is to: 1) create a well-prepared next generation of Indian Country leaders in food and agriculture systems; 2) retain these young people in the important work of building Indian Country food systems throughout the years to come; 3) utilize and leverage existing FNDI-supported curriculum in the critical areas of financial literacy, food systems and food sovereignty assessment, and agriculture business planning; 4) improve decision-making in this important emerging leadership base for Indian Country food systems; and 5) increase our retention of their passions and energy in food systems.