Awarded Grants

Mining takes place in rural places which is isolating. The Indigenous Caucus was founded to provide space for Indigenous participants of WMAN to build collective power to address mining and support communities that are protecting water/land/air/wildlife/communities and Indigenous rights.

Our project supports the restoration of approximately 900 acres of agriculturally converted lands on the Menominee Reservation, re-establishing native ecosystems to create a sustainable, healthy landscape that provides opportunities for community buffalo harvest.

Our project will support the restoration of wetland and riparian habitats that sustain critical food and ceremonial wildlife resources of the Cowlitz People. Our project will protect and relocate beaver relatives to cultivate and maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems.

Our project aims to revitalize the Nez Perce Tribe’s Himiin (Wolf- Canis lupus) Program by protecting the cultural and ecological legacy of Hímiin through community engagement, traditional knowledge, and youth mentorship to ensure the long-term care and presence of wolves on Nimiipuu homelands.

To ensure the long-term food security and cultural well-being of the Hoonah people, this project establishes a tribally led sockeye salmon monitoring program. It leverages new technology and traditional knowledge to provide data for management and strengthens tribal sovereignty over vital fisheries.

The ultimate purpose of this project is to reestablish yaaw (herring) populations near Keex Kwaan (Kake, Alaska and the surrounding areas) for sustainable community harvest, to revitalize the coastal ecosystems that provide critical, sacred foods, and support our traditional way of life.

Our project will support the current conservation herd’s skilled workers in buffalo wildlife management and allow for the retention of Indigenous staff for the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative.