Awarded Grants

This project creates a resilience hub at CIMCC. It leverages our facility, staff and curriculum to provide power, connectivity, cleaner air and programs to Native people to increase their safety and wellness during disasters; knowledge of clean energy alternatives, use of traditional foods, and control over Native food systems.

This project will allow us to create multi-faceted strategic planning focused on developing tribal infrastructure utilizing collaboration from multiple tribal committees (strategic planning, membership, and constitution committees). Funding for this project would support our capacity-building efforts as we seek federal acknowledgement and increase participation from our tribal community.

This project will utilize our traditional medicine-gathering and medicine-making knowledge and practices to continue our resilience and distribution efforts to the greater Winnemem Wintu tribal community. This program will increase the participation and capacity of tribal members through the support of monetary stipends, reimbursed gas costs, and program supplies.

The Turtle Mountain Youth Ag Leadership is a program to inform, educate, involve, and empower youth to enter ag-related careers, building on and sustaining our efforts to build Food Sovereignty for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.

This project will create a Native youth mentorship program designed to uplift tribal traditions, food sovereignty and gathering practices. It will also retain and increase access to culturally inclusive COVID-19 messaging developed for the safety of our community members and reservation residents.

This project will create a community garden which will primarily serve the Elders in our community. It will increase our capacity for food security, and promote health and nutrition benefits. The community garden will utilize our existing resources, such as the agriculturally zoned land, knowledge, and enthusiasm of members.

In the coming year, we intend to improve our organizational capacity. We will accomplish this by increasing our online presence, evaluating efficacy of our programs, and utilizing funds to increase staffing. This will enable us to reach communities statewide, make and retain meaningful partnerships, and stabilize program management.

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