Awarded Grants

The ultimate purpose of this project is to 1) increase the pronghorn population, 2) increase the black-footed ferret population, 3) retain institutional knowledge by retaining current staff, 4) increase tribal knowledge of wildlife ecology, 5) leverage this project with other existing projects, and 6) utilize the expertise of staff to continue to build our program.

Retain customary and traditional subsistence use allocation of fish and game resources through advocacy and policy change to continue ways of life, provide access to fresh and healthy foods for families and children, and enhance cultural use patterns without conflict with regulations from the federal and state governments.

The Institute for the Rights of Nature catalyzes and provides technical assistance to Indigenous peoples and tribal governments to develop Rights of Nature standards within legal systems, leveraging Indigenous nations’ sovereign authority to protect niibi (water) and manoomin (wild rice), the foundation of our traditional food system and spiritual health.

The project will create a coherent Dakota/Lakota Pre-K immersion curriculum, utilizing age-appropriate language standards, and leveraging existing instructional materials to develop a complete framework and lesson script for teachers. The project will help retain the tribal language and increase access to high quality learning and teaching resources.

This code will help us retain our current food sovereignty assets that the Lummi Nation manages on our land and waters. In addition, the Lummi Indian Business Council will create a utilize this code/ policy development to support and create compliance within the exterior boundaries of the Lummi Nation.

General support for community/youth ceremonies

Participation in the training will help our organization focus our energy and resources toward a common set of priorities and goals to effectively pursue our mission to help Zuni youth grow into strong and healthy adults connected to their Zuni heritage.

Crow Language Consortium will create more curricula to fulfill the needs of Chickadee Lodge. This project leverages CLC's existing Crow Summer Institute to provide pedagogical training. The Natural World book series and training will increase student fluency in Crow.

The project will restore the vitality of the Yuchi language in our homes, ceremonies, churches, and community, by increasing the proficiency of young Yuchi learners and utilizing improved immersion teaching methods. It also seeks to train new apprentice instructors and accelerate language acquisition through the development of science-based language curriculum.

This project will increase the community's opportunity to access to healthy foods and retain traditional ecological and cultural knowledge by working with elders and teaching and involving our youth so that we can prepare them to take on these responsibilities in the future.