Awarded Grants

The SGWL project focuses on creating a culturally significant Native youth environment. SGWL emphasizes warriorship and leadership skill development as the foundation to strengthen k’e (family) and community relationship among Native youth by engaging in several activities related to regenerative farming, water harvesting, transformative art, and storytelling.

Sponsorship for hosting Northwest Area Donor Tour

Itazipa Kagapi (bow making) transferring strength and resiliency to Lakota Youth will retain traditional archery skills and artistry based on the Oceti Sakowin system of societies to allow youth to reclaim their place as archers and competitors among themselves and with other tribal groups across the plains and beyond.

This project will help youth retain and perpetuate the cultural integrity of Wampanoag community values, clouded by political turmoil, through participation in seasonally-dictated activities and ceremonial gatherings. It leverages knowledge and skills of culture-keepers and elders, by fostering connections with youth, as they strengthen identity, assume responsibility, and develop pride.

The project will create an inter-generational sharing opportunity between Kha P'o Youth, Adults, and Elders. This opportunity will assist in retention of our Pueblo way of life through relationship building opportunities that focus on gardening, craft making, and oral storytelling. This will also leverage inter-generational knowledge through technology.

The project will help retain the spiritual and physical connection between Native Hawaiians and taro through a series of family based workshops that will give participants the skills, knowledge and tools to grow taro and prepare poi.

The project’s purpose is to retain our Lakota teachings by interviewing our elders. Every story that our elders offer, there is a message of our values, beliefs, spirituality and life lessons to the next generation. The intent is to bring these lessons back and connecting our youth with our elders.

Sponsorship for CIBA's 2019 Gathering

This project will utilize traditional Dakota arts to increase the participation of at least ten youth in the creation of their own dance regalia. We will leverage the skills of our adult staff members as teachers, promoting our intergenerational model of learning to retain Dakota arts knowledge in our community.

Sponorship for ONAC 2019 Conference