Native Giving Distribution
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin
This project will retain traditional woodland cultural arts knowledge in new generations of tribal members by increasing the number of members participating in the reconstruction of an Ojibwe Giikendaasowin Village and camps. This project will leverage relocation of the Indian Village to the Waaswaaganing Indian Bowl, improving attendance at both.
Native Giving Distribution
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
This project will retain Oneida arts of silver, pottery, and baskets and create new artists for the future by utilizing master artists from the Native community to teach apprentices and youth their art forms. This will increase their level of artistic professionalism and create community support for current artists.
Native Giving Distribution
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
With our Growing Dakota Artists series, we aim to increase our community's exposure to different forms of Native arts, utilize the interest generated by our sampler series to shape our future arts programming, and increase class attendance in the media most favored by our community, retaining knowledge for future generations.
Native Giving Distribution
Gila River Indian Community of the Gilla River Indian Reservation, Arizona
The Project will retain the art of sewing for the Community through increasing awareness of the art of sewing through classes which will allow Community Members to create their own textiles or clothing. This project will be documented for future generations.
Inter-Tribal
This project will create a new program that harnesses the knowledge of established community artists and shares it with community youth through a carefully designed program curriculum that helps retain cultural knowledge and practice while increasing the number of new caretakers of the art knowledge and practice.
Sponsorship for the 2018 Denver Diversity and Inclusion Awards Gala