Awarded Grants

Buffalo Youth Nation Project restores Indigenous food sovereignty by nourishing Native Youth, revitalizing bison lifeways, and leveraging cultural, ecological, and community assets to heal, empower and sustain Native Nations.

The Bering Strait faces challenges to food security due to high costs, supply chain disruptions, and challenges to subsistence practices. Two Kawerak programs in food production, both farming and reindeer husbandry, will elevate local, Tribal agriculture in policymaking to help address these needs.

This project will support traditional food harvesters and procure supplies for the processing of traditional subsistence foods. This will leverage existing support and funding for creating a gathering space for ceremony, processing, cold storage, trade, knowledge sharing, and healing.

The Medicine Meal Program will build food security as a direct asset and a means to leverage others in supporting Native food sovereignty through distributing culturally relevant monthly kits, managing partnerships with Native producers, and maintaining access to nutrition, equipment, and education.