Awarded Grants

The ultimate purpose of the training will be to examine the effectiveness of our team, to leverage our community engagement among tribal communities and supporters, and to heighten our sense of cultural awareness from both a historical and artistic perspective to ensure the success of the Brea Foley Art Program.

Participation in the training will help increase our organization's knowledge of developing and sustaining cultural programs from a financial standpoint. Staff will leverage this additional knowledge to increase the organization's capacity to implement additional programming and policies that empower community wellbeing through the continued sharing of cultural traditions and practices.

Sokapsksino, means to know something completely, it is perhaps the best word to describe literacy. Our project "Sakopsksino" seeks to increase the literacy of the Blackfeet community, both on and off reservation, of 1) traditional food use, 2) Blackfeet language related to traditional food use and 3) public policy issues related to traditional foods. We will use as the our foundation the "Ahwahsin/The Land Where We Get Our Food" report, pamphlet, partners and the new relationships created. We were fortunate to have received national recognition for the "Ahwahsin" project, which has led to significant community support and engagement.

ISCDC , will create a resource base of people, knowledge, practitioners, that have the ability to identify problem areas in current food, health, energy systems , provide sustainable solutions that retain and increase local resources, (land ,water, dollars, and energy). Participants will be able to create a sustainable future.