Awarded Grants

The purpose of this project is to launch a Northwest Native Plants and Foods Collective track focused on increasing youth participation in the innovation of sustainable cultural food systems. We aim to leverage youth as knowledge keepers of holistic wellness approaches for future tribal generations. Through educational community workshops, we will work with urban and rural tribal youth as part of a regional community of people sharing traditional plants and foods best practices and advocating for tribal food sovereignty. The project will also utilize a youth cadre of representatives in NNPFC strategic planning and a social media dissemination campaign.

The ultimate purpose of Nambe's Community Farm project is to provide healthy, locally grown produce while teaching youth and young adults the importance of sharing indigenous traditional knowledge of farming through hands-on training. Revitalization of abandoned farm land will increase farmed acreage and achieve our goal of making the Community Farm a self-sustaining entity. By educating and assisting the community to create family gardens and sharing the importance of growing heirloom produce, we will improve the health of Nambe. Including Nambe Elders teaches the next generation our history, tradition, culture, and retains our Tewa language to improve health and well-being.

The ultimate purpose of the Summit is to: 1) create a well-prepared next generation of Indian Country leaders in food and agriculture systems; 2) retain these young people in the important work of building Indian Country food systems throughout the years to come; 3) utilize and leverage existing FNDI-supported curriculum in the critical areas of financial literacy, food systems and food sovereignty assessment, and agriculture business planning; 4) improve decision-making in this important emerging leadership base for Indian Country food systems; and 5) increase our retention of their passions and energy in food systems.

The Pine Hill School District will use the orchard to utilize an existing farm site that is currently underutilized. As part of a much larger program designed to leverage the farm for the educational needs of the community, it will develop human capital as well as disperse traditional knowledge across the younger generations contained within the community. The Pine Hill community is a food desert; this will move the control of this valuable food source locally.

This project's ultimate purpose is to create systemic change in the Taos Pueblo community by focusing on the improvement of the health of community members and youth immersion in traditional/sustainable agriculture, thereby increasing the consumption of Taos Pueblo-produced healthful foods that are dependably available, affordable, and preferred; and to improve food security, strengthen cultural heritage, and stimulate food-related economic development and entrepreneurism as means to increase community involvement in the traditional agricultural past of self-reliance, and utilizing that past to make a viable economic future through sustainable agriculture.

The ultimate purpose of this program is to increase grazing forage on minimal acres by utilizing proper stocking rates; education on vaccination protocol and storage to maximize purpose of vaccinating; handling cattle quiet to create a stress free environment; and encourage tribal youth to participate in ranching.

The ultimate purpose is to 1) increase community awareness and knowledge of traditional food systems, their history and associated spiritual traditions, 2) show youth practical, healthy and fun ways to live based on a proud heritage that respects mother earth and is self sufficient, 3) increase community's participation, particularly youth, in understanding their food supply and see opportunities, 4) create economic and fundraising opportunities to sustain this project through an on-reservation farmer's market and store. Further, this project will help supply our 14-year-old food bank with fresh foods for community distribution to children and elders.

The ultimate purpose is to utilize CRYP's garden to increase overall wellness of our tribal community by providing access to healthy foods and educating our youth and families about food security, starting and expanding their gardens, traditional agricultural, harvesting and preserving produce, nutritional benefits of natural gardens and more.