Awarded Grants

The ultimate purpose of PYYFP is 1) to create a program that would nurture creative talents of Native youth and their desire to express themselves through film and 2) to utilize and leverage their talent, together with life knowledge of the elders, to help retain the Native culture through film projects. Further, the project aims to increase value of the Pascua Yaqui culture in the eyes of the participating youth and the general public. Finally, the project will significantly increase the quality and quantity of filmmaking skills among the participants, which will support their professional growth. The ultimate purpose of PYYFP is 1) to create a program that would nurture creative talents of Native youth and their desire to express themselves through film and 2) to utilize and leverage their talent, together with life knowledge of the elders, to help retain the Native culture through film projects. Further, the project aims to increase value of the Pascua Yaqui culture in the eyes of the participating youth and the general public. Finally, the project will significantly increase the quality and quantity of filmmaking skills among the participants, which will support their professional growth.

The ultimate purpose of this project is to 1) provide new training and skill development opportunities in areas of media production for our Tribal youth, 2) utilize these newly acquired skills to produce a series of video documentaries to showcase and preserve tribal history, culture, and contemporary life, 3) increase interaction between Tribal youth and Elders to create strong bonds and develop healthy relationships, 4) develop a program which will provide new interests and inspiration for our youth and which will culminate in a finished product that youth will feel proud of and empowered by.

The ultimate purpose is to educate outside of the academic setting, empower, and work on positive youth development in order assist with a building a greater consciousness about everyday decision making. The tools and skills gained will help the girls have more self-confidence help them make positive decisions, avoid risky behaviors and promote an overall well-being as it relates to their development including physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. These will all help the young women set and attain goals while in high school, past high school and help them be contributing members in order to lead successful lives.

The ultimate purpose of the summer day camp program is to teach youth Pyramid Lake Paiute culture through a language immersion program, as well as traditional dances and games all in an effort to preserve and perpetuate tribal culture. This program is a catalyst to enable youth the ability to retain their tribal identity. The program will utilize tribal elders and community members to teach youth fun-filled and engaging activities designed to preserve and strengthen tribal culture. The project will create much needed employment for college and high school students on the reservation while they themselves learn about culture.

The ultimate purpose is to create a curriculum that 1) preserves the practice of Diné Kinaaldá ceremonies to ensure youth have the opportunity to connect with this important tradition, underscoring each student's valuable role within the Diné community and creating a forum to discuss traditional, modern, and alternative male and female roles in the culture, 2) to increase awareness and practice of these symbolic and transformative ceremonies for both boys and girls, and 3) to leverage the expertise of elders and traditional practitioners to create a meaningful and accurate curriculum while deepening multigenerational relationships among Diné youth and elders.

The ultimate purposed is to 1.) Increase the level of respect that our youth are showing each other through highlighting the important roles we each play "teachings of the Longhouse" 2.) Increase the number of youth familiar with and comfortable using with the Suquamish Tribal language and 3.) Leverage the knowledge and support of many tribal programs to create a culture program that is rich and meaningful to the youth who participate.

Our overarching purpose is to develop educational opportunities that honors, leverages, and utilizes local language, culture, and knowledge. More broadly, our project's goals are interrelated and multi-fold, all based on delivering a tangible, positive impact to: 1) create co-constructed, indigenous-led critical and creative learning initiatives 2) encourage cultural revitalization and retention efforts through youth involvement in cultural documentary production 3) re-connect youth to their cultural heritages by providing them a medium through which to explore and express their identities, 4) foster cross-cultural/cross-generational dialogue through film screenings, 5) build local capacity for ongoing efforts in cultural preservation and sustainable growth.

To create a nonprofit organization of Arizona Native American farmers and ranchers to leverage outreach and education opportunities that utilize the preservation of natural resources, conservation and priorities of indigenous people representative of ten (10) tribal conservation districts in the State of Arizona.