Awarded Grants

The ultimate purpose of the "Ishpaagoonikaa" project is to 1) increase GLIFWC tribal youth knowledge and interest in treaty-reserved natural resources, establishing a new generation of tribal leaders to protect and preserve natural resources in the ceded territory; 2) increase tribal elder and tribal youth interactions by providing intergenerational learning opportunities focused on traditional Anishinaabe winter activities which will result in retaining knowledge of traditional harvesting/processing methods; 3) leverage local tribal elders to provide positive role models for older tribal youth interesting in becoming Junior Counselors GLIFWC's summer "Camp Onji-Akiing (From the Earth)".

The ultimate purpose of our project is to (1) restore control our Native food system in order to experience improved health, environmental, and economic benefits in our community; (2) increase access to fresh, healthy, and traditional Lakota foods; (3) leverage community assets including our tribal elders, partners, and other stakeholders to help to improve our community's understanding of nutrition and healthy lifestyles; and (4) create capacity building opportunities to enable aspiring local food producers to replicate Thunder Valley CDC's demonstration farm in other locations across the reservation.

The ultimate purpose of the Naajimijime Project is to 1) create healthy food choices for Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig students and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe tribal members, that focuses on creating more traditional meals with locally grown, highly nutritious food items, and 2) promote community involvement that will focus and connect Leech Lake tribal youth, adults, and elders through activity that concentrates on retaining, honoring, and preserving knowledge regarding food, seeds and agricultural traditions.

The ultimate purpose of the project is twofold: retain the Hopi language and create a new cadre of weavers to retain the cultural weaving practices of the Hopi people. It has been documented that the use of Hopi language and weaving as a cultural activity are both in decline. The project seeks to increase the number of speakers and weavers to carry on the cultural identity and tradition. The project can also leverage the personal income of the weavers by teaching them an art practice that is in demand and can be traded or sold to others.

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.

The ultimate purpose is; To significantly increase the quality of cattle that are available to be sold in the Navajo Beef Program. Increase the amount of quality producers that will come into the program. To improve the management of natural resources by developing and maintaining sustainable range land. Encourage participation of beginning Navajo ranchers and farmers in the cattle business industry through training and education. Engage the younger community members in ranching enterprises and to expand access to other wholesale and retail markets.

The ultimate purpose of these funds is to 1) create hands-on workshops that are designed to teach traditional food principles and how to approach them in a more modern way, 2) increase the number of youth knowledge on traditional gardening in a modern atmosphere, 3) utilize the herbs as a substitute seasoning to reduce health risks.

The overall goal would be to create and retain a natural grass beef operation to utilize the resources of the Association on its ranch lands. More Apaches would participate in the project thus increasing participation in the decision making process for the project. Since there would be increased participation through the recognition of adding value or generating a higher return for the Association, would become successful in its project. The Association could then begin to leverage its assets into other projects such as Organic beef marketing and registered Hereford marketing. The overall goal would be to create and retain a natural grass beef operation to utilize the resources of the Association on its ranch lands. More Apaches would participate in the project thus increasing participation in the decision making process for the project. Since there would be increased participation through the recognition of adding value or generating a higher return for the Association, would become successful in its project. The Association could then begin to leverage its assets into other projects such as Organic beef marketing and registered Hereford marketing.