Awarded Grants

This project reinforces breastfeeding as a sacred first food and supports maternal-infant health by distributing breast pumps, supplies and culturally grounded lactation support to Native families, strengthening Native food security at the start of life.

The project centers around Haudenosaunee food security, cultural revitalization, and intergenerational learning.

This project will revive a long-standing program that connects students to the landscape through traditional knowledge, highlighting its past and present uses. This work fosters cultural and physical ties to the land while supporting pathways to college for future generations.

This project will strengthen Pueblo food sovereignty by training youth in traditional agriculture and expanding access to native seeds. It leverages decades of seed stewardship and community trust to increase local food sovereignty, cultural knowledge, and climate resilience in Santa Clara Pueblo.

The purpose of the Breastfeeding and First Food Program is to build community support for breastfeeding through educational initiatives to increase the duration rates of breastfeeding in Tribal Communities in Wisconsin.