Awarded Grants

The Hō’a’ā i Kanalani Gather Food Sovereignty Project will increase cultivation and production of traditional Hawaiian food plants to achieve food sovereignty; and increase native forest with traditional food plants to create a biodiverse food forest.

Provide free direct services to Native birthing families; grow a cohort of trained Indigenous birthworkers to serve Native birthing families; and support systemic change for improved maternal health outcomes and positive birthing experiences for Native birthing families.

We will contribute to community health and give economic opportunities by cultivating native foods and beekeeping, supporting farmers with supplemental income to grow food. We will create pathways for elders to share knowledge of recipes, medicine, cooking & food preservation for maternal health.

Our program strengthens the survival of Ojibwe cultural skills. Our Seasonal Harvest Feasts revitalize Indigenous knowledge by gathering community members to practice traditional harvesting. As food must be gathered, so must the community to learn how these foods were used in meals and celebrations.