Awarded Grants

The purpose of this project is to utilize the traditional knowledge and skills of master weavers to increase the number of masters in the next generations who in turn, then can retain the traditional arts of the peoples indigenous to the area.

This project will increase the scope of Native Cultural Artists and cultural projects to reach more of Tribal/Urban Native community members particularly to bring youth and Elders together to share knowledge. We will leverage this work to set precedents across the country for supporting Native Artists and cultural programming.

This project will create a safe, centralized, and collaborative resource hub for organizing Native artists in the state of ND so they can leverage art as a way of life (wicohan) into businesses, increase knowledge of endangered traditional art forms, and control and incresase their own development.

Zuni Youth Art Markets will leverage the education and skills that the young artisans develop from ZYEP's apprenticeship program by creating spaces to put curriculum into practice through community centered events that promote wellness and the entrepreneurial efforts of our artist community.

This project will support Bering Sea Elders Group reach the strategic vision outlined in our 2023-2028 strategic plan. This project will enhance the organization’s capacity to implement our strategic goals by supporting BSEG’s Elder Representatives participate in the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area (NBSCRA) work.

The project will create 'āina-centered, community-led workforce development opportunities in East Maui that reclaim Native Hawaiian economies, perpetuate cultural practices, and safeguard place-based natural, cultural, and spiritual resources for future generations.

This general support grant will support the second year of the Hupa Language Immersion Nest, which helps create a new generation of Hupa language speakers.

This project will build community capacity to steward land and resources in the Bristol Bay villages and strengthen economic opportunities for community members.