Tribal Stewardship in the Northern Great Plains

Our projects will create new grasslands where croplands currently exist and retain existing habitat that could be destroyed. It will create connectivity between existing native grasslands and retain connectivity of unique habitat. This project will leverage funding from other partners and increase the key habitats that exists on the reservation.

NDNTA will create a new nonprofit tour operator, Native American Cultural Tours (NACT) to create economic opportunities within North Dakota’s Indigenous communities that protect our culture and landscapes, including native grasslands.

Our ultimate purpose is to create a set of successful regenerative buffalo grazing models that scientifically document the beneficial impact upon soil health and native grasslands, leading to further research and a legitimate seat at the table for Native peoples within the regenerative agriculture movement.

Create three conservation areas at tribal bison fields & American Prairie Reserve's Antelope Creek campground and post wildfire rehabilitation areas in the Little Rocky Mountains for the reintroduction of native grasses & medicinal plants to help control soil erosion, improve water quality and increase wildlife habitats.

This project will increase outreach and engagement to expand G4G’s coalition of Tribes and Tribal citizens, improving collaboration and fostering co-design of grassland-focused conservation activities. The conservation activities will, in subsequent phases, create new and leverage existing sustainable economic opportunities and conservation projects that directly conserve intact grasslands.

Our projects will create new grasslands where croplands currently exist and retain existing habitat that could be destroyed. It will create connectivity between existing native grasslands and retain connectivity of unique habitat. This project will leverage funding from other partners and increase the key habitats that exists on the reservation.

The purpose of the Phežúta Garden Project is to create an accessible space for community members to gather and learn about traditional medicines. By planting within tribal communities, elders, youth and teachers will have increased access to traditional medicines, thus retaining Traditional Lakota Ecological Knowledge and increasing native grassland preservation.

The Wolakota Buffalo Range utilizes Indigenous knowledge to regenerate the grassland ecosystem and economy of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate. Wolakota is set to become the largest Native-owned and managed herd and the project ensures that 28,000-acres will remain under Native control, all while creating positive economic, ecological, and cultural outcomes.

Continuing opportunities to develop regenerative and sustainable practices that are respectful of Mother Earth. Create a learning lab Retain new Native farmers Utilize new leases for farming and restoration Control management of leased lands Increase the number of Native leases Leverage grassland restoration as a regenerative practice for current tracts

To establish a conservation program to identify potential Chronic Wasting Disease and other diseases found in large game herds found on the Flathead Reservation. This program will utilize the excising mutual relationship between Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Hunters and reservation farms and ranches.

In this pandemic, there is a call for medicinal plants to help our Tribe to protect, prevent, mitigate and combat COVID sickness but there was not enough available. This purpose is to create, originate, maintain and cultivate 4+ medicine garden areas. This will leverage and provide seedlings/seed bank.

Blooming Honey Lodge will increase the capacity for this social enterprise to expand into a self-sustaining arm of their parent organization, Lakota Youth Development, while stewarding Sicangu Lakota lands through beekeeping. This project utilizes indigenous knowledge through modern-day economic development and stewardship.

The ultimate purpose of this project is to 1) increase the pronghorn population, 2) increase the black-footed ferret population, 3) retain institutional knowledge by retaining current staff, 4) increase tribal knowledge of wildlife ecology, 5) leverage this project with other existing projects, and 6) utilize the expertise of staff to continue to build our program.

The ultimate purpose of the project is to create a new tipi & cabin campground, which includes a cultural & education village located on the southern end of the Fort Belknap reservation.

This project would create a GIS database for the Tribe and would be utilized by the NRD and other tribal entities. GIS would be used for retaining all records and mapping all assets and tribal resources. This mapping of assets would be used in decision making, creating baseline data for our tribal resources, and would allow for quick access, within minutes to increase participation and knowledge for the Tribe regarding where our tribal assets are located. GIS would be able to track and record emergencies like wildland fire starts and other natural disasters, as well as all project work.

Purpose To implement fuels reduction and conservation strategies to enhance public safety and natural resources. Efforts will initiate long term goals to regain control of tribal stewardship initiatives that will increase opportunities around natural resources to include employment and economic development.

The goal of this project will be to obtain enough Tribal lands that can support a self-sustaining population of Black-footed Ferrets. This will be accomplished by utilizing an untapped natural resource, prairie dog colonies, a keystone specie, for ferret habitat and to retain control of native species of concern in the event of future listing of the prairie dog under the Endangered Species act by protecting and entering into agreements with Federal U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service honoring Tribal sovereignty. It is an objective to seek out funding sources to leverage project funds to obtain long term funds.

The ultimate purpose of Natural Resources and Forestry is to provide and create guidance and technical assistance in the assertion and retention of Treaty and reserved right with regards to the compliance with Tribal, State and Federal Law in the protection, conservation management, and preservation of health diversity, and productivity of the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Natural and Water Resources to meet the needs of present and future generations to come. Our commitment to proper stewardships and public service is the framework within which natural resources are managed and controlled for the increased awareness of all permitting practices at Natural Resources.

The purpose of our project is to determine the feasibility of developing a carbon sequestration program for Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Lands. If feasible, the Tribe will see an increase in revenue, which will in turn be utilized to promote self-sufficiency for the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Recreation and potentially the Tribe as a whole. Additionally, this project will promote environmental stewardship and enhance habitat available to fish and wildlife.

The ultimate purpose is to create a management plan that outlines our current wildlife/habitat conditions, and also aligns our conservation efforts with the best management practices. Building up our current database (knowledge, GIS, new partnerships, etc.), is also a major component to this project. This improved database will be utilized to decide which management practice is best suited for a particular situation. We feel that in order to properly protect our resources, we need to first identify them. We will take a proactive approach to our management practices, rather than the reactive nature of our current management system.

The ultimate purpose is to develop a trail maintenance program that would consist of tribal trained youth in conservation and environmental methods. We also can utilize this to leverage more volunteers from Montana Conservation Corps and Americorps for additional workers to construct even more trails. This will provide a classroom effect for learning and training purposes for the area schools and the tribal college. It will serve as a health component for the tribal residents and the Tribal Health Department.