Project Grant 20234700341360
- The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation will receive $110,890 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program to increase public access to cultural archival information through Stone Child College's Rocky Boy Community Library. The library will consolidate historically significant tribal materials onto a digital platform accessible through two interactive kiosks. This will allow community...
- The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation received a $360,200 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to establish a long-term Ojibwe and Neiyo language immersion initiative. The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to help curb the rapid loss of these languages, as original Ojibwe speakers have dwindled to zero and the languages are in a heightened state of peril....
- The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation received a $106,548 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will be used to improve access to the Stone Child College/Rocky Boy Community Library's resources and promote preservation of the Chippewa Cree culture. Specifically, the funding will support 12 community events on topics such as Cree language, storytelling,...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) provides $148,417 to The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation. The funding will support employment and training activities for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, making them more competitive in the workforce and equipping...
- The Santa Clara Pueblo will use a $130,105 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program to develop community outreach and educational programming. Over a two-year period ending August 2024, the Tribe will create an assessment tool to understand community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, hold monthly roundtables with stakeholders, identify four outdoor learning spaces, and plan and implement twelve Montessori...
- The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct the "Koo At Latouwx Has Naxsatee, Let Them Be Teachers" project from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The primary goal of the project is to increase the Tlingit language proficiency of 10 Tlingit language teachers through 116 total...
- The Sicangu Community Development Corporation was awarded a $782,810 project grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) to implement the "CULTIVATING LAKOTA LANGUAGE STEWARDS: A COMPREHENSIVE APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE" from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. This grant supports community-driven projects designed to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $679,819 to support the development and evaluation of a strengths-based curriculum for tribal early childhood education settings. The "Gikinawaabi Child Wellbeing Curriculum" aims to help children learn Anishinaabe food stories, speak the Anishinaabemowin language, engage in...
- The Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation received a 3-year, $900,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) to develop a comprehensive curriculum focused on traditional Spokane Tribe plant knowledge and language. The project aims to document 120 plants within the tribe's original territories, capturing detailed information about their locations, uses, and cultural significance. It will...
- The Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will provide remote education services through its REMOTE EDUCATION WITH ACHIEVEMENT, RESILIENCY, AND DISCOVERY (REWARD) project. Funded by a $2,587,915 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the REWARD project aims to support the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. Through the federal Alaska Native...
WE WILL HIRE A 50% FTE PROJECT COORDINATOR. CONDUCT AN AGRESSIVE AND ONGOING MEDIA BLITZ CAMPAIGN TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROGRAM, WORKSHOPS AND PRINTING WORKSHOP MATERIALS. RECRUIT TRIBAL ELDERS TO BECOME PRESENTERS IN THE WORKSHOPS AND RECRUIT PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKSHOPS. SECURE THE WORKSHOP VENUE. FINALIZE PRESENTER SCHEDULES. IDENTIFY, FINALIZE AND HOSTING OTHER CULTURALLY RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE OFFERED MONTHLY TO KEEP STAKE HOLDER ENGAGED IN THE OVERALL PROGRAM. REGISTERING WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS, HOSTING WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING STIPENDS AWARDING CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND PROVING CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU'S) TO PARTICIPANTS. CREATING PRE AND POST-WORKSHOP EVALUATION/NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS AND DISTRIBUTING, COLLECTING AND ANALYZING EVALUATION/NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. ADJUSTING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IF NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. HIRING AND EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WHO WILL CONDUCT ON-SITE FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS AND DEVELOP A REPORT OF PROGRAM STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. PROVIDING INTERNAL MONTHLY REPORTS TO SCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT PERIOD AND FINALLY REPORTING TO FUNDING AGENCY AS REQUIRED.THE CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE OF THE ROCKY BOY'S RESERVATION ARE ONE OF THE VERY FEW TRIBES IN THE UNITED STATESTHAT STILL HAVE ALOT OFCERMONIES THATHAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATIONTHROUGHOUTTHE YEARS.DURING COVID-19 WE HAVE LOST ALOT OF ELDERS THAT WERE SHOWN THE CORRECT PROTOCOL FOR THE OJIBEW/NEI-YAHW(CHIPPEWA/CREE) CEREMONY'S. TO CONDUCT CERTAIN CERMONIES YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW A CERTAIN PROTOCOL AND THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SHOWING A FEW OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. THE FEW ELDERS THAT WE HAVE ARE CONTINUING TO HAND DOWN THERE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE TAUGHT TO KEEP OUR WAYS GOING. A LOT OF THE YOUNG GENERATION NEVER SEEN OR BEEN TO ALL THE CEREMONIES EXCEPT FOR THE BIG LODGE, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT DON'T KNOW THE PROPER WAY TO ASK FOR TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE.A BOOK WAS CREATED FOR PRE-K GRADE LEVEL WHICH INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR CREE SYLLABIC TRACING EXERCIES, 123'S, COLORS AND WEATHER, WHICH THE ELDERS ARE USING FOR THERE CLASSROOM INSTUCTION MATERIALS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 8/26/25 | ||
| Not listed | $199.0k | 9/19/23 |