The fort independence indian community will partner with the owens valley unified school district and the eastern california museum to promote literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally…

The Fort Independence Indian Community received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The two-year grant will support literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally influential activities in the tribe's rural Inyo County, California community. Key project activities include:

• Administering surveys to evaluate the educational needs of the community
• Implementing a read-aloud program for children in grades K-5 at the tribe's Nuumu Library to enhance reading literacy
• Developing an after-school program for grades 6-12 to provide resources like a computer lab and cultural educational activities
• Collaborating with the Eastern California Museum to bring indigenous awareness and cultural enrichment workshops to preserve the Paiute language

The project will benefit the Fort Independence Indian Reservation community, the Owens Valley Unified School District, and the Eastern California Museum.

The fort independence indian community will partner with the owens valley unified school district and the eastern california museum to promote literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally influential activities in their rural inyo county california community. Project activities include administering surveys to evaluate the educational needs of the community. Additionally, they will implement a read aloud program for children in k-5 grades at the tribe's nuumu library to enhance reading literacy. The tribe will develop an after-school program for children in grades 6-12 to provide resources including access to a computer lab and cultural educational activities. The tribe will collaborate with the eastern california museum to bring indigenous awareness and cultural enrichment workshops to preserve the paiute language. The project will benefit the community on the reservation, the owens valley unified school district, and the eastern california museum