Project roots: resilient oriented opportunities for teacher successindigenous teacher preparation project: from our communities, for our communities…

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded College Of The Menominee Nation $1 million on October 1, 2025, under the Indian Education—Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) to support Project Roots: Resilient Oriented Opportunities for Teacher Success, an indigenous teacher preparation initiative. The award funds activities from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Keshena, Wisconsin. The project operates under the tagline "From Our Communities, For Our Communities," positioning teacher preparation grounded in indigenous knowledge and community needs within a tribally controlled educational framework. College Of The Menominee Nation, a federally recognized 1994 Land Grant tribal college serving the Menominee Indian Tribe and surrounding rural communities, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient. The college's recent grant portfolio spans institutional strengthening, STEM education, agricultural research, food sovereignty initiatives, and climate science, with particular depth in indigenous-centered education and tribal adaptation planning.