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WA Chapter Tlingit & Haida MMIWP Awareness & Outreach, WA

Community served: WA Chapter Tlingit & Haida Location: WA
Program: Gender Based Violence Year: 2022

Chapter plans to develop curriculum to teach and educate our people on root causes and how to prevent these horrific acts and ending violence against women and girls. Plan to develop culturally specific training, advocacy, programming and policy development in the areas of domestic violence, sexual violence, MMIW and girls, stalking and sex trafficking.

Takla Nation MMIWP, BC

Community served: Takla First Nation Location: BC
Program: Gender Based Violence Year: 2022

Organize campaign to educate youth (Grades 10-12) who need to leave remote village to finish schooling outside of community of Takla. Connect youth with providing regular visits to create a sense of belonging to be safer against crimes associated with MMIWP. Plan two community events in Takla to foster healing from trauma of losing Carmelita Braham to MMIWP.

MMIP Women, People & Families, WA

Community served: Urban Coast Salish PNW Tribes Location: WA
Program: Gender Based Violence Year: 2022

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People and Families (MMIP/F) is a survivor-led organization dedicated to bringing healing and justice to Indigenous communities by working alongside MMIP families. this woman-led movement helps find and advocate for missing relatives.

Carrying The Message, ID

Community served: Fort Hall Shoshone Bannock Location: ID
Program: Gender Based Violence Year: 2022

Grassroots ideological/holistic healing and awareness work in and around domestic violence, at-risk youth, and education. Create a safe space for release, sharing, closure and support. Educate on DV, bullying, suicide, intergenerational trauma and missing and murdered. Provide intervention in homes with the families who need assistance in locating their missing relatives.

Standing Together To Heal As One, WA

Community served: Urban natives Thurston, Pierce, Mason & Lewis Counties Location: WA
Program: Gender Based Violence Year: 2022

Host a day long healing ceremony to help individuals and families heal from trauma caused by MMIWP epidemic. Sweat lodge, feeding the spirits, counselors, and advisors on reporting missing relatives, DV issues, and PTSD.

We Fear Not – Yakama, WA

Community served: Toppenish Creek Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

George plans to initiate and revigorate teachings in and about Our Home, the Longhouse. George will oversee much needed repairs on the building’s infrastructure where traditional food feasts and ceremonies bring the community together. Shared teachings and importance of reciprocity with our Mother, the Earth.

Pt. Gamble S’Klallam Community Garden, WA

Community served: Pt. Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

Community garden project will increase production volumes, number of volunteers and add a contract gardener. Host numerous events throughout the year that will increase education opportunities for the community on gardening practices and how to prepare the produce once harvested. Provide opportunity for elders to teach traditional cooking recipes.

Sc’alqn Sovereign Network, WA

Community served: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

Sc’alqn Sovereign has formed out of a necessity to access our traditional gathering sites and to develop a native garden. Our traditions are grounded in reciprocity, gratitude and an intrinsic relationship with the land that is now called “stewardship”. We will share traditional gathering techniques, stories, and protocols.

Enshxengiɢnan Wímałba: We are Teaching at the River, WA

Community served: Four Columbia River Treaty Tribes – Warm Springs, Yakama, Umatilla & Nez Perce Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

As Salmon People of The Big River, we believe our way of life is preserved only through the transmission of traditional knowledge, which is best taught in the traditional setting. This project will create a positive learning environment to teach youth the culture, knowledge, and skills that they will need in order to continue our salmon fishing traditions.

ANITA Herring Camp, AK

Community served: Tlinget, Haida & Sitka Tribes of AK Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

Host 2nd annual herring camp for knowledge sharing. Herring Symposium panelists (4) will discuss herring as a keystone species and food resource, Tlingit territories and trade economies, herring conservation management, alternative conservation strategies, otolith studies versus current age studies and structured analysis to determine the age class of spawning herring in Sitka Sound.

Native Voices Food Sovereignty Project, WA

Community served: Native youth communities in Olympia, Lacey, Squaxin Island and Nisqually Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

Project is a series of 12 seasonal workshops (four per season) that will provide Native youth the opportunity to learn how to identify, gather and process indigenous foods and medicines following the seasonal rounds.

First Foods and Family, WA

Community served: Nespelem and Colville Confederated Tribes of North Central WA Location: WA
Program: Food Sovereignty Year: 2022

Assist tribe in assembling their geodome greenhouse in order to help our people grow their own food. Our support will be in the form of participating alongside, community trainings and encouragement to new community members in learning to harvest and gather traditional foods.

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