3 new grant awards focus on food sovereignty/cultural harvests
Tanka Fund has been awarded 3 new grants, all focused on cultural harvest education and/or food sovereignty:
USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grant. The grant focuses on expanding youth access to traditional community Buffalo harvests. The goal is to increase K-12 Native student access to traditional Buffalo harvest methods, storytelling, and career pathways to connect with and carry on traditional cultural practices. SARE grants support on-farm research and education by providing farm grants for research and education projects.
EPA Mountains and Plains Thriving Communities (MAP) grant. The grant will focus on improving food access through community-based cultural Buffalo harvests. Tanka Fund’s project goal is to increase Native community access to local Buffalo meat through traditional Buffalo harvesting methods. The project will include the development and implementation of a "train the trainer" curriculum to increase Native community member access to cultural Buffalo harvest education. MAP grants support thriving communities in 28 federally recognized Tribes, and Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah.
Makoce Wellness grant from Makoce Agriculture Development. Over the next year, Tanka Fund will use the grant to support 4 local community events promoting Lakota food sovereignty. Makoce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on local Indigenous agriculture and food systems development on the Pine Ridge Reservation, SD. For information: Makoce.
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