Category Archives: Grant Projects
Food Justice: Native People Taking Action to Restore Ancestral Practices and Ways of Life
Love fry bread? Learn why it is considered a survival and oppression food.
Reflecting on 2016, Welcoming 2017
We accomplished a lot in 2016. Join us in welcoming 2017 with open arms and keeping up with our work here on the blog, and on our social media channels: Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Recently in Native News
What Native news are you reading? Here’s the latest news that piqued our interest this month.
Recently in Native News
What Native news are you reading? Here’s the latest news that piqued our interest this month.
PWNA receives a Grant from the Walmart Foundation for Nutritional Impact in Native American Communities
“The Walmart Foundation is pleased to support the efforts of PWNA to improve the diets in Native communities and increase the knowledge and availability of healthy foods,” said Carol May, Program Manager for the Walmart Foundation.
The Buffalo Takes Its Place in History Again
While the bison may never again number the masses they once did, their population growth over the last 100 years is a testament to their resiliency and place in history as the United States National Mammal.
Route 66 and the Iconic American Indian
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association and the National Park service unveiled a new guidebook to accurately inform travelers and tourists about tribes along the historic Route 66.
Native American Doctors Are Needed
There is a misconception in the U.S. that all Native Americans get free health care and are taken care of under the treaties – this is not true. “The film Medicine Woman by Princella RedCorn portrays the life of the first Native American doctor—Susan La Flesche Picotte—became a doctor in the late 1800s and rallied for basic health care as a passionate prohibitionist.
Growing More Than Gardens on the Reservation
In a world where food deserts, low food security and nutrition-related diseases are common, what could be better than community gardening programs? PWNA reservation partners throughout the Northern Plains and the Southwest are championing and teaching gardening as a sustainable food solution in their remote tribal communities. To assist these gardening and food sovereignty initiatives, […]
Being Prepared Anytime, Anywhere, for Anything on the Reservation
PWNA’s community investment project funded by the Red Cross is aspiring to re-strengthen the preparedness of reservation communities inevitably faced with modern day disasters and the need for emergency relief.