Program areas at Indian Country Grassroots Support
Din nihi keyah project (dnkp) https://dinelanduse.org/ -- continued research and gathering information for nn land use; presentations; co-op law webinars; commencement of educational supervisory roles for graduate engineering and public policy students in capstone projects, university of calgary and yale university and commencement of teaching and supervisory roles in externship and seminar coursework with pace university law school, pace land use law center and american university law school to map land-related inter-jurisdictional services, resources, policies and regulations relevant to community small land users on the navajo nation, and lay the foundation for indigenous traditional knowledge solutions.
Northern din covid-19 relief effort (ndcvre) https://ndcvre.org/ -- partnered with pleasant grove Utah police and schools, sheepsprings chapter, central consolidated schools, and shiprock search and rescue to coordinate and distribute supplies, far less active than 2021 due to abatement of covid.
Navajo family voices (nfv) https://navajofamilies.org/ -- icgs is the organizational home for navajo family voices, the first tribal affiliate of the Grassroots family voices national organization and the first tribal family to family health information center on the navajo nation, serving the families of children and youth with special needs as well as service provider professionals. Continued and deepened existing partnerships; provided puberty and rites of age presentations to youth and families, distributed essential and school supplies, completed needs assessment, began cultural safety project, assisted in home deliveries, including inter-agency referrals for test positives, continually update facebook and website.
Toohnii binaneest'a' altaas' alliance, inc. (toohbaa) -- as fiscal sponsor, took care of logistics and accounting for shiprock farmers. Community small projects -- firewood distribution in tuba city, and traditional healing, mentorship, seed matriation and wellness project in shiprock were fiscally sponsored and completed in 2022.