Hydaburg
Heather Miller and I have just spent the last week in Hydaburg, AK working with representatives of Hydaburg and the Haida Nation on fundraising and community development projects.
I first travelled to Hydaburg to assist with their community projects just over three years ago. The changes that have occurred between then and now have been nothing less than outstanding. Often I don’t talk about the difficult things that we see within Native communities, but I will make an exception on this occasion to highlight just how much has changed.
On the previous trip there were literally burnt out or boarded up houses on every block. Most of the roads were unpaved, the community was concerned about losing its fluent speakers and culture holders, the world famous Totem Pole park was in a dangerous state, the community was fighting among itself and people were definitely not feeling proud. In addition the city itself was on the verge of bankruptcy and the State and Federal Government seemed to have washed their hands of all of these issues and their responsibilities.
We can tell you now that Alaskan Native pride is back in force in Hydaburg. The burnt out/bordered up houses have gone. The roads have been paved and the street names have the name in both English and in Haida. A new road has been named after Mr Morrison (Mijuu) a Haida elder who will celebrate his 100th birthday with the whole community in a few weeks.
The annual summer Culture Camp has grown to having up to 500 people (both Native and non-Native) in attendance, and with something like 10,000 meals being provided during the week. In the last two years eight of the communities 23 Totem and Story Poles have been replaced. The community has raised nearly $400,000 to help with the replacement of these Poles. However, this amount is just the tip of the iceberg. For each Pole there has been literally thousands of hours of volunteer labor and donated equipment, timber and services. The local cable channel is showing a slide show of two of the four Poles that were raised this year. As the pictures flashed across the screen, both Heather and I noted how significant this must have been for the community. Poles were being carried by about 100 people and one pole was carried by only women from the town. We saw the pride radiate from our host’s face as she shared these details with us. At the Culture camp community members are given master class instruction in language, dance, songs, regalia making, cedar bark weaving, carving, preserving foods and the list goes on.
And the community is proud. They are proud that they have been able to make such significant progress in just three years. They are proud that they have done most of this by themselves. They have had a few grants but most of their project has been funded by themselves and with their voluntary labor and in-kind contributions. For example the food provided at the Culture camp and for the Pole raising (some 10,000 meals) has been gathered from the local area. Haida people are proud to say that while the community as a whole is poor no one ever goes hungry.
Heather and I witnessed the generosity of the community, with community members taking pleasure in showing us all of the different traditional foods and the different ways of preparation (our marathon preparation may have taken a step back as we certainly haven’t lost weight here). We also witnessed Salmon travelling up the creek in phenomenal numbers and watched with delight as local children competed with each other to catch the biggest and most Coho. I spoke to an elder from Lower Elwha once who said that before the dams on the Elwha the fish runs were so plentiful that it looked like you could walk across the river on the backs of the Salmon. It is hard to imagine that quantity of fish, but that is what we had the privilege to see in Hydaburg.
The community has even bigger plans. They know that they have made huge progress, and they also know that there is more to do. They want to find ways to keep their children in school and support them to go to higher and other educational opportunities. They want to create more employment so that their children can stay and be attracted back to home to fulfilling jobs. They want to revitalize the language and the culture. They want to replace the remaining Totem and Story Poles. They also want to share their success with the wider community. During our workshop one local community member said that Haida culture will be their salvation and after spending five days with the community we couldn’t agree more. By the way we were given their permission to write this story.
Their dreams and their vision are huge. In most circumstances we would normally counsel for small obtainable projects with incremental steps. However, this community has made such progress in a short period that we think that what they dream will be reality.
We have helped them to set up a fundraising non-profit to attract philanthropic funds to this amazing work. We think that this work will be very attractive to mainstream foundations as they have been able to show that they can achieve so much with so little.
We were honored to work with the Hydaburg community, and we are returning home with much more than we left with, both bags stuffed with salmon and hearts filled with pride for our Native friends in Hydaburg. This community may not have much money but in all other respects they are rich in the best meaning of that word.
Thank you for hosting us.
Naku noa
Ken Gordon
Many and various things
Morena
This is just a random series of thoughts and a shout out to our friends at Fresh Air.
Heather Miller and I provided a fundraising workshop at the Community Strategic Training Initiative conference held in Portland last weekend. The conference was put on by the Western States Center an organization that really is seeking to improve philanthropy for progressive organizations.
It has been a big few weeks for us folks who work in the progressive world. Of particular note is the court in Arizona blocking most of the aspects of the Immigration laws proposed in that State. The Tribes in AZ had also opposed that law as they felt that their Tribal members would have been caught up in the racial profiling that was bound to occur and may have been subject to wrongful arrests just because they were not carrying their IDs. One fascinating aspect of this law is that it was passed because of concerns that undocumented immigration was increasing and because crime was also increasing. Their have been several great articles recently to show that this is clearly not the case. I love it when facts get in the way of such bad laws.
Talking about facts getting in the way of bad laws. I read the decision last night overturning Proposition 8 in California. The amazing thing about this case is that the judge used the evidence put forward by the people opposed to Gay marriage to show that none of their arguments made sense or were rational. This is great reading and hopefully yet another watershed moment in the development of human and civil rights in the US.
And here is our shout out. The information below is copied from the Fresh Air website. This organization gets inner city kids out of the New York during vacation time. I think they do a good job and am always happy to promote their work:
Fresh Air
The Summer of 2010 is almost over, but The Fresh Air Fund still needs loving host families. We are looking for families in the following areas to host THIS summer Red Hook, Columbia County, Saugerties, Delmar, Guilderland & Altamont, Latham and Rensselaer, NY. If you or someone you know is able to host, please sign up now.
In 2009, The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family program, called Friendly Town, gave close to 5,000 New York City boys and girls, ages six to 18, free summer experiences in the country and the suburbs. Volunteer host families shared their friendship and homes up to two weeks or more in 13 Northeastern states from Virginia to Maine and Canada.
The Fresh Air Fund relies on donations to provide memorable summers to NYC children.
Thanks to host families who open up their homes for a few weeks each summer, children growing up in New York City’s toughest neighborhoods have experienced the joys of Fresh Air experiences.
“It is rewarding to see the smile on our Fresh Air child’s face as she enjoys the simple things we take for granted…”
Friendly Town host families are volunteers who live in the suburbs or small town communities. Host families range in size, ethnicity and background, but share the desire to open their hearts and homes to give city children an experience they will never forget. Hosts say the Fresh Air experience is as enriching for their own families, as it is for the inner-city children. There are no financial requirements for hosting a child. Volunteers may request the age-group and gender of the Fresh Air youngster they would like to host. Stories about real Fresh Air host families and their New York City visitors are just a click away!
Click here to learn more about becoming a host or call (800) 367-0003!
“We made s’mores and hot dogs over the fire. I’ve never cooked outside before!”
Fresh Air children are boys and girls, six to 18 years old, who live in New York City. Children on first-time visits are six to 12 years old and stay for either one or two weeks. Youngsters who are re-invited by the same family may continue with The Fund through age 18, and many enjoy longer summertime visits, year after year. A visit to the home of a warm and loving volunteer host family can make all the difference in the world to an inner-city child. All it takes to create lifelong memories is laughing in the sunshine and making new friends.
The majority of Fresh Air children are from low-income communities. These are often families without the resources to send their children on summer vacations. Most inner-city youngsters grow up in towering apartment buildings without large, open, outdoor play spaces. Concrete playgrounds cannot replace the freedom of running barefoot through the grass or riding bikes down country lanes.
Fresh Air children are registered by more than 90 participating social service and community organizations located in disadvantaged neighborhoods in the five boroughs of New York City. These community-based agencies are in close contact with children in need of summer experiences in rural and suburban areas. Each agency is responsible for registering children for the program.
What do Fresh Air children enjoy?
- Playing in the backyard
- Laughing in the sunshine
- Catching fireflies
- Riding bicycles
- Learning to swim
- Running barefoot through the grass
- Gazing at the stars on moonlit nights
- Building sandcastles
- Making new friends
- Simple pleasures of life away from the inner-city
Workshop at the CSTI 2010
Heather and I are working at a grant writing training at the Community Strategic Training Initiative conference at Reed College Portland. The CTSI Conference is run by the Western States Center. This is a great conference with lots of empassioned advocates working for community change. Ken
Our Marathon Fundraising Goal
Morena
It is another beautiful day here in the Northwest. As long term readers may recall last year Dana Arviso and I both participated in events which were part of the 2009 Seattle Marathon.
We did this so that we could stay fit and also to raise funds for Potlatch Fund. We were very successful with both goals. Dana and I both finished our events, met our goal times and together with all of our matching dollars we were able to raise about $6,000 for Potlatch Fund.
This event also inspired the entire staff. This year the entire staff has been working out, training and participating in running events. At the very start of summer we all participated in a 5km run organized by King County (the Big Backyard 5k fun run). This weekend just gone Heather Miller and Dana both did a 10km event. I also did the half marathon at the Rock and Roll event held in Seattle on June 26.
I haven’t been writing about running so much as I have had a series of injuries which has dramatically been slowing me down. I tore my calf muscle last year while preparing for the Seattle Marathon, and while I was able to get through that event (with a good time for an old timer like me) basically if I accelerate or try to quickly dodge something then my calf gets re-injured. This happened most recently at the Rock and Roll event when I tore my calf muscle yet again at the 20km mark and had to hobble home for a very slow last kilometre.
I have been seeing a great podiatrist for feet issues (Dr Warnerkross) and he advised me to see an equally great PT (Jutta Schneider) who can hopefully get my calf right. Jutta has told me that I can’t do any running until the strength and flexibility in my left calf at least matches the right side.
All that said I am signed up to do the Seattle Marathon again this year. I am going to make it so. Heather has signed up for the half marathon, and Dana, Kelly Gemmell and Lawrence Leake will most likely either do the 5km or 10km events.
We are doing this because (all evidence to the contrary) it is fun. There is also a great running tradition in Indian Country and this is one of those sports that you can do with very simple equipment. And yes we are also doing it as a fundraiser.
I am kicking off the fundraising by pledging $2 for every km run by the Potlatch Fund team. My podiatrist Dr Warnerkross has also committed to the event - but I still have to nail him down for an actual amount. All sponsorships will be announced on this blog (unless of course you wish to be anonymous), and at this stage we have confirmed that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will give us a dollar for dollar match from all donations made by individuals. Essentially my $2 per km pledge will become a $4 per km of cash in our hands thanks to the Gates match.
These funds all come to Potlatch Fund. They do not come personally to any of the staff, and all contributors will receive a tax receipt for their contribution. The funds will be used for our program work in Indian Country and for regranting.
Lastly, we are also looking for people who will join the team and who can also participate in the event as a fundraiser for Potlatch Fund.
I want to thank everyone who supported this event last year and open up the opportunity for new supporters this year.
If you have any questions you can call me or any of the Potlatch fund staff on 206 624 6076.
Thank you.
Naku noa
Ken Gordon
Friday
Ahi ahi marie
I just want to conclude this week with a shout out to my amazing staff.
Today has been performance review day and I have spent most of the day discussing each staff members goals for the last six months, what went well, what could have been improved upon and strategies for dealing with those areas. There was a lot of what went well and relatively few areas for improvement. For those areas each of the staff had thought about ways to improve and tackle the challenges that they faced.
We then set new goals for each staff member for the next six months.
This all came at the end of the week, where we took a funder’s tour to witness the canoe landings at Makah, and also see community and dam removal projects that impact the Lower Elwha Tribe. In addition to the tour Potlatch Fund staff helped with grants, accessing a new canoe tree for Makah, helped with environmental projects at the journey, led a meeting about a potential new non-profit to help with the journey and were out on the water pulling.
If that wasn’t enough my staff have been planning new trainings, paying our Community Building grants, receiving the grants for our Native Arts application process, made presentations about philanthropy, helped some non-profits with governance and financial issues, and also helped some other non-profits make connections with major foundations.
Whew!!!
And in addition to all of the above the staff also sent out some major notices about transitions and other announcements to our donors and other supporters.
Dana Arviso, Kelly Gemmell, Lawrence Leake and Heather Miller all do an amazing job and I am honored to work with them.
Naku noa
Ken Gordon
Potlatch Fund Leadership Transition
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010
For Immediate Release
Potlatch Fund Leadership Transition
Potlatch Fund announced today that it would be working over the next year to find a new Executive Director to take over from existing ED Ken Gordon when his contract concludes in August 2011.
This transition is supported both by the Potlatch Fund Board and Mr Gordon. When Mr Gordon was initially hired he stated “my goals are to stabilize the organization; enable it to grow in a planned and thoughtful way and prepare Potlatch Fund so it is strong and growing for a Native American leader who can take the organization to the next stage”.
Initially the Potlatch Fund Board had thought that this transition could take place in 2009, however the changes in the broader economy meant that stability became a more important goal during this difficult time. Mr Gordon’s contract was therefore extended to 2011 to ensure this stability.
Potlatch Fund President Jim Thomas said “we are now in a position where we feel confident that we can manage this important transition. The Board and Mr Gordon are both committed to making this a seamless process, and by doing that, positioning Potlatch Fund to continue its growth and the significant impact that it is making in Indian Country.”
The formal announcement of this transition process is being made now, so that prospective candidates can contact the organization and factor this potential role into their own plans.
“Ideally, our new American Indian or Alaskan Native ED will commence in June 2011, and Mr Gordon will remain on board to help with the orientation of the new person through to August 2011” Mr Thomas said.
Potlatch Fund is a Native American led foundation and leadership development organization that works to both build upon and inspire philanthropy towards and for Native American and Indian communities in the broad Northwest region. It has an annual budget of approximately $800,000 per year and a staff of five. It provides grants and technical assistance of about $600,000 per year to small and emerging Native projects in its region. The technical assistance program provides capacity building services to approximately 500 – 600 people a year. Finally it works with mainstream funders to educate them about the assets, needs, issues and structures in Indian Country.
Mr Gordon came to Potlatch Fund following a career in public service and philanthropy in New Zealand. Following his transition from the ED’s role, he has offered to become a Board Member and has a long term desire to remain in philanthropy with a focus on communities such as those that he has worked with successfully with Potlatch Fund.
For comments please contact:
Jim Thomas, President, 360 961 4429
or Ken Gordon, Executive Director, 206 624 6076.
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Scholarships for Native Americans from a Guest Blogger
Hello readers!
Recently, we received a request from a reader asking us if we would allow her to guest blog. We agreed and today we hope you enjoy her post about scholarships for Native Americans. I think her piece is quite current considering the fact that the American Indian college Fund has been in the news recently. If you haven’t followed the story- the American Indian College Fund has recently received several large grants to support their work and provide scholarships for the upcoming year. My college education was much more manageable with the scholarships I received so we are always happy to share information of this type to others. If you have an interest in guest blogging drop us an email and we will consider all requests. I hope you are taking a minute to enjoy this great summer weather.
Heather
“Scholarships for Native Americans: the 3 Best Sources of Financial Aid.”
Although many Native Americans come of age in underprivileged school districts, college funding is available if one knows where to look. What follows are the three best places to start your search for financial aid. Each of the sources has its own list of criteria for eligibility. Most require that the applicant be able to prove their membership in one of the federally recognized tribes. Also, applicants must be at least ½-1/4 Native American by blood.
1. US Bureau of Indian Affairs
If eligible —more than ¼ Native American blood— students are able to apply for BIA scholarships. Applications are to be turned in to the local Bureau of Indian Affairs office. An assessment of financial need is made, and an allocation is awarded based upon that need. Funding is only given to students attending one of the 26 designated institutions of higher education. A full list is given on the Bureau of Indian Affairs website.
2. American Indian College Fund
Over 6,000 scholarships are provided through the American Indian College Fund each year. They are also a great source of revenue for the 33 accredited tribal universities.
There are two different types of scholarships listed on the American Indian College Fund website: the Special Scholarship Program and the Tribal College General Scholarship Program. The Special Scholarship Program is a scholarship fund run directly through the American Indian College Fund. Individual tribes and their elders administer the Tribal College General Scholarship Program. Eligibility requirements vary with each tribe.
3. Indian Health Services
Students majoring in healthcare professions, accounting, or engineering can apply to scholarships through the Indian Health Services website. March 31 is usually the deadline for submission. Financial support is given for full tuition and fees, books, travel, uniforms, insurance, and a stipend.
There are many sources of funding that are not listed above. Scholarships based on career choice, gender, and tribal affiliations are easily found by contacting your tribal or government office. With proper planning, college attendance can become financially feasible for almost any motivated Native American.
Bio: Alexis Bonari is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She is currently a resident blogger at onlinedegrees.org and performs research surrounding online colleges and education.In her spare time, she enjoys square-foot gardening, swimming, and avoiding her laptop.
2010 Community Building Awards Announced -
Potlatch Fund recently awarded over $90,000 in its 2010 Community Building Grant Cycle. These grants promote community organizing, community building, and community celebration. They work to impart our values, our histories, and our knowledge to the next generation. We recognize that prevention is key to long-term problem solving. Past grants have:
• helped children learn their Native languages
• sent youth to summer heritage camps
• helped elders create a community garden of medicinal plants
Twenty-nine grantees in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana are receiving a total of $92,775 with funding from
• The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• 2009 Potlatch Fund Gala participants
• The WK Kellogg Foundation
For 2010 Potlatch Fund provided grants to support:
Northwest Indian College (Bellingham, WA) $5000: For Support of their Traditional Plants and Foods Program.
Red Eagle Soaring (Seattle, WA) $5000: For performing arts camp for 30-40 urban Native youth ages 11-19.
Salish School of Spokane (Deer Park, WA) $5000: For start-up expenses associated with starting an immersion Salish language school in the City of Spokane, WA.
The Center Pole (Garryowen, MT) $5000: Funding will be used specifically to build their youth volunteer program.
Colville Tribal Museum (Nespelem, WA) $3500: For fabrication and installation of “Continuing and Protecting Our Ways” exhibit display unit.
Indian Country Conservancy (Portland, OR) $3500: Support to establish the Indian Country Conservancy (ICC), a new native-led and native-overseen organization that will serve Indian Country.
Kalispel Tribe of Indians (Usk, WA) $3500: For implementation and delivery of Traditional Spirit of Parenting classes to provide Kalispel parents with an opportunity to discover and learn effective parenting techniques.
Ke Kukui Foundation (Vancouver, WA) $3500: Funding for their new home, building space lease and operational costs.
Native American Language Teacher Training Institute (Pablo, MT) $3500: For general operational support.
Painted Sky (Portland, OR) $3500: For general operational support.
Red Lodge Transition Services (Portland, OR) $3500: To support the Prison Art Project.
American Indian Artists Symposium (Basin, MT) $3000: In support of the American Indian Artists Symposium
Boys & Girls Club of the Little Rockies (Hays, MT) $3000: General operational support for the continuation of operations and program services to the youth population of the Fort Belknap Reservation.
Camp Chaparral (Toppenish, WA) $3000: Funds to supplement and improve Camp Chaparral’s cultural classes and activities.
Coeur D’Alene Tribe (Plummer, Idaho) $3000: For the purchase and installation of a climbing and slide set for their community park.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe (Longview, WA) $3000: Funds to properly organize and digitize important documents.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Pendleton, OR) $3000: For the CTUIR Summer Recreation program’s culture camp: “Camp Miyahishma 2010″.
Montana Two Spirit Society (Missoula, MT) $3000: To support the Montana Gathering.
Native American Rehabilitation Association (Portland, OR) $3000: Elders mission will bring as many people as possible into Tamanwit in small ways which positively impact daily lives in the often harsh urban environment.
Native People’s Circle of Hope (Tigard, OR) $3000: Funding for “How to start your own cancer support group”.
The 13th Regional Heritage Foundation (Kent, WA) $3000: Regalia Ready will provide support for the Native Art of Dance, one of the most important aspects of any culture is it’s regalia and respect of their regalia.
Wiconi International (Vancouver, WA) $3000: For support of their 6th Annual Mni Wiconi Wacipi “Living Waters” Powwow.
Boys & Girls Club (Lame Deer, MT) $2500: Funding will be used to enable the Keystone Club, a leadership group for ages 14-18 sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, to attend a regional conference.
Komemma Cultural Protection (Yoncalla, OR) $2500: Funding for the Indian Education Youth Summer Camp Program to provide a portable cooking facility to be used by the camp each summer.
Natives of the Wind Indigenous Alliance (Ashland, OR) $2500: For the expansion of an alliance of indigenous peoples in Southern Oregon, composed of Native Americans from North, South and Central America.
Carver’s Camp (Tacoma, WA) $2000: Funds to build a strip canoe form for a 36 foot Nootka style ocean going canoe. Carver’s camp will use the form to make several canoes to be gifted.
Nez Perce (Lapwai, ID) $2000: For general support of the Grants Management Office
Spokane Tribe of Indians (Wellpinit, WA) $2000: Funding for the construction of a Child Development Center.
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (Arlington, WA) $1775: For support of the Stillaguamish Tribe’s Second Salmon Ceremony.
For more information, regarding our grant programs, kindly visit: http://www.potlatchfund.org/grants/index.html.
About Potlatch Fund:
Potlatch Fund, a Native-led community foundation, provides technical assistance, leadership training and other services to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians throughout our service area of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Our overriding aim is to increase the level of philanthropy within Northwest Indian Country.
We also hold several grant programs: InterTribal Canoe Journey, Community Building, Native Arts, we work with Tribes to purchase old growth cedar trees (for cultural purposes) though our Cedar Tree Fund, and we provide mini grants to first time applicants. Our Intertribal Canoe Journey grants, Community Building grants, Mini grants and a number of our Native Arts grants, serve large numbers of individuals.
We believe Potlatch Fund is the toolbox which others can use to help build their future and the future of their community. Each of these efforts is in support of Native peoples determining their priorities and finding creative solutions to ensure the success of their communities and all of its members.
“merciless Indian savages”
Morena
As I was slowly waking this morning NPR was playing on the radio. In celebration of this Independence Day weekend the staff at NPR read the full text of the Declaration of Independence. They concluded their reading with a reference to Jefferson’s beautiful word craft. What struck me as I was listening to this reading was the following clause - which was nestled in the clauses which talked about all the reasons why the break from King of Great Britain was necessary:
“He … has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare, is undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. ”
This clause so grossly and unfairly misrepresents the true history of the colonization of these United States. It is an ugly statement and the sentiments contained therein were reflected in the genocidal approach that the new Government took towards the indigenous peoples of this land. By referring to them as “merciless” “savages” who undertake “undistinguished destruction” the colonial congress set in place the framework that allowed for the stealing of lands, the burning and destruction of villages, the forced repatriation to Reservations and the stripping of all legal rights.
I would ask you all on this holiday weekend to think of the toll that this Declaration of Independence took on the people who were here first. There has been a huge injuctice and the consequences of that are still seen today.
Naku noa
Ken Gordon
Potlatch Fund Receives $20,000 Grant For The 2010 InterTribal Canoe Journey
Potlatch Fund recently received a $20,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado. This award will support the 2010 InterTribal Canoe Journey which will culminate in a weeklong celebration at the Makah reservation in Neah Bay, Washington.
The InterTribal Canoe Journey is an important multi-generational cultural renaissance event within Tribal Communities of Washington, Oregon and beyond. Since 2005, Potlatch Fund has provided support to Canoe Families for the purchase of safety equipment, for general support, and for ceremonial regalia. Canoes supported by Potlatch Fund are drug and alcohol free, follow traditional protocol, instill Native pride, incorporate language and environmental teachings, and provide leadership training. Historically the Tribes of the Washington Coast and Puget Sound have applied for funding as have a couple of Oregon Tribes. This year Native youth, who have participated in the Journey, again reviewed the grant applications received and, through a day long process, developed the docket for review by the Board of Directors. The review process provided additional leadership and development skills for Native youth as well as professional development as the participants learn about philanthropy, successful grant applications and grantmaking.
Ken Gordon, Executive Director Potlatch Fund, states: “The support we continue to receive from First Nations Development Institute is critical to the success of our participation in this annual event, which focuses on empowering Tribal youth and inspiring Native pride.”
For 2010 Potlatch Fund provided $35,000 in grants to support the following canoes:
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Lakebay, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Blue Heron Canoe |
Kent, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Chehalis Tribe Canoe Family |
Oakville, WA |
$ 2,000 |
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Chinook Indian Nation |
Bay Center, WA |
$ 2,000 |
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Cowlitz Indian Tribe |
Longview, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Ha’y Tilixam Canoe Society |
Pendleton, OR |
$ 2,000 |
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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
Port Angles, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Nooksack Indian Tribe |
Deming, WA |
$ 2,000 |
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Ohileqw-sen Healing Center |
Bellingham, WA |
$ 1,000 |
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Oliver Canoe Club |
Kingston, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Port Gamble S’Klallam Foundation |
Kingston, WA |
$ 2,000 |
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Smith Canoe Family |
Kingston, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Squaxin Canoe Family |
Shelton, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Squwkeek Canoe Family |
Shelton, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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The Tulalip Tribes |
Tulalip, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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West Shore Canoe Family |
Bellingham, WA |
$ 1,500 |
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Makah Nation |
Neah Bay, WA |
$ 5,000 |
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Grand Ronde Canoe Family |
Grand Ronde, OR |
$ 1,000 |
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Snoqualmie Tribe |
Snoqualmie, WA |
$ 3,000 |
Native youth will continue to be involved throughout the 2010 cycle and are currently working on the agenda for a one day funders tour that will visit the Lower Elwha Klallam and Makah reservations. The youth will also close out the grant cycle in October of this year.
For more information about Potlatch Fund or the funders tour, please contact Lawrence Leake, Director of Development and Communication, at 206.624.6076 extension 13.
Potlatch Fund
801 Second Avenue, #304
Seattle, WA 98104
www.potlatchfund.org
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