Groundbreaking conference planned to expand health policy advocacy in Indian Country
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Groundbreaking conference planned to expand health policy advocacy in Indian Country
Read More »“Fertile Ground II” is an outcome of recent historic philanthropic roundtable on Indian nutrition
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) are co-sponsoring a major convening to explore opportunities to advance policy work relating to nutrition, food access, and other work to improve health outcomes in Indian Country. Scheduled for May 2-4, 2016, in Minneapolis, “Fertile Ground II: Growing the Seeds for Native American Health” will bring together Native American leaders, Native youth advocates, and national philanthropic organizations to develop solutions to address the health crisis in Indian Country.
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First Nations Development Institute accepting applications for 2016 “Seeds of Native Health” grants
First Nations Development Institute
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Shakopee Mdewakanton gifts $1 million to University of Minnesota for work to advance Indian nutritional health
Read More »The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced today its $1 million donation to the University of Minnesota to fund three major projects relating to nutritional health in Indian Country. The gift is being made under the tribe’s Seeds of Native Health campaign to improve Native American nutrition nationwide, in which the university is a strategic partner.
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National philanthropic roundtable on Native American nutrition deemed a “historic, breakthrough moment”
Read More »Unprecedented gathering of funders plans next steps to develop national strategies to solve Indian food crisis
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) convened representatives from 41 national philanthropic organizations on October 14-15 in Minneapolis. Participants focused on the grave problem of Native American nutritional health and agreed on key steps and planning to develop solutions.
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Notah Begay III Foundation Awards $118,000 in “Seeds of Native Health” Grants
Read More »The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health”Capacity Building Grantees. Thanks to the generous support of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and its “Seeds of Native Health” nutrition philanthropy campaign, the NB3 Foundation is awarding six grants to Native American tribes and native-led organizations working to improve nutrition and access to healthy foods for their children and communities.
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American Heart Association and Shakopee tribe join forces for Native American health
Read More »Unprecedented roundtable gathering of funders will address the nutritional health crisis in Indian Country
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) will convene a groundbreaking gathering of national philanthropic organizations in Minneapolis on October 14-15. The event will focus on the crisis in Native American nutritional health and food access and the interconnections these issues have with tribal economies and health disparities. Representatives of 40 national, regional, Minnesota and tribal funders and philanthropic organizations will discuss the possibilities for greater involvement by and coordination among funders to solve these problems.
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Notah Begay III Foundation awards $277,800 in Seeds of Native Health grants
Read More »The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health” Promising Program Grantees. Thanks to the generous support of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and their national “Seeds of Native Health” campaign, the NB3 Foundation is awarding seven grants to Native American tribes and native-led organizations working to improve nutrition and access to healthy foods for their children and communities. -
SMSC and MAZON partner with University of Arkansas School of Law on first-of-its-kind project to develop model tribal food codes
Read More »Project part of the tribe’s national Seeds of Native Health campaign to improve Native American nutrition
A landmark project to enhance tribal food sovereignty was unveiled today as the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger announce their collaboration with the University of Arkansas School of Law as part of the tribe’s Seeds of Native Health initiative.
Due to a long history of limited access to nutritious food, Native Americans suffer with obesity, diabetes, and other nutritional health problems at disproportionate rates compared to other ethnic groups. In an effort to create and sustain lasting policies and programs that will overcome these challenges, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the School of Law will lead the development of a long-needed, comprehensive set of model food and agriculture codes to be customized and adopted by tribal nations.
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American Heart Association and Shakopee tribe join forces for Native American health
Read More »Roundtable gathering of funders will address the need for a national strategy to solve complex nutrition crisis
Today the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced their collaboration to accelerate the development of a national framework to improve Native American nutrition. This announcement follows the launch in March of Seeds of Native Health, the Minnesota tribe’s initiative to improve Native American nutrition, and the recent release of a new report detailing the grave dietary crisis facing many Native American communities.
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15 tribes and Native American organizations receive “Seeds of Native Health” grants totaling $523,000 from First Nations Development Institute
Read More »First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced the awarding of 15 grants totaling $523,000 under the Seeds of Native Health campaign. Seeds of Native Health – created and funded by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and announced earlier this year – is a major philanthropic effort to improve the nutrition of Native Americans across the country. It encompasses efforts to improve awareness of Native nutrition problems, promote wider application of proven best practices, and encourage additional work related to food access, education and research.
