Progress 04/01/06 to 08/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: 2005-2008: The Reservation Extension Educator developed and taught several "Family Finance" classes that covered budgeting, obtaining credit reports, planning nutritious, low-cost meals, and savvy shopping. Each summer a group of 30-40, 8-12 year-olds spent three days camping at the Tribe's newly acquired Camp Larson on Lake Coeur d'Alene as part of the annual "Rockin' the Rez" program. Significant portions of the camp were organized and led by the FRTEP Extension Educator. The campers participated in natural resources-related activities that tied into their traditional culture such as: collecting native plants that were used to make dyes; sleeping in tee-pees; telling origin stories; and learning to make hand crafts. The FRTEP Extension Educator partnered with other Extension Educators in organizing and teaching business basics workshops on how to put together an effective business plan. The FRTEP Extension Educator was involved in the planning and participated in the annual week-long Inter-Tribal Natural Resources Camp sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service. Youth gained hands-on experience in daily work projects such as: trail-building; building picnic tables; pruning for white-pine blister rust; and shocking and tagging fish. The "After-School Success Center" program at the Lakeside Elementary School has been led by the FRTEP Extension Educator and the FRTEP program assistant two days a week throughout the school year. Topics included: "Trash to Treasure" crafts, Horticulture, Gardening, and the Indian Land Tenure Foundation's 3-5 curriculum. Average attendance was 25 students and 45 students were enrolled in the program. During the annual Water Awareness Week, the FRTEP Extension Educator led over 100 students from several local schools learn about soil forming factors, soil texturing and the relationship between soil and water quality. The FRTEP Extension Educator worked with the St Maries Media Instructor and University of Idaho Media Specialist to coordinate a two-day workshop on music video production for Reservation youth. The participants learned how to use digital video cameras to capture and edit video to create short music videos. The EIRP Extension Educator and Benewah County Extension Educator were co-instructors of a 10-week short course for adults called "This is My Land". The course was designed to provide factual information in addressing reservation land tenure issues. Topics included historical and current federal policies related to Indian lands including local issues. The FRTEP Extension Educator helped the Plummer City Clerk and the land-use planner for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe develop a plan to update the City of Plummer's comprehensive plan. Their approach was to conduct five public meetings that the FRTEP Educator facilitated. The FRTEP Extension Educator served as the Coeur d'Alene Reservation community coach for an eighteen month Horizons program: mentored twelve community members of the steering committee, recruited community members to train as Study Circle facilitators, was trained to be a Leadership Plenty trainer, worked with the steering committee to plan the "Visioning Rally", "Launch" and action teams. PARTICIPANTS: Laura Laumatia is the Extension Educator on this project and she has a part time program assistant. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe provided office space, office equipment and Internet access. Laumatia regularly partners with several deparments within the Tribe: natural resources, education, social services, and the wellness center. Other majjor collagorators were the Lakeside Elementary School in Worley7, ID where the after school programs were being conducted. Major funding from CYFAR and VISTA enabled the project to hire additional part time personnel. Professional development opportunities were provided by the University of IDaho and other partner agencies. Laumatia participated in the following professional development activities in addition to her pursuit of a Masters Degree from UI in Bioregional Planning: Cultural Competency Training; Western Community Vitality Initiative Training;Certified Instructor, "Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families," First Nations Development Institute; and presented a breakout session and general session at Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference: "Preparing Youth to Lead in the 21st Century" in Las Vegas, NV, 2008. TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audidence was the Coeur d'Alene Reservation Indian and non-Indian residents, both youth and adults. The current boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation were established in 1889 and are comprised of 345,000 acres in the northern Idaho panhandle region. The Reservation overlaps two counties: Benewah and Kootenai. The primary Reservation population centers include the communities of Plummer, Worley, Tensed and DeSmet. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Family finance workshop participants reported on their end-of-class evaluations that they would be interested in further offerings, and planned to use their new skills with their families. Three youth who had participated in the Intertribal natural resource youth camp from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe were hired as summer interns in the Natural Resources Department based on the skill and commitment demonstrated during the camp. The "After-School Success Center" program at the Lakeside Elementary School was a result of the collaboration between the school district and FRTEP in which the granting agency indicated that the extension partnership with the school district was a major factor in awarding the funding. FRTEP has completed a four year of partnership with the Lakeside Elementary Success Center. In the 2007-2008 school year, 35 kids maintained over 90% attendance in the program. Enrichment activities included a unit on wetlands that complemented Tribal Fisheries' annual Water Potato Day, a unit on Trash to Treasure (using household goods for art projects), and technology. The video workshop students were unanimous in their enthusiasm for the project, and two reported that they planned to purchase the editing software for their home computers so that they could continue to produce their own videos. As a result of the City of Plummer's comprehensive plan public sessions, a collective community vision was developed. Plummer residents identified their priorities as the retention of their rural character and open space, and directed their leaders to focus on affordable housing and beautification. The Tribe, also in the process of developing their comprehensive plan, began discussions with the City of Plummer on sharing costs for a new wastewater treatment plan, as well as the potential for sharing a code-enforcement officer. Additionally, working groups for the various sections of the plan, such as land-use and education, used the community input to develop concrete objectives such as preservation of a wildlife corridor, preservation of viewsheds, developing requirements for new housing developments, and exploring the use of excess steam to heat sidewalks. The Plummer City Council accepted the draft developed during this process in May 2007. Some of the outcomes of the Horizons efforts have included a Reservation-wide community celebration, including a parade, carnival, and cross-cultural fair; the repainting of the Plummer Community Center; the formation of a new volunteer effort to assist foster children and their families with clothing and toiletries when they are removed from their homes, the development of a community blog and listserv; and a quarterly community breakfast that allows for informal networking between community leaders. The Horizons group partnered with a local business and a community beautification group to begin landscaping the gateway area to the community, and is moving forward, together with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, on development of an arts council and placement of public art, and development of an entrepreneurial center.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 04/01/08 to 03/31/09
Outputs
OUTPUTS: 2005: Educator taught a 6-week "Family Finance" class on budgeting, obtaining credit reports, planning nutritious low-cost meals, and consumer tips. Educator co-organized "Rockin' the Rez" for 8 -12 year olds camping, learning about natural resources thru activities such as collecting native plants, learning their uses, and learning origin stories related to local geology. Educator co-organized and taught the NxLevel "Tilling the Soil" Agribusiness curriculum in Plummer and also taught a NxLevel "Business Basics" ten week course for Tribal TANF and Vocational Rehab clients. The Educator taught twice a week at the "After-School Success Center" program at the Lakeside Elementary School, topics included "Trash to Treasure" crafts, Horticulture, Gardening, and Indian Land Tenure. As part of Water Awareness Week, the Educator taught middle school students about texturing soils, soil forming factors, and the relationship between soil and water quality. The Educator organized a two-day workshop on music video production for junior high and high school youth. The Educator co-instructed a 10-week course for adults, "This is My Land". Topics included federal policies related to Indian lands history and land tenure issues. 2006: The Extension Educator met with the city clerk and the land-use planner for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and began developing a plan to gather public input to update the comprehensive plan and facilitated the public meeting. Educator continued annual programming in after-school, Rockin' the Rez, and natural resource education for youth. 2007: The Extension Educator was the Coeur d'Alene Reservation community coach as part of the Northwest Area Foundation and UI sponsored 18 month "Horizons" program which included mentoring the steering committee and recruiting community members to be Study Circle facilitators. The Educator was a Leadership Plenty trainer, and co-taught two courses in May and June. After-school activities continued with the addition of units on wetlands and technology. The Educators role in Rockin' the Rez continued adding activities such as basket-weaving, beading, dance and traditional hide tanning. The Educator partnered with the Tribal Fisheries program to develop a speaker series, topics included co-management of the fisheries on Lake Coeur d'Alene, restoration and mitigation efforts in the Hangman Creek area, and traditional story-telling with tribal elders. The Educator gave two presentations on tribal sovereignty and natural resource management issues for UI students. 2008: The Educator taught a workshop, "Gear Up For Gardening." The Educator helped develop a draft zoning ordinance for Plummer that helps it meet the goals of the comprehensive plan. The FRTEP Extension Program expanded with the addition of a VISTA volunteer in August 2008 to facilitate the development of a vision for all Reservation youth activities programs. The Educator helped organize a technology club for middle and high school youth who meet regularly to do computer programming, videography and GPS. Technology programming includes the use of "Alice" software to teach programming using digital animation. PARTICIPANTS: The CDA FRTEP Extension Educator, Laura Laumatia, was a full time faculty member of University of Idaho Extension. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe was a major partner that provided office space, phone, fax, copier, computer and Internet access. Tribal personnel in the natural resource and education departments were also partners in programming efforts. Other major collaborators were the Lakeside Elementary School in Worley, ID where the after school programs were being conducted. Major funding from CYFAR and VISTA enabled the project to hire 2 additional part time personnel. Professional development opportunities were provided by the University of Idaho and other partner agencies. The FRTEP EXtension Educator had many professional development opportunities such as: Annual IAC/FRTEP conferences, UI Extension Annual Conferences, NACDEP Conferences, and ATNI conferences. Subject matter training was also received in the areas of Indian Law, Entrepreneurship, Community Coaching, Cultural Competence, Technology, and college coursework toward earning a Master's Degree. TARGET AUDIENCES: The target audience was the Coeur d'Alene Reservation Indian and non-Indian residents, youth and adults, are the primary target audience. The current boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation were established in 1889 and are comprised of 345,000 acres in the northern Idaho panhandle region. The Reservation overlaps two counties: Benewah and Kootenai. The primary Reservation population centers include the communities of Worley, Plummer, Tensed and DeSmet. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Three of the young people who attended from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe were hired as summer interns in the Tribe's Natural Resources Department. The "After-School Success Center" program at the Lakeside Elementary School is a result of grant funding received from Idaho's 21st Century Community Learning Center program. The granting agency indicated that the CDA FRTEP partnership with the school district was a major factor in awarding the funding. Additional funds were secured thru the USDA CYFAR program, a half-time CYFAR After School Program Coordinator was hired to plan and implement school enrichment four days a week. In school year 07-08, 35 kids had over 90% attendance in the program. Participants learned how to write an effective business plan with ideas such as landscaping and conducting agricultural research. Three students are continuing to work on their business plans with the FRTEP Educator. Participants learned how to use digital video cameras, capture their video tracks and edit sequences. Two students plan to purchase the editing software for their home computers so they can produce their own videos. Some of the student videos are posted on www.rezkast.com . As a result of the FRTEP Educator's facilitation of public meetings a collective community vision was developed for the city of Plummer. In May 2007 the Plummer City Council accepted the draft comprehensive plan developed during the 2006 facilitation process. Some of the outcomes of the Horizons efforts have included a Reservation-wide community celebration, including a parade, carnival, and cross-cultural fair; the repainting of the Plummer Community Center; the formation of a new volunteer effort to assist foster children and their families with clothing and toiletries when they are removed from their homes, the development of a community blog and listserv; and a quarterly community breakfast that allows for informal networking between community leaders. The Horizons group partnered with a local business and a community beautification group to begin landscaping the gateway area to the community, and is currently moving forward, together with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, on development of an arts council and placement of public art, and development of an entrepreneurial center. The FRTEP Educator was able to work on the development of a draft zoning ordinance for the City of Plummer that helped meet the goals of the comprehensive plan. This ordinance has undergone extensive community input, and was scheduled for a public hearing in April 2009. The FRTEP Extension Program grew with the addition of a VISTA volunteer, Kim Shaner, beginning in August 2008. FRTEP has used this extra capacity to convene a youth activities committee that includes all youth programs on the reservation to facilitate the development of a vision for all Reservation youth activities programs, and that has developed a common calendar of activities for 2009. FRTEP is also partnering with the Tribal Wellness Center to develop a website for youth activities.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 04/01/07 to 03/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The Coeur d'Alene Reservation (CDA) extension educator served as community coach. Outputs included mentoring twelve community members in their service as the steering committee for this eighteen month program. Other coaching duties included helping facilitators and steering committee members with the planning and implementation of four Study Circles centered on poverty alleviation, attended by more than 30 people. The extension educator became a certified Leadership Plenty trainer, and co-taught two courses in May/June 2007, attended by 27 people. I also worked with the steering committee to plan and host our "Visioning Rally," and subsequent "Launch." The rally was the culmination of our capacity-building phases, and was attended by 112 people who engaged in the development of a vision for our Reservation community, and the launch, held two weeks later, saw the formation of four action teams that are working in the community to achieve that vision. We are in our fourth year
of partnership with the Lakeside Elementary Success Center. With funds obtained through the USDA CYFAR program, we have hired a half-time CYFAR After School Program Coordinator who works directly with the Success Center Director to plan and implement enrichment four days a week. Enrichment activities have included a unit on wetlands that complemented Tribal Fisheries' annual Water Potato Day, a unit on Trash to Treasure (using household goods for art projects), and technology. The educator continues to partner with Coeur d'Alene Tribal Planning and the city clerk as Plummer moves forward with the revision of its zoning ordinance. I presented a short primer on zoning in October at a public meeting, and have continued to work with the two partners on new techniques in public planning that can help achieve the goals of the Comprehensive Plan. I was in charge of planning and implementing a three-week culture and natural resources camp for 40 children ages 7-12 as part of this annual five
week summer camp, Rockin' the Rez, held by the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center, held July 9-August 1. The educator partnered with the Tribal Fisheries program to develop a monthly speaker series that is intended to complement the environmental outreach information provided in their quarterly "Watershed Wrap" newsletter, providing an opportunity for the general public to meet the Tribal Fisheries and Wildlife staff and better understand their programs and projects. The educator partnered with WSU Extension assistant Shawn Lamebull to conduct two presentations on tribal sovereignty and natural resource management issues for University of Idaho students, including a one-hour presentation to an Intro to U.S. Government class, and a two and a half hour presentation to graduate students in Conservation Social Sciences. The educator worked with the 4th and 5th grade teacher at Lakeside Elementary to start a community mapping effort, to build on the After School program, where "young
geographers" segment will be taught every Wednesday that will teach not only basic geographical concepts but also familiarize students with GIS and GPS technologies.
PARTICIPANTS: Laura Laumatia, University of Idaho (UI) extension educator. She is working on her master's degree and became a certified Leadership Plenty trainer. Laura also attended the annual IAC and FRTEP conference and was involved in the planning committee for that national conference.Laura is President of the Idaho Association of Natural Resource and Community Development Professionals (IANCDEP). Laura also has a part time program assistant, Shirley Stensgar. Valdasue Steele, project director, also attended the IAC and FRTEP conference. Also partnering with Laura on land tenure curriculum development. Other partner organizations are the Plummer-Worley school district, after school program coordinator, Yolanda Bisbee, that is being funded by a CYFAR grant through the UI. In addition, there are collaborations with other UI faculty, and CDA Tribal departments such as Natural Resources, Education, and the Wellness Center.
TARGET AUDIENCES: Residents of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, youth and adults.
Impacts
Some of the outcomes of the Horizons efforts have included a Reservation-wide community celebration, including a parade, carnival, and cross-cultural fair; the repainting of the Plummer Community Center; the formation of a new volunteer effort to assist foster children and their families with clothing and toiletries when they are removed from their homes, the development of a community blog and listserv; and a quarterly community breakfast that allows for informal networking between community leaders. The Plummer Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the Plummer City Council in May, after a year of public meetings that the CDA extension educator facilitated. In addition, the city of Plummer is planning to develop a density-based zoning ordinance instead of the originally planned traditional Euclidean zoning ordinance based on input received at the public meetings. The fourth year of the 4th & 5th grade after school program this fall had 35 kids maintain over 90% attendance
in the program. We have received word that we will have increased funding in 2008. The CDA extension educator received an ESRI 4-H grant in summer 2007 which provided books, curriculum, software (ArcGIS), and online training in ESRI GIS courses for youth educational efforts.
Publications
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Progress 04/01/06 to 03/31/07
Outputs
Sustainable Communities Initiative -set up listening sessions for UI with the Tribe and with Plummer to hear about some of the issues that are integral to planning efforts and to discuss potential partnerships as the program unfolds. Horizons - as Coeur d'Alene Reservation community coach, I established a twelve member steering committee. I also recruited 13 community members to become Study Circle facilitators and helped plan and implement four Study Circles on poverty alleviation which were attended by more than 30 people. I am also a Leadership Plenty trainer, and will co-teaching that course in May 2007. Pursuit of M.S. in Bioregional Planning - I completed Research Methods and a Geography/Computer Visualization courses as part of my progress towards an M.S. degree in Bioregional Planning. After School - We are in our third year of partnership with the Lakeside Elementary Success Center, and continue to offer 4-H enrichment activities two days a week. I partnered
with a UI 4-H Youth Development specialist to obtain USDA CYFAR funding to support a half-time staff member to extend this program five more years. Plummer Comprehensive Plan - I facilitated five public meetings for the City of Plummer's comprehensive plan development, attended by more than 70 community members. I develop agendas for each meeting, and helped facilitate the development of a community vision for the revised plan. FRTEP/IAC Annual Conference - I served on the planning committee for the FRTEP Annual Conference Committee, and presented at the IAC/INCA conference on my efforts with the Plummer Comprehensive Plan. Rockin' the Rez -I developed and led a geo-cache activity for 11-13 yr old youth using GPS units to locate plants and geological objects of interest at Camp Larson. The Tribal GIS Department helped set up the geo-cache sites. I also arranged field trips for the youth to WSU, including a visit to the WSU Dairy for 7-8 year olds, a visit to the Creamery for the 5-6
year olds, and a tour of WSU College of Vet Medicine for 9-13 year olds. WUI - Served on the planning committee for the Wildland Urban Interface conference, which was held October 17-19 at Mirabeau Park in Spokane. Intertribal Natural Resources Camp- I continued to serve on planning committee for the annual Forest Service camp that is composed of 25 youth from regional tribes. The 2006 camp was hosted by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe at Camp Larson. GIS - Recently submitted a grant application to ESRI for a 4-H grant to provide curriculum materials to support youth GIS activities.
Impacts
In 2006, the City of Plummer received four proposals for annexations of land parcels intended for housing developments. The five-member city council was unprepared to address the proposals because their comprehensive plan was over 10 years old. The FRTEP Educator facilitated community forums, as a result, Plummer residents and Tribal representatives worked together and identified their priorities and the community input led to concrete objectives such as preservation of a wildlife corridor and developing requirements for new housing developments. The Plummer City Council has been reviewing the draft developed through this process. The FRTEP Extension Educator is one of 13 community coaches involved in the UI Extension Horizons Project, and is serving as the coach for the CDA Reservation program. Donna Spier, a member of the Steering Committee, says the Horizons program has gotten people talking in a positive way about issues instead of just complaining. I think they
are starting to feel more empowered about different issues. Whatever the problem seems to be, people are starting to feel we can tackle this. 2007 ESRI GIS Grant is pending for CDA Reservation 4-H to provide software and curriculum for GIS community mapping projects. Youth will gain a better understanding of GIS technologies and their family histories related to land ownership issues. Youth who participated in the Success Center after school program showed higher average scores on the ISATS in math, language and reading than those youth who did not participate.
Publications
- Invited presenter: Conservation Social Sciences 501, Graduate Seminar: Tribal Sovereignty and Natural Resources Conflict, L. Laumatia and S. Lamebull, Washington State University Division of Governmental Studies and Services Tribal Liaison, February 12, 2007.
- Peer-reviewed presentation proposal accepted: Building Bridges: FRTEP Opens Opportunities for Collaboration and Partnership, L. Laumatia and V. Steele, UI Extension, UI Extension Annual Conference, Moscow, ID, February 2007.
- Peer-reviewed presentation: Collaborating for the Future: Facilitating a Joint Tribal/City Planning Effort, L. Laumatia, FRTEP/IAC Annual Conference, Las Vegas, December 2006.
- Peer-reviewed presentation proposal accepted: The Importance of Relationship: Building Tribal Capacity through University Collaboration, L. Laumatia and S. Lamebull, WSU Division Governmental Studies and Services, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals Annual Conference, Philadelphia, November 2006.
- University of Idaho Presents: The Gold Standard in Customer Relations, L. Laumatia and . Traver, UI Extension, Western Community Vitality Initiative, Salt Lake City, May 2006.
- Peer-reviewed publication: Traver, S., B. Luckey, H. Shaklee, A. Nauman, A. Liddil, K. Tifft, and L. Laumatia, 2006. Using a Historical Tour to Teach Extension Audiences about Diversity and Human Rights. Journal of Extension. Accepted for publication with limited revisions.
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