Progress 04/15/09 to 04/14/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Target Audience: The primary target audience was the Coeur d'Alene Reservation Indian and non-Indian residents, youth and adults. The current boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation were established in 1889 and are comprised of 345,000 A in the northern panhandle region of Idaho. The reservation is in two counties: Benewah and Kootenai. The primary reservation population centers include the communities of Plummer, Worley, Tensed and DeSmet. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Adults were provided with 4-H volunteer/leadership training. Topics included child safety reporting, gardening, sewing, robotics, science, cooking, anti-bullying,arts and crafts. These programs were Delivered primarily via small group and one-on-one interaction both in the classroom and the outdoors How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Results have been disseminated through ongoing monthly articlesin the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's newspaper, Council Fires with monthly stories on activities. Several Impact Statements were published, a video was produced and a programwebsite was also published. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? This report is the final report for this grant cycle.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Extension Educator is Iris Mayes, program assistant is Cheryl Lockard. Mayes is Chair of local Food Coalition. Under her leadership the group is working on a food system analysis and also has initiated new projects to improve the food system such as starting a farmer's market. The coalition conducts a monthly event to encourage healthy eating. She also participated in the Palouse-Clearwater Food Summit in order to collaborate with other UI Faculty working on food system projects. Mayes is Chair of Reservation Farmer's Market Advisory Committee that features local growers; coordinating ongoing food system assessment. Students from 4-H Gardening Club sold fruits, vegetables and hand-made jewelry at the Farmer's Market. Mayes continued to work on outdoor science learning center to be located on School District property. This involved coordinating with Plummer-Worley School District teachers and staff including afterschool program staff, Coeur d'Alene Tribe Natural Resource staff, Coeur d'Alene Tribe Education Department staff, University of Idaho Landscape Architecture Program, UI Department of Education, Benewah Medical/Wellness Center staff, and Plummer-Worley School District Board. The goal of this project is to provide a nearby location for natural resources education with possibilities for outdoor learning in all subject areas. Nature Trail approved by School Board and funded by Engaging Youth Serving Communities (EYSC) 4-H Grant. Mayes delivered home landscaping curriculum to Reservation residents at all of the towns on the Reservation. Classes also included gardening and irrigation. Educators developed and implemented soils curriculum at Water Awareness Week to approximately 350 students from the region. Mayes developed and implemented ethnobotany and raptor science curriculum at Water Potato Day to approximately 350 students from the region. Mayes trained volunteers to construct new community garden beds on the Coeur d'Alene Tribe Government Campus and wheelchair accessible beds in De Smet, ID. Mayes supervised garden coach activities including community garden volunteer workdays, Early Learning Center, and Plummer-Worley Elementary School community garden education during the school days. The garden coach also teaches gardening to the 4H clubs implemented through the elementary and middle school afterschool programs. Mayes chairedthe monthly One Sky One Earth Food Coalition meetings. This is a collaboration that evolved from Horizons activities. The purpose of this coalition is to improve the food system on the Reservation, increasing access to healthier food options and access to traditional native foods. In the garden and landscaping classes, one goal is to help people increase their self-sufficiency.Extension & the Food Coalition collaborated with University of Idaho staff on a nutritional measurements to evaluate the food system through a Blue Cross grant. Mayes worked with Strengthening the Spirit staff, garden coach and Natural Resources Educators to develop a healthy foods/native foods 4H program for the new Middle School After School Program. Youth Programs: Each year the Extension Educator partnered with Coeur d'Alene Tribal Department of Education Director and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center Director to plan annual summer camp, Rock'n the Rez which served approximately 135 students over four weeks of day camps that focused on science, culture, the arts, life skills, and physical wellness Developed culturally-relevant, place-based STEM curriculum for the summer camp. Examples include camas seed collecting for the Tribe's Natural Resources Department and huckleberry picking. Educators also organized culturally relevant, natural resource field trips to Lake Coeur d'Alene, to Hangman Creek with science activities at the Tribe's camas restoration site. Educators supported the Lakeside Elementary Success Center Before/Afterschool Program with 4H activities, 4-H volunteer training and tutoring. Educators Chaired School Garden club. The Educator served as coordinator for Engaging Youth Serving Communities 4H Grant. The project has focused on leveraging senior high school service projects into additional value for the reservation community. At the request of the high school guidance counselor, Educators delivered a two-hour Choices curriculum to 45, 8th graders. Curriculum focuses on budgeting, spending and career planning. Mayes provided leadership in planning and implementing Lakeside Elementary School Science Fair. Educators taught Indian land tenure and healthy food choices curriculum to Upward Bound high school students. Community Planning Pathways Community Development Corporation, 501(c)3 - Educators served on theboard. Attended monthly meetings providing leadership for community and economic development. This group identifies needs in the community that can be addressed through Extension programming. Mayes developed and implemented economics and business planning series with Paul Lewin based on need identified at Pathways meetings. Mayes supported the development of local business cooperative of business owners, artists and local industrial sewers. Mayes is Chair of Reservation Farmers Market Advisory Committee that features local growers and is contributing to growth of the local economy. Mayes presented on the One Sky One Earth Food Coalition at the Extension Sustainability Summit sponsored by Western SARE and hosted by University of Utah Extension. In collaboration with Helen Brown, Mayesimplemented Nutritional Environmental Measures of grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants on the Reservation.
Publications
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
School Garden Program Increases Student's Interest in Eating Fruits and Vegetables, URL=http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/impacts/Pdf_13/38-13imayes-garden.pdf
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
University of Idaho Extension, Coeur d'Alene Reservation, URL=http://www.uidaho.edu/extension
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Progress 04/15/13 to 04/14/14
Outputs
Target Audience: The primary target audience was the Coeur d'Alene Reservation Indian and non-Indian residents, youth and adults. The current boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation were established in 1889 and are comprised of 345,000 A in the northern panhandle region of Idaho. The reservation is in two counties: Benewah and Kootenai. The primary reservation population centers include the communities of Plummer, Worley, Tensed and DeSmet. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Attended December 2012 Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program/Indian Agriculture Council Annual Conference. Attended Statewide 4-H Training in Boise, Idaho. November 2012 Attended UI New Extension Faculty Training, Moscow, ID, October 14 -16, 2013. Attended Rock’n the Rez Girl Scout Camp Training, Camp Four Echoes, Worley, ID, July 8, 2013. Participated in 4-H Evaluation Methods Phone Training with Maureen Toomey, May 20, 2013. Attended Navigating the Difference, WSU Extension, Federal Way, WA, May 14 -16, 2013. Attended 4-H Leaders Forum, Honolulu, HI, March 21 – 26, 2013 Attended Engaging Youth Serving Communities Adult-youth Partnership Training, Coeur d’Alene, ID March 1 – 3, 2013 Attended Birds of Prey Northwest, Live Raptor Training, De Smet, ID, March 1, 2013 Attended 21st Century Youth Development Training, Boise, ID January 7-8, 2013. Attended Native Planning Workshop, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID, January 9, 2013. Attended Indian Land Tenure Training, Success Center Afterschool Program, December 18, 2013. Participated in 1st Nations Reservation Food Systems Webinar, November 29, 2012. Attended Project Science of Sustainability (SOS) Grant Training, Palouse Discovery Science Center, National Science Foundation Grant, November 8, 2012 Attended Rural Development Programs for Community and Economic Development. Center for Creative Land Recycling, and USDA Rural Development, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, November 6, 2012. Attended Palouse-Clearwater Food Innovation Summit. UI Office of Community Partnerships, Rural Roots, Latah Economic Development Council, UI Extension, November 5, 2012. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Through educational workshops, field trips, and brochures. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue with existing plan of work, program goals, and projects.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Extension Educator is Iris Mayes, program assistant is Cheryl Lockard Agriculture & Natural Resources Mayes is Chair of local Food Coalition. Under her leadership the group is working on a food system analysis and also has initiated new projects to improve the food system. The coalition conducts a monthly event to encourage healthy eating. She also participated in the Palouse-Clearwater Food Summit in order to collaborate with other UI Faculty working on food system projects. Mayes is Chair of Reservation Farmer’s Market Advisory Committee that features local growers; coordinating ongoing food system assessment. Students from 4-H Gardening Club sold fruits, vegetables and hand-made jewelry at the Farmer’s Market. Mayes continued to work on outdoor science learning center to be located on School District property. This involved coordinating with Plummer-Worley School District teachers and staff including afterschool program staff, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Natural Resource staff, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Education Department staff, University of Idaho Landscape Architecture Program, UI Department of Education, Benewah Medical/Wellness Center staff, and Plummer-Worley School District Board. The goal of this project is to provide a nearby location for natural resources education with possibilities for outdoor learning in all subject areas. Nature Trail approved by School Board and funded by Engaging Youth Serving Communities (EYSC) 4-H Grant Mayesdelivered home landscaping curriculum to Reservation residents at all of the towns on the Reservation. Classes also included gardening and irrigation. Mayes developed and implemented soils curriculum at Water Awareness Week to approximately 350 students from the region. Mayes developed and implemented ethnobotany & raptor science curriculum at Water Potato Day to approximately 350 students from the region. Mayes trained volunteers to contruct new community garden beds on the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Government Campus and wheelchair accessible beds in De Smet, ID. Mayes supervised garden coach activities including community garden volunteer workdays, Early Learning Center, and Plummer-Worley Elementary School community garden education during the school days. The garden coach also teaches gardening to the 4H clubs implemented through the elementary and middle school afterschool programs. Mayes chairedthe monthly One Sky One Earth Food Coalition meetings. This is a collaboration that evolved from Horizons activities. The purpose of this coalition is to improve the food system on the Reservation, increasing access to healthier food options and access to traditional native foods. In the garden and landscaping classes, one goal is to help people increase their self-sufficiency. We are also collaborating with University of Idaho staff on a nutritional measurements to evaluate the food system through a Blue Cross grant. Mayes worked with Strengthening the Spirit staff, garden coach and Natural Resources Educators to develop a healthy foods/native foods 4H program for the new Middle School After School Program. Youth Programs Mayes partnered with Coeur d’Alene Tribal Department of Education Director and Coeur d’Alene Tribal Wellness Center Director to plan annual “Rock’n the Rez” summer camp which served approximately 135 students over four weeks of day camps that focused on science, culture, the arts, life skills, and physical wellness Developed culturally-relevant, place-based STEM curriculum for Coeur d’Alene Tribe Wellness Center Summer Camp Rock’n the Rez, 1st through 8th grade. Examples include camas seed collecting for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department and huckleberry picking.This year’s camp had 2, two-week sessions, the first two weekshad 70 2nd–3rd graders participateand a second two-week session had 65 4th – 7th graders participate.Mayes also organized culturally relevant, natural resource field trips to Lake Coeur d’Alene, to Hangman Creek with science activities at the Tribe’s camas restoration site. Mayes continued to support the Lakeside Elementary Success Center Before/Afterschool Program with 4H activities, 4-H volunteer training and tutoring. Chaired School Garden Mayes served as coordinator for Engaging Youth Serving Communities 4H Grant. The project has focused on leveraging senior high school service projects into additional value for the reservation community. At the request of the high school guidance counselor,Mayes delivered a two-hour “Choices” curriculum to 45, 8th graders. Curriculum focuses on budgeting, spending and career planning.. Mayes provided leadership in planning and implementing Lakeside Elementary School Science Fair. Mayes taught Indian land tenure and healthy food choices curriculum to Upward Bound high school students at their summer program. Community Planning Pathways Community Development Corporation, 501(c)3 - Mayes was Elected to Board. Attended monthly meetings providing leadership for community and economic development. This group identifies needs in the community that can be addressed through Extension programming. Mayes developed and implemented economics and business planning series with Paul Lewin based on need identified at Pathways meetings. Mayes supported the development of local business cooperative of business owners, artists and local industrial sewers. Mayes is Chair of Reservation Farmer’s Market Advisory Committee that features local growers and is contributing to growth of the local economy. Mayes presented on the One Sky One Earth Food Coalition at the Extension Sustainability Summit sponsored by Western SARE and hosted by University of Utah Extension. In collaboration with Helen Brown, Mayesimplemented Nutritional Environmental Measures of grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants on the Reservation.
Publications
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Progress 04/15/12 to 04/14/13
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audience is all residents of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, youth and adults. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Attended Back to the Earth Conference, National Science Foundation Grant beginning in 2012. Attended 2012 Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program/Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Through press releases and impact statements. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Plan of Work – Agriculture & Natural Resources Coordinate and teach workshops, short courses, and seminars; develop support materials; utilize media and newsletters to inform the public; conduct demonstrations of applied research/technology. Work with peer faculty in District I to facilitate educational programs in forestry, agriculture, etc. Respond to phone calls, walk-in customers who have inquiries related to extension-related programs and activities. 1. Identify programs needs related to agriculture, forestry and water quality for the Coeur d’ Alene reservation. 2. Collaborate with Benewah Medical Center/Community Health Staff to continue development of community gardens; continue to collaborate with After School Success Center, Early Childhood Learning Center, Master Gardeners, and community members to improve community gardens adjacent to ECLC, at Lakeside Middle and Elementary Schools and on US 95 in Plummer. 3. Partner with tribal departments, government agencies and local school district to offer natural resources workshops. 5. Collaborate with CDA Tribe and USFS on planning and implementation of annual Intertribal Youth Natural Resources Career Camp. 6. Offer short course or workshop series related to horticulture and market gardening. 7. Collaborate with CDA Tribe Fish and Wildlife to develop educational goals and objectives for year-round educational offerings. 8. Collaborate with Stephen Drown and in developing vision/plans for Outdoor Learning Center. Plan of Work- Community Development Plan, develop, coordinate, implement, teach, and evaluate reservation and multi-county/state adult education programs in the area of community development. Build relationships with local businesses and government officials. Work closely with the local economic development efforts in identifying needs and collaboration opportunities. Responsibilities may include conducting a survey, providing entrepreneurial skills training opportunities, community capacity building, and workforce preparation internships. 1. Identify needs related to local food systems and sustainability issues. 2. Serve as board member for the Coeur d’Alene Reservation Horizons group, “One Sky North Idaho,” and continue to facilitate trainings and capacity building for community in partnership with on-campus Horizons staff. 3. Serve as board member for the Coeur d’Alene Reservation Horizons group, “One Sky One Earth Food Coalition 4. Provide support and training for One Sky tchn’kwasq’t Art Council board members. 5. Deliver workshop or short course in the area of entrepreneurship. 6. Actively participate in Community Development and Civil Society topic teams. Plan of Work- Youth & Families Primary responsibility for planning and implementing educational programs for youth utilizing 4-H curriculum and delivering in non-traditional format. Responsibilities include: on the reservation; enhance communication with other youth serving departments and organizations as well as to the community; provide the most current and relevant subject matter knowledge from the University to youth and adult participants; facilitate conflict resolution. Partner with the other youth-serving agencies and the Benewah County Extension program to deliver youth programs on the Reservation and in Benewah County. 1. Collaborate with BSCI faculty, CDA Tribe Department of Education, and Wellness Center staff on Healthy Communities Initiative; provide training to partners and community on “auditing” healthy food offerings in the community; serve as community liaison for submitted National Institute of Health grant with UI College of Ed faculty. 2. Supervise full-time After-School Site Coordinator and Program Assistant; collaborate with staff and partners to plan enrichment activities for school and summer activities at the Lakeside Elementary Success Center. 3. Partner with Coeur d’Alene Tribal Wellness Center and other youth-serving agencies and groups to plan and implement summer youth camp enrichment activities. Provide leadership for natural resources and cultural components of camp.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Agriculture & Natural Resources Initiated development of an outdoor science learning center to be located on School District property. This involved coordinating with Plummer-Worley School District teachers and staff including afterschool program staff, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Natural Resource staff, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Education Department staff, University of Idaho Landscape Architecture Program, UI Department of Education, Benewah Medical/Wellness Center staff, and Plummer-Worley School District Board. The goal of this project is to provide a nearby location for natural resources education with possibilities for outdoor learning in all subject areas. Organized new Coeur d’Alene Reservation community farmer’s garden for the 2012 season. Taught soils education at Water Awareness Week to approximately 350 students from the region.* Taught plant and tree identification at Water Potato Day to approximately 350 students from the region.* Developed curriculum and taught home landscaping classes for local residents. Began planning for outdoor learning center on the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Government Campus. Constructed new community garden beds on the Coeur d’Alene Tribe Government Campus. Supervised garden coach activities including community garden volunteer workdays, Early Learning Center, and Plummer-Worley Elementary School community garden education during the school days. The garden coach also teaches gardening to the 4H clubs implemented through the elementary and middle school afterschool programs. Chair of monthly One Sky One Earth Food Coalition meetings. This is a collaboration that evolved from Horizons activities. The purpose of this coalition is to improve the food system on the Reservation, increasing access to healthier food options and access to traditional native foods. In the garden and landscaping classes, one goal is to help people increase their self-sufficiency. We are also collaborating with University of Idaho staff on a nutritional measurements to evaluate the food system through a Blue Cross grant. Worked with Strengthening the Spirit staff, garden coach and Natural Resources Educators to develop a healthy foods/native foods 4H program for the new Middle School After School Program* Collaborated with Coeur d’Alene Tribe and United States Forest Service on implementation of annual Intertribal Youth Natural Resources Career Camp.* Collaborated with WSU Education Department for CDA Reservation Youth Leadership Camp focusing on Water Quality and conservation awareness.* *These activities are also youth program activities that are supporting the program goal of fostering an interest among youth to pursue natural resources education. Youth Programs Partnered with Coeur d’Alene Tribal Department of Education Director and Coeur d’Alene Tribal Wellness Center Director to plan annual “Rock’n the Rez” summer camp which served approximately 135 students over four weeks of day camps that focused on science, culture, the arts, life skills, and physical wellness Served as Director for “Rock’n the Rez” Science and Culture Summer Camp. This year’s camp had a, two-week sessions serving 70 2nd–3rd graders and a second two-week session serving 65 4th – 7th graders. I collaborated with professors from University of Idaho and Washington State University to deliver science programming. UI engineering professor Dr. Aaron Thomas conducted rocket-making. WSU cell biology professor Dr. Eric Shelden taught microscope photography. I also organized culturally relevant, natural resource field trips to Lake Coeur d’Alene, to Hangman Creek with science activities at the Tribe’s camas restoration site. We also went on a Huckleberry picking field trip with the Tribe’s Language program staff teaching language and natural resource protection. I coordinated others to teach traditional activities including drumming, singing, dancing and language. Our campers also participated in a day of traditional fish smoking organized by the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department. Supported the Lakeside Elementary Success Center Before/Afterschool Program with 4H activities and tutoring. Coordinator for Engaging Youth Serving Communities 4H Grant. The project has focused on leveraging senior high school service projects into additional value for the reservation community. Collaborated with University of Idaho College of Education to develop and implement a two-week middle school pilot camp focusing on place-based science, technology, engineering and math. Participated as a board member for the new Strengthening the Spirit (STS) Middle School After School Program. Developed upcycling curriculum for 4H. Scholarship & Creative Activities Community Transformation Grant Team Member July 2012. Principal Investigator: Weixel, C., et.al., Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Transformation Grant, Grant Awarded: $418,000. October 2012. Promise Neighborhood Grant Application Team Member July 2012. Principal Investigator: Meyer, C., United States Department of Education Promise Neighborhoods Planning Grant.
Publications
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Progress 04/15/11 to 04/14/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Youth development: FRTEP continued its 8-year partnership with the Plummer-Worley School District in the Success Center Afterschool Program. The program provides enrichment in the areas of cultural and visual arts, healthy lifestyles and STEM, had 75 enrolled students in grades 2-5, with an average daily attendance of 85% of enrollees. FRTEP also partnered for the seventh year with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's Wellness Center in the Rock'n the Rez summer camp, which serves between 150-200 youth annually. Camp was held for four weeks, and consisted of two, two-week sessions, during which the FRTEP Extension Educator served as the camp director for the Science and Culture camp for grades 1-3, and a second session for grades 4-6. FRTEP partnered with Native American faculty from University of Idaho to host a "Space Camp," with funding through a NASA Summer of Innovation grant. The FRTEP Extension Educator and Program Assistant were also able to travel with 8 students from the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, ages 9-14, selected from the 2010 Space Camp, to witness the final Space Shuttle launch in Florida. The Camas Club 4-H youth hosted three family 4-H events during which they completed their 4-H presentations for projects in the areas of gardening, beadwork, cooking, sewing, crocheting, stamp collecting and entomology. Agriculture and Natural Resources: A garden has been developed with a local faith-based youth group that has provided fresh vegetables for low-income families, and food from the Success Center's afterschool garden, as well as a garden developed at the Tribal Food Distribution Warehouse site. The "One Sky/One Earth Coalition" continued hosting monthly food events, where they provided instruction on basic cooking skills, healthier ingredients and understanding of how our food system functions. Events included partnering with the Tribe's Diabetes Prevention Program and Tribal Youth Council to host a "healthy pizza" family night that saw more than 150 participants; partnering with the Benewah Medical Center's Community Health to hold a "lentil/legume" cook-off, which saw more than 54 entries and 100 attendees; and sharing healthy food and recipes at multiple community meetings. A total of 288 individuals attended these events. Community Development: Community and staff identified customer service and communication as the top areas of concern. The FRTEP Extension Educator was invited to teach the University of Idaho Extension course, "The Gold Standard in Customer Relations," for the entire BMCWC staff of more than 110 individuals, including providers, front desk, pharmacy, fitness, finance and administration. The Extension Educator taught 8 sessions of the course, and based on the positive evaluations, was asked to teach the course for several outside entities in the community. The FRTEP Extension Educator also served as co-instructor for two sessions of the WSU-developed cultural competency course, "Navigating Difference". PARTICIPANTS: Laura Laumatia was the Extension Educator and Cheryl Lockard was the program assistant. Professional development: The FRTEP Extension Educator was awarded, together with her two teammates from the Tribe's Youth Activities and Natural Resources programs, a fellowship in the second year of the Healthy Native Community Fellowship, which included more than 80 hours of intensive training on dealing with conflict in communities and helping Native communities facilitate planning based on their core values. The FRTEP Extension Educator was invited to speak about the partnership, and outreach and engagement with the Tribal community at the plenary session of University-wide Engagement Day. TARGET AUDIENCES: The target audience includes youth & adults, tribal and non-tribal residents on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
Youth development: The FRTEP program is in the last year of its 5-year CYFAR grant that has supported two part-time 4-H employees for this program. The NSF grant will provide program support for afterschool and summer outdoor science experience that foster engineering and science innovation based on culturally-grounded pedagogy, and activities will begin in 2012. FRTEP faculty and staff have continued to facilitate monthly youth collaboration meetings for all youth-serving programs on the Reservation. These meetings have led to greater inter-departmental collaboration, including the commitment of two Tribal Natural Resources staff to the Rock'n the Rez summer program. FRTEP also collaborated with the Tribe's Wellness Center and Department of Education to successfully submit a proposal to the Department of Justice Tribal Youth Programs, and the partners were awarded more than $800,000 for three years to develop an out-of-school-time enrichment program for middle- and high-school youth that will include an emphasis in STEM, cultural identity and healthy lifestyles. The program is scheduled to launch in early 2012, and funding will support a full-time coordinator and half-time assistant. FRTEP partnered with faculty from the University of Idaho in Coeur d'Alene to successfully submit a proposal to the National Science Foundation for an Innovative Teaching and Evaluation for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant for more than $1 million for a three-year period that will allow FRTEP and partners with the Spokane Tribe to work with UI faculty and Tribal representatives from the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane Tribes to develop a STEM curriculum for upper elementary and early middle school grades that focuses on salmon and cutthroat trout recovery. Agriculture and Natural Resources: An individual tribal member made a donation of $12,000 to the food coalition and the money was used to support a garden consultant who assisted FRTEP in providing home instruction on site selection and construction of home gardens, as well as oversight of three new community gardens on the Reservation. Produce from the gardens was donated regularly to the community. The Food Coalition was also featured on Northwest Public Radio, and in weekly newspapers serving the Boise and Spokane regions (Boise Weekly and the Inlander) for their work in promoting healthy and traditional foods. Community Development: The collaboration between FRTEP, the One Sky North Idaho Coeur d'Alene Reservation community coalition (established in 2008 during the Horizons program) and UI faculty in the Building Sustainable Communities Initiative received the C. Peter Magrath Outreach and Engagement award for the western region of public and land grant universities for their work on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation during the period of 2008-2011 in partnering with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and the reservation community. The Healthy Native Communities team used the tools gained in the fellowship to facilitate meetings with the Benewah Medical Center and Wellness Center (BMCWC) to help them with their annual strategic planning process, focusing particularly on increasing community voice in the process.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 04/15/10 to 04/14/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture & Natural Resources: Constructed school garden at Lakeside Elementary. Year-round gardening activities included composting, planting and harvesting of vegetables. Worked with Tribal Natural Resources staff for Water Potato Day celebration highlighting the role of traditional hunting and gathering in the Coeur d'Alene diet and presented to more than 200 regional youth. Collaborated with CDA Tribe and USFS on annual Indian Youth Natural Resources Career Camp, hosted by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. Taught non-point source pollution and watershed awareness session for UI "Women in Science" event to more than 150 high school girls in Northern Idaho. Community Development: Taught "Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Indian Policy" course for 11 adults, with six students completing the course for academic credit. Developed a plan of action for community involvement in educational issues in our community. Worked with Coeur d'Alene Tribe Department and WSU College of Education faculty to host a community breakfast with more than 50 participants to show digital stories created by local youth about dropout issues. With One Sky fellows, facilitated subsequent "Community Rez Cafe," with 21 participants, to have asset-focused discussion about community strengths and challenges related to communication. Youth & Families: Organized and led the One Sky/One Earth Food Coalition, made up of representatives from Tribal Community Health, the Wellness Center, the Success Center Afterschool program, the Benewah Soil and Water Conservation District and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's Culture and Natural Resources Department. The Coalition has hosted four independent events highlighting cooking seasonal, affordable, healthful recipes. Attendance has ranged from 30-55 people at each event. The Coalition also worked with the Wellness Center to completely revamp the Rock'n the Rez summer camp breakfast and lunch menus so that all meals were low sugar and almost entirely unprocessed food. Taught "Choices" curriculum to 32 8th graders at Lakeside Elementary. Taught "Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Indian Policy" course for Department of Education summer youth program for 8 student employees. Hired and trained two new staff members for the Lakeside Elementary Success Center. Worked with Coeur d'Alene Tribal Dept of Education Director and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center to analyze root causes of the high level of high school dropouts in our community. For the past year we have tracked high school classes to determine patterns in causes of dropout events that will help us determine community interventions to address underlying mental health and substance abuse issues. Partnered with Coeur d'Alene Tribal Department of Education Director and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center Director to plan the annual "Rock'n the Rez" summer camp, which served approximately 180 students over four weeks of four-day-week camps that focused on science and culture, the arts, and physical wellness. Served as director for Rock'n the Rez Science and Culture Camp sessions: one two-week session for approximately 60, 7-9 year olds; the second session served approximately 40, 10-14 year olds. PARTICIPANTS: Laura Laumatia is the Extension Educator for this project. She has had several professional development opportunities this past year. She attended the following: National Afterschool Association meeting; Children, Youth and Families at Risk Conference; Northwest Regional Indian Education Summit; and The Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program/Intertribal Ag Council annual conference. She completed more than 150 hours of training through the Health Native Communities Fellowship, together with "tchnkwasqt One Sky" teammates LoVina Louie (Coeur d'Alene Tribal Youth Activities Director) and Roberta White (chair, One Sky Art Council/Natural Resources Education Specialist). Training included community facilitation and assessment, using appreciative inquiry, strategies for building community and cultural capacities, coalition building, group dynamics, developing media and advocacy messages, grant writing, and using results-based accountability. TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audience was the Coeur d'Alene Reservation Indian and non-Indian residents, youth and adults. The current boundaries of the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation were established in 1889and are comprised of 345,000 acres in the northern Idaho panhandle region. The reservation is in 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
One of One Sky/One Earth Food Coalition's projects was to work with the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center's staff to change their snack bar items to whole grain, low sugar foods. As a result of their partnership, the Wellness Center Front Desk Manager has replaced all of the processed items, such as pop tarts, frozen pizza sticks, and ramen noodles, with items like Tanka Bars, whole wheat bagels, greek yogurt, vegetable chips and whole wheat chicken quesadillas. The staff has also incorporated a hot, fresh vegetable soup into their offerings. They report that there has been no decline in sales, and that customers and the local Tribal Health Board are complimenting them on their changes. The Food Coalition's promotion of local foods has also resulted in an increase in community interest in gardening. As a result of their collaboration with the Tribe's Community Health program and a local faith-based group, Living Water Ministries, they are in the process of constructing two new community gardens in Worley and Plummer. Their efforts garnered the attention of a tribal member, who donated $12,000 to support their efforts, which is funding supplies for the garden, cold storage equipment, and personnel to assist tribal members in starting their own home gardens. The coalition will be tracking production and consumption from the gardens in FY '12. The Extension program's collaboration with the Department of Education and the Wellness Center to create a pipeline tracking community youth's progress through the education system has resulted in new programs being developed by the school district and the Department of Education to provide interventions to prevent dropouts. The new programs include the addition of a Johnson O' Malley coordinator for the elementary school and middle school, and the development of an advisory period program for high school students that focuses on career development and healthy relationships. The collaborators are seeing progress in stemming the dropout issue, with this year's senior class on-track to graduate 38 students, in contrast to 2010's graduating class of 13 students.
Publications
- Meyer, C. and L. Laumatia. Developing a Community-Led Education Pipeline. 2010. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. Vol 3., No. 2, pp 84-85.
- Shaklee, H., L. Laumatia, B. Luckey, S. Traver, A. Nauman, K. Tifft, A. Liddil, and C. Hampton (in press). Building Inclusive Communities: A Social Capital Approach. 2011. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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Progress 04/15/09 to 04/14/10
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture & Natural Resources: Laumatia continued her collaboration with the After School Success Center, Early Childhood Learning Center, Master Gardeners, and community members in developing community gardens adjacent to ECLC and on US 95 in Plummer. She provided oversight for construction of eight vegetable gardens for use by Early Childhood Learning Center, Culture Department, Diabetes Program and Lakeside Elementary Success Center. She coordinated and helped facilitate a Small Acreage Farming and Market Gardening course. She presented to 200 K-12 students at the Tribal Water Potato Day on native plant and tree identification and presented to 160 fifth grade students on Soils at Coeur d'Alene Tribe's Water Awareness Week. She provided leadership and developed a program on watershed stewardship presented to 100 fifth grade students at the Benewah County Soil and Water Conservation District's Ag Day. Community Development: Laura serves as chairperson for the Coeur d'Alene Reservation Horizons group, "One Sky North Idaho," and continued to facilitate trainings and capacity building for the community. She worked with the Plummer-Worley School District on facilitation of four community input meetings about adequacy of school facilities and provided leaders for staff training on dealing with community conflict. Youth/Families: Laura provided leadership and delivered a variety of programs this year including teaching the "Choices" curriculum to 44 8th graders at Lakeside Elementary School and Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Indian Policy for adults. Ten students completed the eight week, 25 hour course. She also taught the course for the Department of Education this summer for 22 students age 14-18. She collaborated with staff and partners to plan enrichment activities for school and summer activities at the Lakeside Elementary Success Center throughout the school year. Laura has been instrumental in working with the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Department of Education Director and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center to develop an evaluation that will include participation and attendance data for all children enrolled in programs to determine impact of extracurricular activities on academic success. She partnered with the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Department of Education Director and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Wellness Center Director to restructure the annual "Rock'n the Rez" summer camp, resulting in reorganization into four separately administered camps. She continues to serve as the director for Rock'n the Rez Science and Culture Camp. This five-week summer camp averaged 32 children daily and Laura coordinated and led the activities, including field trips to Steptoe Butte, the Coeur d'Alene River for water quality testing, Cataldo Mission and the Hiawatha Bike Trail. Laura directed her VISTA volunteer and GEAR UP coordinator, to develop "Youth Engaged in Technology" club for middle school students and led activities in computer animation, geocacheing and video technology. She also supported her VISTA volunteer in administering "Strengthening Native Families" financial management curriculum, in collaboration with Coeur d'Alene Tribal Social Services. PARTICIPANTS: Laumatia attended and participated in a variety of professional development opportunities at the UI Extension Conference, participated in the 2009 Children, Youth and Families at Risk Conference, the Bridge from School to Afterschool Conference and Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference. This year, after completing her Master's program she was assigned the rank of Assistant Professor and put on a tenure track appointment. Laumatia presented at the UI Statewide 4-H Training on "Diversity and Cultural Competency" and was a panel presenter at the Inland Northwest Partners presenting on, "Revitalizing Your Community through Planning and Participation and Partnerships". The CDA FRTEP Extensiohn Educator, Laura Laumatia, is a full time faculty member of the 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 conudcted. Major funding from CYFAR and VISTA enabled the project to hire part time personnel. Professional development opportunities were provided by the University of Idaho and other partner agencies. She participated on a general session at the Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference, in Las Vegas on "Preparing Youth to Lead in the 21st Century". Laura co-authored and shared in $147,000 of grant awards this year including a UI Innovation Grant, "Parfleche Exchange Program" and a Website Development Grant for the One Sky Art Council. In addition she has co-authored two additional grant requests, not yet funded which include a CYFAR Idaho Sustainable Communities Program Grant ($420,000) and a NSF grant with peers from the CDA Center titled, "Back to the Earth Innovative Teaching and Educational Strategies" ($1,090,986). Laumatia was selected to participate in the "Healthy Native Communities Fellowship" which is a program of the Healthy Native Communities Partnership in collaboration with Indian Health Service National Health Promotion/Disease Prevention. Sixteen communities representing forty-three individuals were selected to participate. This is a unique partnership between health systems, local organizations and community members. TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audience was the Coeur d'Alene Reservaiton Indian and non-Indian residents, 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 norhtern Idaho panhandle region. The Reservaiton 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
Laumatia facilitated meetings between One Sky Arts Council members and the Coeur d'Alene Casino resulting in placement of special cases for display and sales of reservation artists' crafts at Casino gift shop. Nine artists began their sales in November 2009 because of her efforts. The Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Indian Policy for adults class had one student complete the course for academic credit through the UI's AIST department. The Tribal Sovereignty and Federal Indian Policy class for 14-18 year olds was a success and the summer youth coordinator reported that:"Literally all of the students loved this course. They felt they learned a lot about their culture and the policies that sculpted the CDA Tribe." The average daily attendance of the 65 students enrolled in the Lakeside Elementary after school program was the highest in Idaho for any 21st Century Learning Center. Laura has collaborated BSCI intern, Iris Mayes, and successfully wrote a grant to the Potlatch Fund for website development and purchase of laptops for One Sky Arts Council.
Publications
- Laura co-authored one UI Impact Statement: Laumatia, L. Steele, V., Schumaker, S., Tifft, K., Brody, B., Higgins, L., Gray, D. and M. Schmidt. "Idaho Community Members Develop Leadership Skills", 2009.
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