Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences were Tribal communities from North Central Oklahoma and participants from other communities joining in person or via distance learning. Overall the audiences ranged from young adults to community at large participants interested in agriculture production and food processing. Field days and open house events and participation in science camps included the participation of youth, the Pawnee Nation community, and elders. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?All the project activities represented opportunities for training and professional development in the form of STEM curricula developed for the community and Pawnee Nation College faculty and staff. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The developed curricula was delivered in printed and electronic format. The majority of the trainings were recorded on-site for review of those that were not in attendance and for future use. The project curricula has been made available to other FRTEP agents in the state and it will be available to those that request copies. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
88 h of workshop training per year delivered: Curricula developed and delivered for 22 workshops (3 and 4 h workshops each) training per year for 5 years. The workshop training and hands-on experiences covered basic topics of basic agriculture production, food processing, food safety, and nutrition. The community gardens were a safe environment for intergenerational participation, teaching, and learning about food security, food sovereignty, food safety, and food preservation 178 participants in the workshops and 164 certificates of competition (92% completion rate) 18 participants in two intertribal field trips for demonstrations of their cultivation practices with the Seminole and Chickeshaw (Sulphur OK) Nation members. Participants learned about the cultural and educational value these Tribes include in their economic enterprises Presented two one-day workshops (December 2017 and March 2018) to inter-generational audiences on culinary and medicinal uses of herbs, planted herbs for window sill in the winter and spring; language and cultural traditions were highlighted by an acted story with young actors and one college student for language lessons. Two community gardens were created on grounds of Pawnee Nation. Project participants feel confident to start and manage home gardens. Delivered hands-on training on plasticulture practice for controlling weeds and reducing water evaporation. Participants (50 total for 3 years) compared the yield of plasticulture versus the traditional practice of vegetable production (cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupes, tomatoes, okra, and squash). Project participants also felt confident in the acquired skills of canning the excess of vegetables produced. Cover crops and rotation practices were practiced as part of food production planning. Pawnee ancestral corn, beans, and squash in addition to other Tribes' ancestral seeds were grown in the community gardens. Participants (26) contributed to the preservation of the biodiversity of their ancestral seeds. 12 participants attended the Biodiversity of Native Seeds workshop. Sixteen-hour workshop on biodiversity, seed preservation, and storage of native seeds. 8 participants attended the Native Foods Symposium in Tulsa OK. Project participants learned about the availability of healthy food options in rural trading posts and service stations, and young Native chefs in metropolitan areas 12 participants attended a 5-hour hands-on workshop on building solar dehydrators from scratch. Pawnee Nation College students and staff, Pawnee Nation community members, and youth learned the skills to build a solar dehydrator from materials sourced at hardware stores. Worked closely with community partners to weave cultural connections and language as appropriate in most of the programs Worked closely with community partners to share ancestral Native knowledge and practices. 18-h workshop training in cereals and grains (6 participants). Included Native food product development
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Pawnee Master Gardening Program
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:Pawnee Nation College students, staff and volunteers, Pawnee Seed Preservation Society staff and volunteers, Pawnee Nation community and surrounding rural areas within 300 mile radius, high school students, elementary students, Pawnee OK residents, other tribes in rural communities. Changes/Problems:We adapted to the public health issues necessary to contain the pandemic and converted the training as much as possible to virtual presentations and participation. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project has provided training and professional development opportunities for the faculty, staff and students of Pawnee Nation College making available curricula, resources and technical visits to Oklahoma State University year round. In July 2021, a group of Pawnee Nation College participated in a conference focused on pesticide use training and opportunities to support pollinators in their lands. Another group participated in a regional Women in Agriculture conference. A Pawnee Scholars Conference was organized with 29 participants who attended specific hands on demonstrations on agriculture projects including food safety. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Our partners Pawnee Nation College and Pawnee Seed Preservation Society have used in person presentations and social media releases. The project developed posters in Pawnee language with words used for plants and crops identification. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Working along with our partners, we will participate and facilitate demonstrations on how to prepare the Native crops produced in our community gardeners. We will also increase the community gardeners, include private gardens, continue providing with supplies (seeds, soil and gardening tools), and support extended growing season efforts by assisting in constructing low tunnels. We will plan the options to select appropriate low maintenance fruit trees to diversify the diet options in the area.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Delivered educational curricula to cover the basics of agriculture production for community/home gardens (Pawnee Master Gardener Program). In 2021 the Pawnee Gardener Program had forty (40) participants, the training was a hybrid (in person and remote), had access to recorded training and received certificates. Developed educational curricula for youth, two-year college, and the community at large with an emphasis on STEM and cultural topics. The topics included traditional agriculture with science-based knowledge, how to preserve low acid and medium acid foods, how to build a vibrant community, how to identify native trees, shrubs, and edible foods in the surrounding area including woods and area around water (creeks and lakes) Prepared curricula for demonstration of native food processes including selection, preservation, grinding, cooking, drying, and canning. Also included encouragement to develop novel foods. Developed manual and delivered workshop for building solar dehydrator from scratch with material purchased at a local hardware store Increased the number of community gardens and size to provide fresh food produce for the community. The Pawnee Master Gardener program helped provide the participants with the confidence to manage a community garden in the oldest Pawnee Housing Authority Community through the summer. Delivered workshop on produce safety production (certified 20 participants) Introduced plasticulture vegetable production method in the new community garden. Project participants wanted to compare the traditional Pawnee growing method with use of technology like plasticulture for weed suppression. Yield from the Yellowhorse Community Garden was sufficient to supply vegetables like cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupes, tomatoes, okra, and squash to each of the seventeen households in the community and to the Pawnee elders. Organized a Pawnee Nation College Scholars Conference, a one-day event at the Oklahoma State University campus. Participants (29) learned about exploring career options in agriculture and projects that include monitoring agriculture devices, aquaculture/greenhouse, food safety, and cereal chemistry.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Pawnee Nation communty residing in Pawnee, OK and within 300 mile radius, Pawnee Nation College staff and students, college and high school age students, elementary students, Pawnee County residents and other tribal members from rural communities. Changes/Problems:The unprecedented public health risk situation to prevent Covid-19 contagion, face-to-face training, and workshops were discontinued starting in February 2020. Online interactive training and workshops were re-started in March 2020. One face-to-face training was delivered in June 2020, observing all the CDC recommendations to decrease contagion, the rest were online and recorded for sharing and revisit the material. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Participation in our workshops and hands on training opportunities were extended to members of adjacent rural communities and multigenerational participation. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?For increasing attendance, invitations via all electronic media and posters advertising the training/workshops at different business locales were distributed. Attendees received copy of printed training/workshops materials. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?1. Revise and update educational curricula form last period 2. Develop educational curricula for two year college students and community that includes learning how to interview and prepare documentaries in nutrition and food science, agriculture and cultural topics using modern tools
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Delivered educational curricula to cover the basics of agriculture production for community/home gardens (Pawnee master gardener program). Participants (23) received printed manuals and certificates. 2. Developed educational curricula for youth, two-year college, and the community at large with an emphasis on STEM and cultural topics. The topics included traditional agriculture with science-based knowledge, how to preserve low acid and medium acid foods, how to build a vibrant community, how to identify native trees, shrubs, and edible foods in the surrounding area including woods and area around water (creeks and lakes) 3. Prepared curricula for demonstration of native food processes including selection, preservation, grinding, cooking, drying, and canning. Also included encouragement to develop novel foods 4. Developed manual and delivered workshop for building solar dehydrator from scratch with material purchased at a local hardware store 5. Increased the number of community gardens and size to provide fresh food produce for the community 6. Delivered workshop on produce safety production (certified 20 participants) 7. Introduced plasticulture vegetable production method in the new community garden
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Pawnee master gardening Native crops and vegetable products
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:Pawnee Nation College students, Pawnee Nation community leaving in Pawnee OK and within 300 mile radius, 4H-club in Pawnee OK, high school students, elementary students, Pawnee OK residents, other tribes in rural communities. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?1. The project has brought Pawnee Nation College students and community members to two workshops on agriculture practices in Nebraska, the homeland of the Pawnee Nation. These workshops included teaching of basic principles of agriculture and modern practices. In addition, historical and cultural knowledge of native crops were included as well as principles of soil conservation for sustainable agriculture. 2. Workshop I in Nebraska was focused in native corn and other native crops and was attended by various native tribes of Nebraska and the region. Workshop II in Nebraska was a combination of learning native practices and sharing cultural practices. Demonstrations for young generations and the general public were included. 3. Ten Pawnee participants attended the Professional Development workshops organized for extension agents around the country during the 2018 FRTEP Professional Development gathering. The Professional Development sessions took place in Tulsa, OK with two site visits to agricultural projects of Pawnee and Choctaw tribes. During this professional development activities, there were opportunities for learning experiences in diverse agricultural projects and practices, connecting with tribe members and extension agents from around the country with a wide range of specialties. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated in the form of workshops, training, and hands-on participation. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?1. Year two of the Pawnee Master Gardener Program will be delivered to the next generation of students attending Pawnee Nation College and the community members 2. Continue the development and maintenance of the Pawnee Nature Trail. This activity attracts intergenerational members and it binds the sense of community and culture 3. Continue expanding the inclusion of Pawnee language 4. Visit Nebraska ancestral lands that include agricultural and cultural components 5. Spring and summer workshops that include hands-on participation in food preservation, food safety, food sovereignty and technology 6. Network with other seed preservation projects in the nation for exchange of knowledge
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. All project activities were designed in coordination with the Pawnee Nation College staff and Pawnee Seed Preservation project. The activities have reached youth, college students, elders, and the community at large. The Pawnee Nation College Community Garden was created and maintained. The garden has facilitated intergenerational participation and teaching. It has made a friendly environment for teaching and learning food security, food safety, and food sovereignty. 2. Four workshops have been developed and included cultural connection and Pawnee language of specific plants and trees identified, and items used, consumed or built. Participation of families with small children were involved in part of the activities with curricula participation adapted for their age. 3. Cultural agricultural practices were shared by the Pawnee Keeper of the Seeds. Other agricultural practices were also included to gain knowledge of areas for a systems approach of specific challenges in food sovereignty, food safety, and food nutrition. 4. A Pawnee greenhouse is now in full use for teaching purposes.
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Pawnee Nation College students, Pawnee Nation community leaving in Pawnee OK and within 300 mile radius, 4H-club in Pawnee OK, high school students, elementary students, Pawnee OK residents, other tribes in rural communities. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The workshops have trained Pawnee Nation College students on basic vegetable and corn production in a community garden. The workshops included technical content of science based curricula as well as curricula for being active participants in inter-generational teaching/learning role, develop leadership skills, and encourage participation of youth and the community during the workshops. The two field visits to the Chickasaw and Seminole vegetable and grains (corn) production facilities illustrated the educational and cultural values that are included by these tribes into different parts of their enterprises. The presenters shared with the attendees their short and long-term plans for their gardens as well as major challenges that were encountered. The weekly activities at the Pawnee Nature Trail has brought together intergenerational community members as well as experts for identifying plants and their food, medicinal and ceremonial uses. One day training received during theAgronomy courses covering the interaction of soil and plants at the Central Community College in Hasting, Nebraska served a s a formal introduction to subsequent training activities using hands-on approach for the design, maintenance, and record keeping research in the community vegetable garden. The attendance to the Native Food Symposium gave an overview of Native Nations and professionals in several activities related to Native Foods. Examples included Native seed production, healthy options, change of food choices and availability of healthy food options at different levels among them rural reservation trading posts and gas station, as well as opportunities of young Native chefs in restaurants of metropolitan areas in the state. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?A collection of the workshop material and lessons learned has been developed. It will be in electronic and printed form and will be shared with other educators, groups, clubs or communities. Example of the latter are inter-tribal visitations with the Pawnees that take place during the year. Started a collection of visual aids containing the curricula (workshops) including Pawnee names for animals and plants, evaluation tools. This collection will eventually be in a form of a travelling flip chart or poster to be shared with schools, other tribes, and the community. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Organize the fall/summer 2018-19 activities of Native crops garden on raised beds. Curricula on hands on installation of drip irrigation on raided beds. Plant Pawnee Native corn, bean and squash and other non-native vegetables including leafy green vegetables like kale, chard and amaranth leaves. Plan curricula for summer workshops delivering modules for college students and adaptable to general and youth audiences on the topics of home gardening, drip irrigation, food security, food safety, food processing, solar drying construction for home use, and nutrition. Continue Friday meetings during the Pawnee Nature Trail development. Initiate exploration of plants and pollinators in the Pawnee Nature Trail. Organize a workshop on bee keeping. Share the curricula on culinary herbs and medicinal plants with other tribes and rural communities.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Developed curricula for two 4-hour workshop (hands on, demonstrations and science-based information) of selected culinary and medicinal herbs for sowing from seeds and grown on windowsills during the winter/spring months. The students selected from a list of 12 herbs. 2. Included within the two workshops were language and cultural engagement section by using Pawnee names and expressions. Name of plants, animals were included in a visual aid collection with images and written names/pronunciation. The program included a short play representing two stories with underlying lessons of character and discipline; the actors were youth and one college student. The audience in the first workshop were introduced to a traditional three sister's soup made with corn, beans and squash. 3. Organized two intertribal visitations to agricultural enterprises in the state. The field visits included a) traditional agricultural gardens with a horticulturist tour guide at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur OK, and 2) Seminole Nation educational aquaponics production facility in Seminole, OK. 4. Organized weekly fieldwork in the development of the Pawnee Nature Trail. Activities started on February 2018 and included a community gathering before heading to the trail for 2 1/2 hours for clearing and identification of plants. Two biologists and one community biologist enthusiast with expertise in native plants assisted with their knowledge on identification of plants and trees. 5. Co-organized attendance to the conference "Native Corn - The First Meeting on Indigenous Crops in Nebraska" and one-day workshop on Soil and Plant Relationships delivered by agronomy personnel at Central Community College in Hastings, NE. Nebraska is the ancestral tribal homeland of the Pawnee Nation before their removal. The Native Corn conference highlighted the work performed by the Pawnee Keeper of the Seeds - Debra Echo-Hawk in the last 14 years. A group of the Pawnee Nation leaders, community members, students and faculty of Pawnee Nation College and Oklahoma State University attended the conference and workshop held on April 27 and 28, 2018. 6. Developed a community garden with heirloom Pawnee seeds including Pawnee blue corn, beans and squash as well as other seeds (melons, green leafy vegetables). 7. Trained students to install the drip irrigation system for the garden, be careful stewards by keep records of the garden progress, challenges and yield of produce. 8. Organized a field trip to attend a Native Food Symposium on April 14, 2018 in Tulsa OK. A contingency of students, staff, and community will attend a 6 h symposium with invited Native Nations speakers from around the country.
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