Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
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Target Audience:The audience included preschool students through highschool graduates and college students. The primary participants being preschool students through highschool graduates. Adults from the various communities on Standing Rock also participated. Over the course of the current reporting period older community members have engaged as well. Changes/Problems:Currently extraordinary weather events and lack of facilities have impacted our programming. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Opportunities for Professioanl development have been developed in the areas of financial literacy, business planning, agriculture borrower training as well as other hands on agriculture related activity. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Agriculture Division provides reports and updates to Sitting Bull College Board of Trustees who are community members and representatives of the eight "Districts" that comprise Standing Rock, these representatives inturn report to community councils that are open to all community members. Sitting Bull College also utilizes its website, FaceBook as wekk aslocal media to deliver information. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?SBC Agriculture Division will is currently planning courses and topics for Spring, Summer and Fall Semesters to provide financial literacy, business planning, ag borrower training to add to the existing regimen of horsemanship, vegetable production trainings clinics and activities and seeking to employ a new staff member to assist in the delivery of programming. The expansion of the community market will also be a priority, finding new ways and opportunities to deliver the market and enganging more vendors will aid in the expansion of opportunities for community members.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
Sitting Bull College Agriculture Division provided workshops, clinics and presentations in 1.Vegetable production 2. Horsemanship 3. Community Market. The Program held horsemanship Clinics for a variety of disciplines including; Barrel Racing, Colt Starting, Rope Horse Training, Farrier Clinic, Equine Veterinary health Clinic, a Youth Rodeo Series, Bronc Riding, Bucking Machine Practice. Vegetable production was done in several lots and engaged Sitting Bull College Students and community members alike. Vegetables that have a history of use in the community as well as more contemporary varieties were grown and were made availble through a community market that provided opportunity for community members to make their home grown and cottage industry products available to the community. Agriculture Division used a Community engagement approach and held several community oriented meetings to seek community inputs and engage community members. Community engagement was prioritized with inputs from the community being of major importance.
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/23
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Target Audience: Our target audience for the Empowering our Lakota/Dakota Youth and Veterans through this grant are primarily, the youth on Standing Rock and our Veterans. We work with the local schools and the Warrior House, an establishment set by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to support the Veteran population fwho are Tribally enrolled on Standing Rock, but may or may not live on the Reservation. We also work intimately with the Juvenile Detention Center and the Courts on Standing Rock with our Youth Program, for those adolescents who have been involved in drugs/alcohol/ or other abusive situations which have then disenfranchised them from the larger community on Standing Rock. All of our work is done through EAL - Equine Assisted Therapy - with our prfessional, Phillip Bird Horse and our intensely trained horses. Community Members who have an interest in land,youth and young adults have been targeted for certain types of activities including horsemanship, rodeo event clinics, horse training clinics, youth rodeos, garden and vegetable production, community markets, travel to community cattle production operations andtraining on the use of agriculture equipment. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Technical personnel attended Sitting Bull CollegeAg borrower training, a product that prepares and qualifies prospective producers who intend to engage in agriculture business in their preparation to assist program participants with technical assistance. Meat grading presentations and various horse training and rodeo athlete training presentations were attended as well as cultural agriculture of other societies were presentated. Personnel attended livestock production workshops sponsored by North Dakota State University. Various work related training held at Sitting Bull College monthly employee meetings. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Local media is used as well as social media. Project consistently reports to Sitting Bull College Board of Trustees who are member representatives of Standing Rocks Tribal Communities who in turn report to their respective communities monthly, Sitting Bull College news letter is also utilized and is distributed among the College network and Standing Rock Communities. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
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What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Numerous equine programs were held including; basic horsemanship, colt starting, rodeo horse training clinics, a youth rodeo series including an awards banquet to recognize the event winners, Cultural rides,bronc riding, bull riding. The use of a bucking machinefor physical and mental focus. Always community oriented approach, meetings were held to incorporatecommunity engagement. 2. Vegetable production, forage production for livestock, use of agriculture equipment, vegetable preservation and the implementation of a community market to promote the use of locally produced goods. Ag business planning, Ag borrowers training, Youth Ag loan facilitation. 3. Participants were always exsposed to Dakota/Lakota language and various elements of Dakota Lakota culture. 4. Student Vegetable production project. 5. Community collaboration projects related to vegetable production and community markets.
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Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22
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Target Audience:Youth Ages Pre-school, school age children 7-18, adults 18+ and elderly community were all engaged in the activity that was provided. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Sitting Bull College hosts a periodical news letter, Acitivities are routinely submitted for publification as well as other local media outlets. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
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What was accomplished under these goals?
Horsemanship activity was provided throughout, A support group was engaged to assist with the delivery of a youth rodeo series, the support group met on several occasions, a youthrodeo series was delivered approximately 40-50 youth turned out at the four events. A prestigious awards banquet was held at the end of the season, the season champions and their families were served a banquet style meal, a slide show of the seasons activities was delivered during the course of the banquet and presentations, year end prizes were presented to event champions in multiple events in three divisions of competetion ages 6-under, 7-14 and 15-18. a total of 33 trophy buckles were presented. Three all around champions were awarded a trophy buckle and two trophy saddles. A barrel racing clinc was held, participants were given instruction for lparticipation in the rodeo barrel racing event. A colt starting clinic was held, participants had the opportunity to learn basic training methods and processes for the successful beginning to the training process for a young horse. team roping avctivity was held, participants had the opportunity to participate and develop roping,riding aand horse training skills. An Equine health clinic was held, participants had the opportunity to bring their horses for routinehealth care practice, castrations, dental exams and floats and hoof care was provided, staff and associates provided care to 55 hd. of horses over a four day period. Four Bronc riding competitions were held, 10-15 participants competed in multiple rounds of Bronc riding, participants from North and South Dakota and Montana participated, each event had spectator engagement of approximately 30-40 vehicles. the events were appealing to elderly spectators as well who enjoy locally provided rodeo activity. Several Horsemanship activity were held for youth to have the opportunity to ride horses. Preschool children including those who participate in Sitting Bull College's language immersion program participated, Children were assisted with the basic riding skills, It was evident that the acitivity boosted confidence in the majority of participants who after multiple sessions began mounting, moving, turning and stopping the horse unassisted, after consistent delivery the acitivity quickly becomes second nature to the young children. Vegetable production was conducted and a variety of vegetables were grown, vegetable production was promoted as healthy diet, many of the vegetables are whatcommunity members had asked for for the purpose of preservation and storage for use over the winter months. Dakota/Lakota language was used on the appropriate occasions and circumstances and was used more in the delivery of programming to Sitting Bull Colleges Language Immersion participants.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
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Target Audience:Youth, Veterans and other community members who are interested in agriculture and food soveriegnty and self sufficiency through agriculture and vetegetable production. August 2021, Youth and Community members continue to be the target audience, SBC students have increasingly engaged in activity. Changes/Problems:The Covid Pandemichas severly hampered the ability to deliver programmatic services, which have been in large part hands on and face to face activity. Sitting Bull College is using the appropriate protocol and expanding the means of communicating with the community. August 2021, Covid Pandemic continues to hamper the engagement of participants, progress has been made in this area since vaccine has been available. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Youth engaged in Horsemanship activity NIneteen Youth were given horsemanship hands on instruction. August 2021, youth and community members were provided horsemahip activity and presentations were held regarding ranching, horsemanship, and vegetable production, emphasizing self suffiency and local agriculture economics. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are regularly reported to Sitting Bull College Board of Trustees who in turn report to their respective Communities. Results are regularly reported to the Sitting Bull College Board of Trustees who in turn report to their respective communities. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?1. A technician has been hired to assist in the delivery of programmatic services. 2. Trainings and presentations will be delivered via Zoom 3.Horsemanship Activity will continue to be offered to youth 4. Staff and participants will plant gardens, establish a community market. 5. Program will establish a network of community members to engage in food soveriegnty and self suffiency training and activities. August 2021, Program will continue to offerpresentations and opportunities to engage in production, diet and food preservation. Horsemanship will continue to be offered.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
1. Youth engaged in horsemanship and riding activity, assisted in vegetable harvesting. 2. Community members harvested vegetabls and produce for preservation purposes. 3. High School graduates were employed to assist in vegetable production. August 2021, Patiticipants have had the opportunity to participate in horemanship, vegetable production and a community market was established to provide local producers and consumers the opportunity to interact and engage in local commerce. Engaging in the development of production of fresh vegetables to be made available to participants, Several presentations were held, community members toured the production area and gained insight into production methods. Seven SBC students have been engaging in vegetable production, harvesting and assisting with the provision of the Community Market.
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
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Target Audience:Youth and Veterans on the Standing Rock Reservation and surrounding communities. Changes/Problems:The former Director, Margaret Knox became ill and went on family medical leave. After her leave ended it was determined that should would not be medically or physically able to continue to work. Therefore, she resigned her position. The College advertised and hired Joe Dunn as the Director for the Agricultural programs at Sitting Bull College. During Dr. Knox's absence, Dr. Koreen Ressler was working with the additional grant staff to keep activities continuing. Currently, the portal has not allowed for Mr. Dunn the current directorto complete any program reports and therefore, are completed by Dr. Ressler. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Welding, equine assisted therapy, bronc/bull riding, calf roping, and gardening. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Workshops are advertised through the College's social media account, including facebook, twitter, SBC app, and College's electronic signs. Workshop evaluations are turned into the Continuing Education Directors office. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to work with the community, local agencies, and the tribe to determine needs in the area of agriculture, horsemanship, livestock,and food sovereignty. Once the need is determined local workshops will be established.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
The following activities were completed for the 2019-20 grant year: Completed continuing education welding workshop for participants as a winter activity, utlizing the College's welding lab. Purchase a bucking machine and have held workshops for local youth interested in riding broncs on the rodeo circut. Purchase a couple of steers to be using for steer roping training for local youth interested in roping on the rodeo circut. Completed equine assisted therapy for local youth treatment center. Activities have been placed on hold for the winter months. Planning for spring, summer and fall has started with a completion of a contract for K-12 and Veterans Horsemanship Program. Developed and advertised Agriculture Division Foreman position, to assist with care of Sitting Bull College horses and calves and to assist with the rodeo training and youth rodeos that will beginning in the spring. Worked withStanding Rock Community Devleopment Corporation regarding food sovereignty initiatives and proposed activity including vegetable production and market. Assisted the local youth group with community gardens and selling of produce at local farmer markets. Attended planning meetings with Mobridge Sitting Bull Stampede Rodeo Committee re; Indian Relay races, and horse racing activity for 4th of July Event. Met with individual regarding delivery of gardening and canning workshops
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
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Target Audience:Youth and Veterans. Changes/Problems: The major challenge that was encountered for 2018-2019 was the long harass winter. Due to snow through late April, it prohibited any outside activities to be planned. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Grant information is presented to Sitting Bull College Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis. Sitting Bull College's Board of Trustees are elected officials from each of the eight districts on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The board members then take the information that is presented to them and disseminate to their local district at monthly meetings. For the youth, we reached out to all of the schools and our treatment centers. For our Veterans, we worked primarily with the Warrior's Lodge, a Standing Rock facility supporting local Veterans of the Lakota/Dakota Nation. The College has a half-hour radio program on Standing Rock on KLND 89.5 that SBC has each week. We are on each month, sometimes more often, keeping everyone updated on the work we are doing. Standing Rock also has a local paper, The Teton Times, and we have done a number of interviews in the paper, highlighting our programs. SBC has a paper also, this month we had a half-page article on our activities and programs. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue with grant activities as proposed.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
With the long hard winter in the northern plains, the planning for the activities took place over the winter, but the actual activities are only now taking place. Sitting Bull College purchased an equiped rodeo grounds located on Tribal land adjacent to the Tribes Casino. The location is currently being used for community equine assisted workshop for local youth. In addition, sessions have been held for the Juvenile Detention Center and the Courts on Standing Rock for those adolescents who have been involved in drugs/alcohol/ or other abusive situations which have then disenfranchised them from the larger community on Standing Rock. The College currently is in the process of the establishment of a rodeo club and planning for a rodeo series to be held during the summer 2019. In addition, project staff have planted three community gardens on Sitting Bull College's campus and have completed a seed exchange workshop.
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