Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is the resident and tribal members on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Opportunities for professional development training(s) were made available through the National FRTEP Development Conference in Fort Lauderdale in Florida, and the Annual Meeting of the Indian Agriculture Committee in Las, Vegas, Nevada, and various University of Nevada program trainings implemented in the FRTEP program. These programs provided insight on how to improve program management as well as provide other possible resources to better manage agricultural programs and networking with similar businesses. In addition, these meetings allowed time to collaborate and network with other FRTEP agents around the country, and learn from their experiences on different programs that worked well. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We have met and reviewed the program with the Pyramid Lake Tribal Council. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The program will continue to sustain themselves and expand.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The FRTEP project on the Pyramid Lake reservation focuses on agriculture, youth development, and senior health and wellness. The reservation outreach specialist is Nikwich Wright. The FRTEP project works with farmers and ranchers on financial and production risk management; local food production through the hoop house program; youth development in Veggies for Kids and 4-H Camp; Veggies for Seniors; and statewide participation in the Nevada Tribal Advisory Council. Below are descriptions of the individual programs: Farmer/Rancher Our program continues to inform Pyramid Lake farmers and ranchers about available assistance through USDA Farm Bill programming. Current active programs now available include the CFAP, LFP, and loan program updates. Planned workshops were postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, but began again once state and tribal regulations were lifted. Current efforts to get this information out include existing email lists and social media to those participating in Cattlemen's and Cattlewomen's Associations. Hoop House Program The Pyramid Lake Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (Pyramid Lake FRTEP) is in the process of constructing and establishing a hoop house program on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation to increase the supply and intake of fresh fruits and vegetables to promote healthier lifestyles to interested residents living on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. The program has continued to monitor built hoop houses to ensure optimal yields for each participant, and will be numbered to show success in utilizing the hoop houses. These monitoring visits will continue as necessary yearly, where three visits throughout the growing season and one in between seasons for maintenance is needed. Veggies for Kids The Veggies for Kids program objectives directly support healthy eating, as it intends to promote increased intake of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, water, and nutrient-dense beverages; increase appreciation and use of healthy traditional Native American and Hispanic foods; and introduce vegetable growing concepts and experiences. This is an in-school program that includes grades kindergarten and has students in the Natchez Elementary School participating for a ten session program and a summer session that includes pre and post-testing. These lessons provide information on each food group as described in the USDA MyPlate in an easy to understand context for the youth. Near the end of the lessons, students participate in hands-on activities that teach them how to prepare and cook certain meals that incorporate the MyPlate food groups. Afterschool sessions begin in the Fall season to introduce culture-based activities that also include healthy foods indigenous to the reservation and Northern Nevada area. 4-H Camp 4-H camping is cooperative group living that focuses on the individual's social, spiritual, mental, and physical development for both boys and girls. Since 4-H camping is educationally focused, it is recognized as a method by which to deliver 4-H programming. These camps involve trained professional staff, as well as highly skilled adult and teen volunteers in working with and supervising all campers. In addition to promoting 4-H camp for youth between the ages of 9-12 and teen counselors from 14-16, the University of Nevada's College Preparation camp has collaborated and recruited high school students to attend their camps as well. These students normally have participated in past 4-H and Veggies for Kids programs and have been positive candidates for the College Preparation camp. The Pyramid Lake Outreach Specialist under FRTEP attended camp as a counselor, recruited campers for the camp, and assisted in transportation of youth from Pyramid Lake to Lake Tahoe. Nevada Tribal Advisory Council In 2018, the UNCE Native Programs collaborated with IAC Pacific Region Representative Keir Johnson, and NV State USDA Programs to establish the Nevada Tribal Advisory Council and hold quarterly meetings to address any issues tribes may be experiencing on their tribal lands. Other agencies and organizations have also been invited to the meetings. Tribal councils have been sent letters encouraging them to approve tribal resolutions identifying their tribal representatives and an alternate member to be a part of this group. Veggies For Seniors and Seniors Eating Well Pyramid Lake FRTEP is in the process of establishing a program that will supply fresh fruits and vegetables to senior citizens 65 years of age or older since August 2020. Pyramid Lake FRTEP will secure fresh fruit and vegetables from locally available sources and distribute them to a list of eligible participants. The program outreach coordinator delivers the produce to each of the three communities on the reservation within the day of picking up the supplies. Within each bag of produce along with fruits and vegetables, are recipes for preparing some of the produce as well as on-demand program masks for the elders. Currently, there are 36 participants in the program, and will be able to address more participants that are reaching out to join the program.
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Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience are the tribal members and residents on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. Changes/Problems:We are working on new office space within tribal facitities and will be hiring another staff to work with agriculture producers so that wright can focus on youth and senior programs. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Opportunities for professional development training(s) were made available through the National FRTEP Development Conference in Fort Lauderdale in Florida, and the Annual Meeting of the Indian Agriculture Committee in Las, Vegas, Nevada, and various University of Nevada program trainings implemented in the FRTEP program. These programs provided insight on how to improve program management as well as provide other possible resources to better manage agricultural programs and networking with similar businesses. In addition, these meetings allowed time to collaborate and network with other FRTEP agents around the country, and learn from their experiences on different programs that worked well. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Project Director has been meeting with tribal chairman and adminstrator; and tribal council. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The project will continue to work toward objectives.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Pyramid Lake FRTEP Project The FRTEP project on the Pyramid Lake reservation focuses on agriculture, youth development, and senior health and wellness. The reservation outreach specialist is Nikwitch Wright. The FRTEP project works with farmers and ranchers on financial and production risk management; local food production through the hoop house program; youth development in Veggies for Kids, 4-H Camp and RezRiders; Veggies for Seniors; and statewide participation in the Nevada Tribal Advisory Council. Below are descriptions of the individual programs: Farmer/Rancher Our program continues to inform Pyramid Lake farmers and ranchers about available assistance through USDA Farm Bill programming. Current active programs now available include the CFAP, LFP, and loan program updates. Planned workshops were postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, but began again once state and tribal regulations were lifted. Current efforts to get this information out include existing email lists and social media to those participating in Cattlemen's and Cattlewomen's Associations. Hoop House Program The Pyramid Lake Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (Pyramid Lake FRTEP) is in the process of constructing and establishing a hoop house program on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation to increase the supply and intake of fresh fruits and vegetables to promote healthier lifestyles to interested residents living on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. The program has continued to build hoop houses for participants, but will need to revise and modify the mutual agreement for participating in the Hoop House Program. Pyramid Lake FRTEP will: Purchase the materials and supplies to construct a 14x10 hoop house unit with drip irrigation installation if desired. Organize and conduct the construction of the hoop house units. Organize and conduct monitoring visits to constructed hoop house units. Provide information and workshops to provide for successful hoop house growing. Organize and set up farmer's markets for excess production if desired by hoop house growers and other community producers. Participant Expectations Submit an application for a hoop house showing location and water source for irrigation. Be available to help construct the five proposed hoop house units. Participate in hoop house monitoring visit workshops (minimum of 3 per growing season). Record how much produce the hoop house has yielded to show the success of the growing season. Veggies for Kids The Veggies for Kids program objectives directly support healthy eating, as it intends to promote increased intake of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, water, and nutrient-dense beverages; increase appreciation and use of healthy traditional Native American and Hispanic foods; and introduce vegetable growing concepts and experiences. This is an in-school program that includes grades kindergarten through third grade and has students in the Natchez Elementary School participating for a ten session program and a summer session that includes pre and post-testing. These lessons provide information on each food group as described in the USDA MyPlate in an easy to understand context for the youth. Near the end of the lessons, students participate in hands-on activities that teach them how to prepare and cook certain meals that incorporate the MyPlate food groups. For the 2019 program year, the Indian Land Tenure funding was used to replace the Snap Ed funding used in previous years to operate the Veggies For Kids program on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. For our 2020 program, the COVID-19 Pandemic occurred just as our program began postponing this year's program with the closing of the school to prevent the possible spread of the disease. Since Natchez Elementary opened after the COVID-19 outbreak, classes and lessons were conducted in-class and have continued to be successful in the program. In addition to in-class instruction, there are different cultural activities that have been incorporated after the pandemic to aid in teaching materials in the afterschool programs as well as in specific indigenous holidays for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe by showing how to harvest wild foods within the area. 4-H Camp Nevada offers three area camps (Western, Central/Northeast, and Southern) at the Nevada State 4-H camp in Lake Tahoe. Each camp is planned, organized and staffed by each area's Extension 4-H staff and volunteers. Teens are selected and trained to be counselors at each camp. Both residential and day camps provide educational programming to youth annually through hands-on, experiential learning. Leadership skills that are given major emphasis in Nevada's 4-H camping program include: Understanding self and character building skills Communicating and relating to others Problem solving and decision making Managing resources Working with others Environmental stewardship 4-H camping is cooperative group living that focuses on the individual's social, spiritual, mental, and physical development for both boys and girls. Since 4-H camping is educationally focused, it is recognized as a method by which to deliver 4-H programming. These camps involve trained professional staff, as well as highly skilled adult and teen volunteers in working with and supervising all campers. In addition to promoting 4-H camp for youth between the ages of 9-12 and teen counselors from 14-16, the University of Nevada's College Preparation camp has collaborated and recruited high school students to attend their camps as well. These students normally have participated in past 4-H and Veggies for Kids programs and have been positive candidates for the College Preparation camp. The Pyramid Lake Outreach Specialist under FRTEP attended camp as a counselor, recruited campers for the camp, and assisted in transportation of youth from Pyramid Lake to Lake Tahoe. Veggies For Seniors and Seniors Eating Well Pyramid Lake FRTEP is in the process of establishing a program that will supply fresh fruits and vegetables to senior citizens 65 years of age or older since August 2020. Pyramid Lake FRTEP will secure fresh fruit and vegetables from locally available sources and distribute them to a list of eligible participants. The program outreach coordinator delivers the produce to each of the three communities on the reservation within the day of picking up the supplies. Within each bag of produce along with fruits and vegetables, are recipes for preparing some of the produce as well as on-demand program masks for the elders. Currently, there are 36 participants in the program, but there are more reaching out asking to join the program.
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