Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:Kalispel FRTEP has really advanced program focus onthe Kalispel Native American community and those living on Kalsipel Reservation lands. Our workshops are highly sought and can easily fill with non-tribal members from surrounding towns who are financially able to attend other options - this attendance takes away seats meant fortribal community members and descendants. Our strategy was to limit invitesand carefully focus public advertising while also reaching out to partners who directly recruit attendees. We seek opportunties to instruct indigenous educators to maximize our impact and reach. We aim to develop youth leadership to impact well into the future. We partner with tribal programs and departments and in the followingexamples, were very successful in engaging just the tribal members: Math Play Dataworkshops: 5 session 3-4 hours long (conducted by WSU graduate math students of color) with lunch or dinner for up to 25 Kalispel youth k-5. Family member are invited and so maybe twice that figure in siblings and perhaps 50 guardians. These are held during Horse Camp and theCamas Early Learning Center care for school aged children. Plant Teachings Workshop: 3 days of instruction and demonstration of plant wisdom, STEM/horticulture, where to forage and gather in the field/forest and plant medicines for 25 people. 15 people attended our popular Edible Plant Imposters Workshop. We worked with the Culture Department and contacts from 2-4 tribes to enlist and support members to attend. Qlispe Valley 4-H Native Youth Leadership Scholarships: Youth and families need assistance applying for programs and are often not even aware of the opportunies. FRTEP assist with printing, editing, converting documesnt and formatting applications for the youth. Qlispe Valley club members went to Ne-Ha-Shnee HealthSciences and STEM 2-Week Camp (2 youth), Compassion Scholar program trip to Spain and project (1 youth), Intertribal Agricultural Conference Essay Contest to Las Vegas, National Conference (2 youth, 2 adults), National 4-H Conference FALCON Scholarships (2 youth, 1 adult), Summer internship (4 youth), Climate Youth Advisory Board (4 youth). Outreach was helped by tribal leadership and the local school counselor. FRTEP helped train more adult volunteers from the community to assure representation of culture and background for the tribal youth. We trained staff from the Language Immersion Program in Level 2 Archery Instruction Certification this year to partner with out Level 1 certified staff at KNRD. The Level 2 served as an entrepreneurial opportunity as well to Train the Trainer in 4-H youth archery. Popcorn and Paint Fridays: This STEAM program has invited us for STEM activities and have attracted 4 events with 20+ youth for 3-Hour sessions. This is a Camas Path program in the Camas Wellness Center. Gardening and Nutrition: Two composting courses: 25 youth and 4 adults. We used the social media platform to advertise at the Language Immersion School and People's Place Transitional Housing. Snap-ED continued the weekly meals and nutrition courses for the Camas Learning Center reaching over 360 student hours (native american youth alone). Nutrition classes contined at the Peoples Place Treatment Center with weekly meals reaching low income seniors and tribal members for another 500 class hours. FRTEP assisting County Fair participation: 45 youth and 4 adults (60 entrance tickets also provided to encourage fair entries next year). We worked with the Director of Education and the Horse Camp Director to identify youth for this scholarship so they could see their far entries and ribbon awards. Approximately 200 entries were from the Early Leaning Center (k-5th) and the Learning Center (6-12th grade) While we donot exclude anyone, we are obligated to serve the Kalispel community members by grant mandate either by directly inviting them through personal contact and using event scholarships. This strategy has greatly increased tribal member attendance to FRTEP events. Changes/Problems:Changes At the tribe's encouragement, the two .3 FTEpositions that started with the after school math program were consolidated and made into a .5 FTE position thatfocuses on plant management and propagation, garden chores and irrigation systems; Plant Technician III. Triballeadership has requested more math and STEM activities for youth and so there will necessarily be a shift of priorities to meet the direct request of the Chairman. Challenges We are without tribe-provided storage and an operable truck - this is something to work on in the coming months. Getting authorization to sponsor and install permanent watering systems will take tribal council approval. Intermittent vandalism at all 3 gardens at time slows progress - a surveillance system may be necessary. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Training and Professional Development of FRTEP Staff: FRTEP Professional Development event(Minnesota), Opiod and Fentanyl Crisis on Reservations Conference, Intertribal Agriculture Conference, Plant Teacings Workshop, Social Emotional Learning workshops through OSPI, Southwest Tribal Climate Group Monthly Guest Speakers and Presentations. NECI Member Engagement guest speakers. Staff participated in the 4-H Volunteer Appreciation Annual Event. Staff attended Forestry program from Pacific Educational Institute. Volunteers for 4-H received training in dealing with minors and DEI. Ripple Mapping Training duinrg Extension Conferences. All WSU mandatory and a suite of optional professional development webcasts and courses. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The annual advisory board meetings are sparcely attended and so this year we launched the FRTEP Annual Report. This is a way for advisory board members to review the activities at their convenience. FRTEP staff notify key Kalispel advisory membersof the events and results each time through correspondence and often through photos and even products (strawberry or tomatoplants for example). Social media informs the community of the results of an event or activity as well often realtime. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Priority I Objectives - Youth Development 4-H activities, programs, and education The Qlispe Valley 4-H Leadership Club has been very busy! We will repeat the National 4-H Conference attendance, the WSU Ne-Ha-Shnee Health Sciences camp and the Intertribal Agriculture Conference attendance. The club members can help at Math Play Date events and for Plant Teachings this year. Because of FRTEP, County fair activity has seen marked increase in indigenous arts an crafts, many of the entries receiving top ribbons. This has created much enthusiasm for future entries and to then elevate it to the State Fair level next year. Increase K-12 and career success in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) STEM has been integrated into the Culture Department through the Plant Teachings Workshop, a multigenerational educational program. The Math Data Play dates can continue if funding is secured. The Forest Competition at Indian Creek Community Forest will launch this year with biology, topography, fire science, horticulture and hydrology as parts of the program. Math Data Play dates have shown youth how basic information can inform and help with decision making and what trends amongst others are. We will pursue additional funding to continue this program. The Plant Teachings workshop was very well received and the tribe has asked for a copy of Tend gather and Grow Curriculum to implement for the 2024-25 school year.In development arean expanded Plant Teachings deck (SEL, STEM, Salish) for the Upper Columbia Plateau tribes. ImplementEngaging Communities in Forest Education from Pacific Education Institute with local Ag teacher. Increase youth health through more access to nutritious food and improved food choices Install the permanent watering systems at three gardens (CLC, Language Immersion School and Peoples Place Transitional Housing). Bids received. Hire more youth to plant, water and weed the school gardens to feel the sense of accomplishment of growing food. More visits to the food bank to volunteer Invite cohort of Native American faculty in Food Systems and Environmental studies to visit and network with tribal Agricultural Department leadership. Continue the seed ordering program, expand options for learning about food and scarcity through the summer internships. Increase social media education and outreach. Conduct the Sweet Suite workshop twice, once for a general group and once for those enrolled in the diabetes prevention program at Camas Path Health Center. Work with SNAP-Ed/Food$ense to expand nutritional component of favorite foods such as fry bread. Remodel the Peoples Place garden so this food is integrated into the biweekly Snap-Ed meal there. Encourage year round food growing withthe Grow a Lettuce Bowl project. Repeat the Plant Teachings Social Emotional Learning workshop and hold an implementation workshop so educators can see how this translates to the classroom setting. Increase after school activities in short indigenous based SEL when available. Assist LIS in implementing the Tend Gather and Grow program. Bring the Raptor exhibit to the reservation again. Pursue funding options for PIP and develop a learning community incorporating Plant Teachings. Explore how to train more individuals (funding is scheduled to increase in the coming months) Support sustainable natural resource management and appreciation of nature Provide travel and supplies assistance to the CUlture Department to continue gathering, foraging and preparing native plants. The Plant Teachings program has key cultural and local plant science, their nutrition, properties, traditional uses and lore integrated into an instructional program. We will explore implementing this at the local grade school and the curriculum is already planned for the Language Immersion School. The Forestry Competition/Camp will also discuss the cultural context importance of key plants and ensuing forest practices. We have submitted a 3-year USDA NIFA grant application, "Enhancing Capacity Among Northwest Tribes and Extension to Promote Climate-Smart Forestry" with the NW Climate Hub Team to expand the Forestry Camp to include a customized climate module and a 4-H Tribal Youth Curriculum in Climate and Culture. Beyond this FRTEP created a 4-H Youth Climate Advisory team for the tribe which provides input to leaders on climate recommendations or suggestions to tribal council. Launch the GLOBE, Trees Around The World project at the local forestry classroom studying cedar decline Priority II Objectives: Food, Gardens and Health Gardening/Food Sovereignty goal and objectives:increase amount of healthy food available to the Tribal Community. Expand the Seed ordering program to include a fall winter garden option, free produce starts, small classes such as composting and 'growing a lettuce bowl garden' and growing greens as well as SnapEd courses continue. Continue 'infomercials' on social media on companion planting, planting dates, weather reports, nurturing perennials and canning/processing produce. Remedy the garden watering systems and fill the Plant Technician position to oversee the garden maintenance and hep residents with watering systems and plant knowledge. We continue to connect the community with small business opportunities through indigenous business organizations such as Elk Soup and Sister Sky. The fair has been a good place to encourage entrepreneurial potential. Continuing with the Plant Imposters series. Include the potential side effects of wild plants on kidney and liver health with the assistant of Camas Path Clinicians. Plant Teachings curriculum supports gathering and harvesting native foods. Healthy Eating and Exercise goal:Increase Kalispel Tribal Community health by decreasing obesity and diabetes rates on the Reservation Youth have requested cooking classes so this year we will tentatively hold 4-6 classes at the city's commercial kitchen on food preparation and easy main dishes for a busy family. Implement the Fitbit pilot project. Continue and expand partnership with WSU SNAP-Ed and Camas Path Health programs through food system analysis and nutrition education planning. Continue to bring food safety instruction from WSU Extension to the reservation. Priority III Objective:Natural Resources and Adaptation Goal and objectives:Sustainably manage our landscape so that future generations can enjoy safe and healthy functioning ecosystems and abundant natural resources including habitat for successful hunting and gathering on tribal lands. Continue to attend the Salmonid Recovery working group (led by Kalispel Natural Resources Department), the Conservation District Forest Stewardship Program working group and the KT Forestry Competition committee as well as the National Extension Climate Initiative executive committee. Support the Forestry program from Pacific Educational Institute brought to the community and local school by KNRD. Implement the Climate Hub grant is awarded the funds. Continue to bring pollinator expertise and plants to the tribe and youth. Expand the plants being propagated at the Indian Creek Community Nursery beyond sweetgrass and ceremonial plants to include edible food sourcing plants. The Climate Hub grant will provide the framework, support and travel needed to develop a climate plant. The Climate Hub grant will provide the equipment to avail youth and KNRD to expand soil testing. The Forestry Camp will provide instruction on soil testing and health. This is a service of the Kalispel Planning and Facilities department, but our program can do a social media campaign on what plants at beneficial under threat of wildfire to surround homes and are fire retardant.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Priority I Qlispe Valley 4-H is a Native Youth leadership club.Culturally adapted 4-H programming is in progress with a revised Qlispe Valley 4-H logo, oath translated into Interior Salish, and youth attending national conferences as representatives of tribal nations i.e. bringing the tribe's flag to DC and the Intertribal Agriculture Conference (IAC). Two youth attend the Na'hee-shnee Indigenous pre-med camp (WSU). Two youth wrote essays on how the farm bill impacts their reservations needs winning full scholarships toIACDecember 2023. An SEL activity card is under design with Kalispel ceremony and accompanying Salish word. One youth won a fellowship as a Compassion Scholar traveling to Spain with the FRTEP 4-H Coordinator. FRTEP partnered with Paint and Popcorn Fridays to reach youth on topics covering nature, plants,and art. County Fair participation increased drastically with 100's of entries in the Art Barn (appx. 250 entries). Samples of items- painted bison skulls, tule baskets, Salish rock art, bead work, paintings and items. Several entries (5) were in the 4-H barn as well. Two 4-H club leaders also work at Camas Early Learning Center (CELC) and helped youth 12-18 create cultural arts and crafts for fair entry for example are baskets and paintings. At the request of the Tribal Chairman, FRTEP partnered with the WSU graduate school math Chairto bring college students (BIPOC) to play math games at youth horse camp and afterschool programs at CELC. Five sessions with approximately 100 youth reached. The math games show basic information can inform and help with decision making. 4-H Climate Tribal Advisory Board exposed youth to climate topics. FRTEP assisted in holding a 3-Day Conference on "Plant Teachings and Social Emotional Learning", this multigenerational educational curriculum educates on plants, habitat and characteristics as well as the personalities and teachings (ITEK) of each keystone plant in the region. Lesson plans were then used at the Early Learning Center for example Sister Strawberry; potting starts, coloring, hearing legends about and eating strawberries. FRTEP provides arts, crafts and science supplies for example, bird houses and various ornamental birds for instruction in the Language Immersion School (LIS) kindergarten class. Kalispel Natural Resources Department (KNRD), the Forest Service, and the local school and Conservation Districts will launch the Forestry Competition this year with biology, topography, fire science, horticulture and hydrology as parts of the program. 3-Three tribal teenagersinterned with FRTEP for the summer andstudied food sovereignty and climate establishing the 4-H Tribal Youth Advisory Board. The interns learned about the basis for higher rates of diabetes within a food desert culminating in a letter to the tribal council with various suggestions such as pollinator gardens, preparation for extreme weather events, risks of poor air quality from wildfires and needs for youth cooking classes. These youth were interviewed for a book by Dr. Universe on climate issues. Because of the Plant Teachings SEL workshop, numerous adults are now versed in the curriculum for middle and junior high schoolers. Several SEL sessions (4)conducted at the Cusick Public Library taught youth how to regulate their emotions in a playful environment. Gardens at the LIS teach youth about pollinators, growing food, STEM topics surrounding plants and native plants. 4- FRTEP assisted the local agriculture teacher with forestry principle instructionwith tribal youth then entering the local and WA State Forestry competition (five teens). FRTEP explored the options for youth outdoor education and wilderness skills programs that can be customized for culture (ongoing). Four youth attended the Plant Teachings conference learning plant characteristics, wisdom, medicines and cultural importance. FRTEP together with LIS staff researched wildcraft outdoor learning visiting a local Wilderness and Survival school (pending tribal leadership approval). The Indian Creek Community Garden hosted a Forestry Clinic (Pacific Education Institute) to be implemented at Cusick High (FRTEP will assist). FRTEP staff attended numerous climate change meetings and talks including the monthly Tribal Climate Network meetings to better inform the tribe. Youth are exposed to gardens and foods from the CLC and Language Immersion School Gardens. Priority II -Food, Gardens and Health We converted two positions into a Plant Technician II position to accelerate food production. Both the LIS and the CLC gardens are successful with CLC staff fully running the adjacent garden. The local nursery donated hundreds of vegetable and pollinator starts for LIS and Camas Learning Center gardens. For the Salish School, a late summer/fall garden has been installed to demonstrate gardening can happen year-round. The Seed Order Program continues providing seeds to home raised garden bed recipients. The Sweet Suite workshop is being expanded to reach those in the Diabetes Program at the Camas Clinic (with the Camas Chronic Disease Coordinator). We continue to explore growing food that is important to the culture with the new row at the Indian Creek Nursery and a Native Plant Grant from Conservation Northwest. Native plants and pollinator plants were purchased from a grant through the NRSC ECO grant administered by the Pend Oreille County Conservation District. Plant Teachings workshop and films such as "Gather" have helped increased what is already keen interest in native plants and their relationships with indigenous peoples. Snap-Ed/Food$ense continue to hold biweekly cooking classes at People's Place Transitional Housing and during Summer Youth Camp as well as during the after-school hours at Camas Learning Center. FRTEP assisted with demonstrating to youth seed planting at an IAC technical workshop hosted by the Kalispel Tribe Department of Agriculture. Two composting classes were held with installation of bins at Peoples Place and LIS. Toxic plant class continues to be very popular combining science and ancient foraging knowledge. FRTEP Submitted a grant with Salish Kootenai College investigator Virgil Dupuis (Pending) to implement the and Indigenous Diabetes Prevention through an agriculture program on the Kalispel Reservation titled, "Climate Smart Agriculture and Indigenous Knowledge Integration." Priority III -Natural Resources and Adaptation Through a grant with the local conservation district, we purchased 130 sweet grass plant starts for Indian Creek Nursery. Funding from Conservation Northwest provides edible wild plants for the nursery. The Conservation District funding provides wild and native pollinator perennials. Committee work by FRTEP staff help Kalispel Tribe goals and directives in Natural Resources. FRTEP staff committee work on the Inchelium Red Garlic Revitalization Coalition (IRGRC) with the Colville Confederated Tribes helped secure grants from Conservation Northwest Foundation. FRTEP also held a satellite watch party for the community when WSU hosted Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer live. The FRTEP Coordinator belongs to the National Extension Climate Initiative DEI working group to bring information back to local committees the tribe attends. The FRTEP coordinator also participates in the Washington Education & Extension Climate Team to find opportunities to fund and implement tribal climate programs. Kalispel and Colville FRTEP have submitted a 3-year USDA NIFA grant application, "Enhancing Capacity Among Northwest Tribes and Extension to Promote Climate-Smart Forestry" with the NW Climate Hub Team to expand the Forestry Camp to include a customized climate module for a 4-H Tribal Youth Curriculum in Climate and Culture. The grant will also avail KNRD Forestry staff to build expertise in climate science. This is in response to pursuing funding for a climate plant for the tribal forested holdings.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Morgan, T, 2023, "Tribal Youth Exploring Food�Security During Times of�Climate Disruption," A Lightning Session Spotlight - Youth Advocates for Community Health, FRTEP Annual Meeting 2023, Menominee Reservation, WI.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Morgan, T. and Luz Maria Gordillo, CAHNRS DEI Retreat 2024, Developing a Self-Implementing Tool To Ensure Equity: Self Auditing Patterns, Habits and Bias Across the Hierarchical Spectrum. Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America. (August 15, 2024).
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Morgan, T. et. al, All Extension Fall Conference 2024, Building Resilience in Native Communities with Indigenous-based Social Emotional Learning: The Role of Federally Recognized Tribal Programs. Washinton State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America, (October 1-2, 2024)
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Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:Our activities specifically reached the Kalispel Tribe of Indians(KT) and associates in this rural, low income community. Through collaboration with the school district and a local non-profit (Youth Emergency Services of Pend Oreille Co - serving homeless youth) we provided an indigenous social emotional (SEL) learning track (required under the State OSPI standards for high minority population schools) and under advisement of the Tribe, provided a speakers series called Healing Through Storytelling. This reached 350 youth at public school (4-H group enrollment 50% native american). FRTEP launched a library series of after school activities on Tuesdays with the help of the part-time FRTEP employee doing SEL activities with youth (mostly Kalispel - 50 youth). For leadership development, five tribal youth and 2 elders (chaperones) attended National 4-H conference under the FALCON scholarship.New 4-H tribal volunteer members from the Camas Learning Center attended ATNI to help increase 4-H projects. Seven Kalispel staff and one youth attended the FRTEP workshop in Spokane last summer. 4-H Tech Changemakers contributed to providing gift cards to 6 tribal youth for 9 events showing adults how to use their technology. We reached 90 adults at casinos (family areas), the community college, libraries and the local school (audience 40% indigenous).Assisted with the Summer Youth program with the archery equipment and 4-H certified volunteers (x2 - 30 students) helping revive cultural practices. Assisted with 6 tribal elders events for community building and served meals (12-15 per meal) providing gift basket with traditional foods. This included a senior services fair which we tabled and hended out microgreen kits.Gardens provided over 200 lbs of food some was incorporated into meals at the Salish Language School potlucks for youth with strawberries, corn (heirloom), lettuce, onions, and introduced native plants such as white sage.. Gardening classes were held at the residential treatement center Peoples Place for 6 residents who grew corn, beans, tomatoes, herbs, lettuce, etc. Collaborated with faculty to hold "Value-Added Food Processing and Food Safety" for tribe staff members in the newly formed Department of Agriculture. Also co-sponsored the KT Agricultural Conference (May) with speakers from IAC for 16 youth (6 tribal) and 10 adults (6 tribal). Snap-ED continued the weekly meals and nutrition courses for the Camas Learning Center reaching over 360 student hours (native american youth alone). Nutrition classes contined at the Peoples Place Treatment Center with weekly meals reaching low income seniors and tribal members for another 500 class hours. The Seed Ordering program continued for the summer 2022 reaching a dozen families. Parntered with WSU faculty we took3 tribal members from the KT Culture Department on a tour of forest gardens of coastal tribes for 3 days to enhance the KT Forest Gardan riparian restoraton project. Changes/Problems: Major changes include the unexpected and unfortunate rise in gas prices. This has eroded dispoables funds from the project monies. We no longer have an after school program and so those encumbered employeefunds are inflexable and are not available for programming. We need to hire farm workers - volunteerism is not working. This type of labor, nation-wide, is impossible to secure unless the pay is ongoing and sufficient. We experienced increased partitpation in youth when small gift cards were available as incentives; funding shifted in that direction would be appreciated. Many of the succeses were sponsored by Tech Changemakers, FALCON, Youth Emergency Services, the Kalispel Tribe, Wahsington Humanites, andWSU-Extension Office of Diversity and Inclusion. It is important to acknowledge only a fraction of the outreach would have been possible under FRTEP. A truck was not available this year nor was a mechanism to pay for gas for it. This impeded the gardening program. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Grow Your Own Groceries was a big succes in training the community on master gardening topics. While none have wished to join master gardeners, this and the previous horticulture class offerings (full tuition waver) will have long term impact. Training has included intruction in food safety such as theValue-Added Food Processing and Food Safety class helping support cottage industry. Sewing instruction also is supportive of cottage commerce of ribbon skirts (for example) for sale at pow wows and online. Tuition waivers are readily avaiable to the community for almost any endeavor they seek. The conferences for the 4-H chaperones, FRTEP board members, FRTEP-KT part time staff avail varied and condensed opportunity to expand their career and knowledge base. The Media Camp is fantastic preparation for learning all things technical relative to the entertainment industry but beyond as well. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The chair of the FRTEP advisory board is kept informed of all activities often participating in decision making and frequently contributing funds as a co-sponsor to augment the FRTEP funds. Key advisory board members are incorporated into the activities FRTEP does and this is often why a project is successful. The 4-H Tech Changemakers (partial funding from national program part from FRTEP) was very visible way to enhance technical knowledge of youth and the adults - youth had booths at three large pow wows to talk about technology and what they were doing. This and the team that attended National 4-H was a very visible way to keep parents aware of the benefit of 4-H, keeping them aware of the FRTEP activities.Now engaging withthe Department of Agriculture our role can greatly expand as all those areas can be consolidated into one department. We continue to communicate daily with the DirectorDepartment of Education and other leadership to expand their interest in incorporating FRTEP programming into their current programs. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?I - Establish monthly meetings with youth and volunteers on 4-H projects, expand climate and ITEK subject matter exposure to all youth including 4-H club, assist the upcming horse camp and media camps. Increase youth attending camps for medical careers such as all indigenous health camp at WSU (no cost) or the Teen Conference on college readiness (as in this year). Continue having youth attend National 4-H Conference as career exposure. Continue Indigenous SEEL programs and lesson plans and document these for the State OSPI standards. II - We hope to expand to the Medicine Lodge Community (teen residential treatment center and hich school) as well as the Home Learning Programs for 4-H, STEAM, and SEEL prgramming, all of which are required standards. SEEL has great potential for prevention as well as for emotional regulation. Partner more strongly with the public FFA, science and grade school programs in gardening and ITEK and also provide support for the Salish Program and Camas Learning Center. in their developing cultural materials for youth. Healthy food choices areas yet a challenge despite the Snap-ED program. Ideally we could work with the public school which is interested in incorporating traditional foods into the cafeteria. Instilling a sense of pride in wild local foods and traditions has potential to shift food choices in youth. We will continue to find the intersection of SEEL with indigenous SEEL with the help fo WSU faculty experise such as Dr. Zoe HighEagle-Strong and through staff attending OSPI Native Programs SEEL training. We will deploy the SKTC diabetes project this summer and the fitbit for youth project to explore those appraoches. The Horse Camp is ideal forboth ITEK and exersize! III - We encourage awareness of climate issues and impacts with tribal government and will continue to do so but will seek unconventional approaches.We will continue film series on climate, landscapes and food relative to the tribal community. We will host faculty in Fire Sciences on wildfire awarness and careers. Our goal is to find matched funding to populate the hydroponics row with edible native plants ready for next year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
I 1) Tribal 4-H Programming: greatly increased with enrolled volunteer members and youth, group enrollment activites such as Healing Through Storytelling at the Salish School, school district and library, youth attending national and soon Washington state 4-H conferences. Workshops in ribbon skirts and horse regalia initiated and regalia entered into the fair with numersous ribbons. Developed a Salish 4-H pledge and tribal club logo. Assisted the tribal annual Horse Camp with experts in relay racing (horsemanship) and Media Camp taught by indigenous film crew of national acclaim. 2) Youth participate in Qlispe' Valley 4-H Tech Changemakers learning technical skills to be able to teach adults about passwords, phishing and various apps. Youth taught how to build a resume with 3 apps thereby having to become knowledgable of that software for their future use. Some youth chose technical and science based workshops while attending the national 4-H conference in Washington DC. Other youth helped with graden starts. During the Ag Workshop, youth learned about traditional food history and bison ranching. 3) The two gardens are at the Salish School and the Camas Learning Center. Youth had a Mothers Day plant sale of vegetable starts last year and this yea the starts went into the community garden. Weekly nutrition classes for middle school youth teach food facts and expose to different meal selections. The SEEL project reached hundreds of youth throught the Healing Through Storytelling, library after school Tuesdays, the After School Math Program and small kits such as the Serenity Stone kit. Positive Indian Parenting continued for several months but is now on hold. Courses include composting and pollintor identification (June). 4) The Forest Garden project was extremely useful for the Culture Department in ITEK practices surrounding food systems and sovereignty. This will be integrated into the tribes practices and programs. Staff participated in extensive culture events with the Salish Language School gathering and processing wild foods, making regalia, and creating songs in Salish. Climate change efforts are staff participation in the All Extension Climate Summit (WSU), the Climate Education Team (WSU), National Extension Climate Initiative (representing FRTEP) and watch parties such as with Robin Wall Kimmerer. The CNC Bioblitz was self directed but 4-H youth taught a workshop on iNaturalist, the app used for the bioblitz.Guest Speaker Tony Tenfingers of the Ogallala Lakota Tribe presented during a showing of Kiss the Ground for 40 people. Sewing classes on quilting and regalia served a dozen tribal adults and 6 youth. II 1) Community gardens continued with varying succes given this is post covid and the community re-engaged in pow wow culture and events away from home. Fair turnout was excellent however with native plants and regalia entered. Tenadults enrolled in an extension course (15 classes two hours each) in Growing Your Own Groceries. A Safe Food Gathering workshop in July to educate community on toxic and mock plants. Participation in the Ag Conference willincrease food production both ranching bison and youth interest in how they get their food. The WSU Food Safety and Processing class was a train the trainer event, teaching Ag Department staff on practices. 2) Snap-ED teaches hundreds of youth hours a year in healthy eating on the reservation. Camas Path provided diabetes data (confidential) in preparation for the fitbit project and the Diabetes Prevention Program planned through the Salish Kootenia College. III Secured the hydroponic row for growing native edible plants (lng term project) and exploring partnerhsips with neighboring entities to acquire plants when the additional FRTEP funding arrives in September. This summer is a series of documentaries to increase knowlede of ITEK and climate including Kiss the Ground (Soil and ITEK - for the Dept of Ag staff) and Gather (Food Security - for the Culture Department). Work with the WSU Climate Education Team culminated in a workshop (July 23) with all extension involved on the KT to brainstorm climate resiliancy practices. Explored conferences and funding for KT and staff to participate in the indigenous climate movement. Represented on the Volunary Stewardship Plan Working Group and the Salmonoid Recovery Working Group along with tribal staff to give input on regional resource management. In addition to the extensive Snap-ED program, exercise activites were Horse Camp, Field Day (4-H Archery) and Wilderness Survival Day (June).
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Morgan, T, Deringer, N, Armstrong, A, Tenfingers, T, and S. Phillips, 2023, Developing a Culturally Customized Social Emotional Learning Program at a Predominantly Native American School District in Northeastern Washington, Academic Showcase, WSU.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Morgan, Tracy, 2022, "What is it like to be a FRTEP Agent?" Annual Conference Youth Track, Intertribal Agriculture Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Morgan, T, King, C, McCormick, M, and V. Leach, 2022, "Qlisp�4-H: Syenm After-School Math at the Kalispel Tribe Salish Language Immersion School", USDA FRTEP Workshop, Northern Quest Resort, Spokane, WA.
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