Progress 09/18/23 to 09/17/24
Outputs Target Audience:AFHP will target the 4 families from the first year and the 4 families from the second grant year. A total of 8 families. Families will include Mother, father, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all who live in the same house togather. All these families are located on the Crow Indian reservation in southern Montana. All participants are enrolled Crow Tribal members. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We attended the FALCON 23, and the Grant Development and Grant Management trainings at SKC in Pablo Montana. 2024 FALCON was cancelled due to family emergency. We visited the greenhouse and community garden, and the Two River greenhouse in Hardin Montana. We also visited the Special K Ranch greenhouses in Park City, Montana. Culturally based planting techniques were demonstrated to Crow Agency Public school students, community members and participating families. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Garden areas were tilled on the seven districts on the Crow reservations and surrounding area of Hardin Montana. Container planting containers full of the plants were given to participating families, Veterans, and grandparents raising grandchildren. Harvested fruit and vegetables were given to all the communities, and to all those who wanted and needed them. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will introduce native food plants and how they were culturally and historically used though an Ethnobotany informational sessions, nonformal education relating to agriculture through the Agriculture department at LBHC, preparing your garden for the next growing season, no-till method for gardening, "The historical and cultural importance of Shushua(mint) to the Crow people" workshop. Families and their youth will also participate in the 2025 LBHC Extension vision quests and camps. We will continue to increase accessibility to cultural resources and nontraditional educational learning to strengthen families, build resiliency and to encourage individual and family healthy choices, healthy relationships and to also address mental health issues in a cultural relevent way.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
We identified 4 individuals who met our criteria. These individuals participated in classes and activities at Mountain Shadow, Crow Nation recovery and at LBHC. Participation included "Motherhood and Fatherhood is Sacred", AA, Peer led support groups,and individual sessions at IHS. Families also participated in container gardening and starting plants at the Healing Garden greenhouse. Some individuals and their youth took part in the first campout and vision quests to Heart Mountain near Cody, Wyoming and the later extensive camp activities at Cloud Peak area near Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Family youth were also involved Healing Garden cultural activities and community outreach. Fruit, vegetable and herbs were delivered to Veterans, Elders, and community members.
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