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Dear John,
Today we are excited to announce a historic
$1 million investment into Native-led organizations through the Fund of the Sacred Circle<[link removed]>
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Founded in 1999, the
Fund of the Sacred Circle<[link removed]> is a community-led grantmaking fund driven by Native values. This $1 million investment will support 20 Native-led organizations throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin for 2 years to lead critical work addressing systemic injustices affecting Native Nations and Communities. Each grantee will receive a 2-year general operating grant of $25,000 per year, for a total of $50,000. This year’s grantmaking total of $1 million is the largest investment in Native-led organizations in the Fund’s history.
This year’s grantees are:
American Indian Cancer Foundation<[link removed]>
American Indian Family Center<[link removed]>
Dakhóta Iápi Okhódakičhiye<[link removed]>
Dakota Wicohan<[link removed]>
Dream of Wild Health<[link removed]>
Endazhi-Nitaawiging Charter School<[link removed]>
Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia<[link removed]>
Indigenous Peoples Task Force<[link removed]>
Little Earth Residents Association<[link removed]>
Manidoo Ogitigaan<[link removed]>
Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming<[link removed]>
MIGIZI<[link removed]>
Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance<[link removed]>
Native American Community Development Institute<[link removed]>
Native Governance Center<[link removed]>
Native Sun Community Power Development<[link removed]>
Nawayee Center School<[link removed]>
Northwest Indian Community Development Center<[link removed]>
Tiwahe Foundation<[link removed]>
Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi<[link removed]>
These grantees are doing critical work that includes language and cultural revitalization; reclamation of traditional lifeways; protection of environment, waters, foodways, and land; community investment and cultivation and more
Grantees were selected by the Native Community Grantmaking Circle, an intergenerational assembly of Native leaders from diverse Native Nations and Communities throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.
As we announce our newest grantees and grantmakers, we also invite you to join us in reflecting on the legacy of the Fund of the Sacred Circle. Now in its 25th year, the Fund remains rooted in the founding vision of Native elders, activists, leaders, and allies who sought to push back against the historical disinvestment of Native communities.
Head to our website<[link removed]> to learn more about this year’s grantees, the Native community members who chose them, and history of the FSC that guided and inspired them.
In celebration,
Headwaters Foundation for Justice
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