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White Earth Land Recovery Project

June 29, 2012 By admin

Culturally Whole White Earth Land Recovery Project (WELRP), distributes traditional foods like maple syrup, hominy corn and wild rice through its retail arm, Native Harvest, working together to make a fractured culture whole. In an old farmhouse near Round Lake, 12 miles from the village of Ponsford on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Cultural Preservation, Development of Website, Educational Opportunities, Energy and Green Building, Language and Cultural Heritage, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Program - community, Renewable Energy, Reservation, Schooling, Solar, Value added, Wind

Luverne’s Prairie Spirit: Let it Grow!

June 29, 2012 By admin

Luverne: Home of the VIP Since the summer of 1999, the people of Luverne have been exploring ways to strengthen their community. Through the Blandin Community Investment Partnership (BCIP) process of priority setting, resource inventory, and implementation planning, the VIP (vision, involvement, promise) project has emerged. A commitment to the youth and land of this […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Environmental Education Programs, Hiking & Cross-Country Skiing, Lifelong Learning, Minnesota, Prairie Restoration, Program - community, Program - government, Program - non-profit, Public Planning, Rural Business Development, Tourism and Recreation, Visual Arts, Youth, Youth Leadership

Embracing Opportunity

June 29, 2012 By admin

Embracing Opportunity Topping the hill on the road leading into the coastal town of La Push — home of the Quileute people — you will be struck by the breathtaking vista stretching out before your eyes: cobalt blue water, white surf and emerald green forest. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Olympic National Park, and […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Literary Arts, Mentoring Programs, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Washington, Youth, Youth Leadership

Forming a Multi-Community Alliance

June 29, 2012 By admin

Forming a Multi-Community Alliance The three small towns of Dayton, Elmo and Big Arm form a u-shaped area around Flathead Lake in stunningly beautiful northwestern Montana. The community of Elmo was selected to participate in Horizons — a community leadership program sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation. When their neighbors in the towns of Big […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Family Entertainment and Activities, Folk Arts, Land Zoning - Land Use Planning, Montana, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Policy, Youth, Youth Workers

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