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61 San Xavier District of Tohono O’odham Nation – Tucson, AZ • ($75,000) 67 Suquamish Indian Tribe – Suquamish, WA • ($75,000)

San Xavier District is focused on increasing access to fresh, healthy food in its Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Indian Reservation invests heavily in
community by promoting agricultural production. With NAAF funding, San Xavier fishery and environmental programs that are central to their cultural ways. With NAAF
District will develop a local food marketplace that celebrates traditional foods and funding, Suquamish will purchase an oyster scow (boat) to diversify the tribe’s seafood
opens the door for business opportunities through Native farmer and rancher outreach business and lead to greater financial security for tribal shellfish harvesters.
and education.

68 Swinomish Tribe – La Conner, WA • ($74,304)
62 Seneca Nation of Indians Economic Development Company – Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a Coast Salish treaty tribe, is committed to
Salamanca, NY • ($200,000) preserving and promoting traditional foods. With NAAF funding, Swinomish Tribe
will work to increase access to camas – a perennial plant important to Coast Salish
Seneca Nation of Indians Economic Development Company (SNIEDC), a certified
people – by developing a viable strategy for camas bulb production on tribal farmland.
Native CDFI, provides loan products and services to Seneca members. With NAAF
funding, SNIEDC will start the Agriculture Micro-Lending Incentive Loan Program
to provide low-interest, agriculture-related lending and specialized business planning
to Native farmers and ranchers. 69 Tanka Fund – Kyle, SD • ($75,000)
Tanka Fund’s goal is to convert 1 million acres of virgin prairie to regenerative
agriculture built around a buffalo-based economy. With NAAF funding, Tanka Fund
63 Sitka Tribe of Alaska – Sitka, AK • ($74,029) will provide technical assistance to Native buffalo ranchers to create ranch plans, access
financing opportunities and explore the value-added agricultural market.
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), situated in southeast Alaska, serves its population
through harvesting, processing, and distributing traditional foods such as salmon,
deer and seal. With NAAF funding, STA will expand its existing efforts by hiring a
traditional foods assistant, upgrading harvesting equipment and providing new food 70 The Kohala Center – Kamuela, HI • ($125,000)
choices. The Kohala Center has been engaged in agribusiness assistance, adult and youth
agriculture education, and farmer training programs since 2011. With NAAF funding,
the Kohala Center will offer technical assistance and business training to Native
64 Southern Ute Indian Tribe – Ignacio, CO • ($70,970) Hawaiian producers and increase consumption of traditional foods through agricultural
education.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT) provides a variety of agricultural services to tribal
members including market information, weed management and irrigated cropland
rehabilitation. With NAAF funding, SUIT will organize a regional hemp symposium
for farmers and business owners interested in this new market opportunity. 71 The National Center for American Indian Economic Development –
Mesa, AZ • ($75,000)

65 Spruce Root – Juneau, AK • ($139,230) The National Center for American Indian Economic Development (NCAIED) is
the largest national Native-specific business organization in the U.S. with 40 years of
Spruce Root provides services to Alaska Native food producers in the form of loans experience. With NAAF funds, NCAIED will address Native agricultural business
and business planning. With NAAF funding, Spruce Root will start a food business needs by facilitating access to capital, offering workshops, providing coaching and
program for diverse social enterprises based on ethically harvesting wild edible and providing access to online development programs.
medicinal forest products and host a convening for participants to network.

66 Stockbridge-Munsee Community – Bowler, Wi • ($66,538) 72 The Peoples Partner for Community Development – Lame Deer, MT •
($200,000)
Stockbridge-Munsee Community (SMC) provides education and resources to
The Peoples Partner for Community Development (PPCD) is a certified Native CDFI
community members interested in agriculture and grows food to build food sovereignty
serving tribal members on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. With NAAF funding,
throughout the community. With NAAF funding, SMC will construct a wash-and-
PPCD will expand lending capacity and credit builder loan programming and increase
pack facility to help Native producers capture more value from their agricultural
the availability of financial education for Native farmers and ranchers.
products.

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