The Cherokee Nation’s Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, empowers Native American students in grades nine – 12 with the skills and knowleedge needed to be future farmers, ranchers, agriculturalists, and leaders. As a historic Bureau of Indian Education school serving 99 percent Indigenous students, SHS’s NAAF-funded project Sequoyah High School Agriculture Education 2026 furthers its commitment and expands on 2025 NAAF funding, which established Agriculture I and Horticulture courses. With NAAF support, the program also established a local FFA chapter, and students immediately jumped into competitions, competing in livestock judging and other Career Development Events (CDEs) throughout the year. The 2026 NAAF funding supports SHS with adding an additional agricultural class, providing students with a pathway to continue their agricultural journeys both in production and in the field. It also supports the FFA members with leadership development through attending events such as the State and National FFA Conventions. As the program celebrates its second year, the school aims to increase its participation in livestock judging and showing and establish a broiler program on campus, educating students on profit and loss, assets and liabilities, and the return on investment through their work. Students also gain understanding in accessing banking services to secure a mortgage, how to leverage livestock purchases, and how to secure financing for equipment purchases to run their own operations in the future.
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The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) provides grants to eligible organizations for business assistance, agricultural education, technical support, and advocacy services to support Native farmers and ranchers.
The charitable trust was created by the settlement of the landmark Keepseagle v. Vilsack class-action lawsuit. NAAF is the largest philanthropic organization devoted solely to serving the Native American farming and ranching community.