Description

The Indigenous Knowledge Fellows program remains the focus of the Initiative’s grantmaking. The Fellows program provides direct financial support to knowledge makers and fosters relationships among them. The Fellows program is poised to enter its fifth year. The first two cohorts have completed their fellowship years; meanwhile, the third cohort have begun their fellowship experience. They include a third-generation Assiniboine beadworker, a Kiowa early childhood specialist, and a Native Hawaiian traditional architect. First Nations has begun to select the fourth cohort: 250 applications were considered; interviews of semi-finalists will take place in November. The grant recommended here would fund the administration of the fifth cohort, including recruitment, stipends, convenings, and staff and administrative costs.