Presented with
2020 Indigenous Communities Fellowship
How can Native innovators in the US use traditional knowledge and technology to drive social, environmental, and economic impact in their communities?
Submissions are Closed
Selected Solutions
Indigikitchen
Indigikitchen uses digital media to restore the knowledge associated with traditional Indigenous foods.
By Mariah Gladstone
91
Sicangu Online Marketplace
Supporting tribal food producers and increasing access and demand for locally produced food through a bilingual online sales platform
By Matthew Wilson
80
Protect Medicinal Plants
Assessing risks from legacy mining to the Diné (Navajo) people through measurement of heavy metal uptake into traditional medicinal plants.
By Richelle Thomas
8
International Wakashan AI Consortium
The international Wakashan language communities are uniting to build a shared Voice AI, overcoming borders and barriers.
By Michael Running Wolf
74
ShockTalk
ShockTalk is a telebehavioral app connecting Native therapists to Native users.
By Austin Serio
DG
SK
25
EA Ecoversity
Empowering Native Hawaiians youth and young adults to reach their highest potential as they reconnect to their native language and culture.
By Dr. Kū Kahakalau
163
Indigenous DC
A mobile application with digital maps featuring Native American sites of importance in--and contributions to--the nation’s capital city.
By Elizabeth Rule
102
Food from Fire
Reduce fire hazard and grow food year round in the Arctic with biomass heated greenhouses
By Eva Burk
77
Finalists
Hale Unfolded
Hale Unfolded is a (k)new playful cultural educational tools used to build our future traditional Hale, Cultural, & Community builders.
By Tiana Henderson
465
Water Connects Communities
Determine the water budget in arid environments for sustainable land management by Indigenous communities.
By Mr. Derrick J. Slick
20
Safeguarding Indigenous Genomics
We are partnering with local museum experts to design digital tools to safeguard against predatory access to ancient Indigenous remains.
By Prof. Keolu Fox
554
Indigenous Wisdom Center
The IWC is a demonstration earthship-style building enabling year-round sustainability skills training to build capacity and capital.
By Bryan Deans
85
Indigenous Wellness Marketplace
A digital hub which sells Indigenous-made, culturally significant products to encourage movement, cooking, and mindfulness in Native homes.
By Chelsey Luger
5
Decolonial Dream Lab
A Native feminist beadwork studio and gallery that centers the intergenerational transmission of creative/cultural knowledges and practices.
By Kimberly Robertson
126
NARSS Montana
Provide culturally relevant long-term recovery support services for individuals struggling with addiction.
By Dana Comes At Night
9
Submitted Solutions
Tech-Fueled Quantifiable Narrative Shift
Creating narrative change and capacity in the media, public opinion, and policymakers through measurable, quantifiable tech-fueled strategy.
By Ricki McCarroll
Mino-Bimaadiziiwin Digital Culture Camp
Making medicine through the virtual adaptation of Indigenous knowledge transmission.
By Madeline Rider
Reclaiming Lands - SNAG Magazine
We will produce and publish our 10th issue of SNAG Magazine, a full color printed forum for Native Youth voices from throughout the country.
By Ross Cunningham
RC
'Ike Hawai'i Science Center
Connecting Native learners to STEM concepts through relevant indigenous knowledges and approaches
By Maile Keliipio-Acoba
MK
Building for Generations
Building home and all buildings that can withstand all of mother nature’s challenges in a more efficient way.
By Lemur James Gardner
LJ
Dakota Designs
Affordable and sustainable selp-help housing construction
By Mr. Dakota Fragua
Indigenous Geoscience Education
Indigenous research frameworks can transform mainstream geoscience education through place-based, culturally relevant geoscience experiences
By Darryl Reano
DR
Quality Lifetime Opportunities
Use traditional knowledge & construction skills training to increase access to jobs & to spark entrepreneurship.
By Ms. MONA BERNARDINO
MB
Enchant the Environment - Plant is Life
Educate permaculture, share ancestral food, and reclaim ancestral knowledge.
By Kyle Jim
KJ
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