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Recent accomplishments in Native America
North Leupp Family Farms
In 2010, the Trust completed a 2-year effort to establish the North Leupp Family Farm. The Trust worked closely with community members to develop a board of directors, hire, train and supervise a farm manager, develop farm infrastructure, and secure funding for two years of operation. To date the Trust has also provided financial oversight and fiscal management to the organization. The farm now serves over thirty families, is developing a cash crop area that we hope will help support some of the farm’s operational expenses, and is developing relationships for the bulk sale of organic produce.
Retail Development in Shonto
The Trust assisted the Shonto Chapter, the first Local Governance Act (LGA) authorized community of the Navajo Nation, with in-depth visioning, strategic planning, feasibility work, and master planning of a ten-acre retail site. The Chapter is now working to attract the anchor retailers necessary to make this development viable and has secured $3.8 million in low interest bond financing through the Federal Economic Stimulus Program.
Green Jobs Commission
The Trust and several Native American organizations worked together to help the Navajo Tribal Council create a Navajo Nation Green Economy Commission aimed at catalyzing green economy growth within Navajo communities. Specifically, the Trust served as a partner in the Navajo Green Economy Coalition, the group that advocated for the creation of the Commission, and served as a senior advisor to the Navajo Tribal Council on this proposal. In the autumn of 2009 the Navajo Nation approved the legislation and subsequently appointed tribal members to the Commission. The Trust is currently assisting the Commission with development of a comprehensive strategic plan, and helping the Navajo Nation seek foundation and federal funding to support staffing and project development. The Trust is heavily involved in this process with executive-level technical grant writing, strategic planning, and business guidance.
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