Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Recipient Type
Tribal Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Project Overview
Project goals are coordinate language instruction for Grand Portage students from Head Start to Cook County High School in order to produce fluent speakers. Establish language programming for families: language table, radio program, and language camps. Promote Ojibwe language among federal, state, local, and reservation entities. Develop new Ojibwe language projects based on community input.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2023 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
2021 Minnesota Session Laws, 92nd Legislature, Special Session Chapter 1, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,500
Direct expenses
$57,214
Administration costs
$9,286
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.67
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Outcomes: 1. Fluent speakers of Ojibwe graduating from Cook County High Schools. 2. Promotion of Grand Portage dialect in language learning. 3. Increased access to adult Ojibwe language education opportunities. 4. Increased visibility and use of Ojibwe language on the reservation and throughout Northeast Minnesota.
Source of Additional Funds
Tribal/ Private
Recipient Board Members
Robert Deschampe, Bill Myers, John Morrin, Marie Spry and April McCormick
Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Deschampe
Organization Name
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Street Address
PO Box 428, 83 Stevens Road
City
Grand Portage
State
MN
Zip Code
55605
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