Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Tribal Grant
By the end of the FY22 grant programming period, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe will have hired and worked with Contractors in Editing and Production in order to edit, design, and produce a physical Bilingual Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (MLBO) History Book which will be used with the Nay Ah Shing Schools as an Ojibwe Language and History tool while also satisfying all relevant Minnesota and Federal education standards. This Goal will be the Second Stage of a multistage project; subsequent stages of this program may take place through either internal funding mechanisms or in collaboration with external organizations. As a note, due to known challenges regarding retaining expertise necessary for Ojibwe Language programming, as well as the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic both on contracting practices as well as other aspects of programming, the work plan described below is necessarily contingent. All efforts will be taken to adhere to the general outline, deliverables, and timeframe presented, although variations in the presented plan may be necessary. If these were sufficiently substantial as to necessitate a revision to this work plan, approval would be sought and received from MIAC prior to any changes being made to programming.
Objective 1: By Month 1 NAS Language Staff will have established a schedule and protocol for meetings related to Stage 2 Book development programming, including modes of expectation and communication with Contractors, as well as internal process for steering during expanded Stage 2 Objective 2: By Month 2 MLBO Administration and NAS Language Staff will have completed scope-of-work construction on Contracts to be used in this programming. Objective 3: By Month 3, MLBO will have hired all Contractors for delivery of this programming with the exception of Production Contractors, who will be retained after completion of initial Editorial process. Objective 4: By Month 4, MLBO will have hired Production Contractors and begun work on porting collected and designed materials into a form appropriate for materials production; MLBO will also have satisfied all necessary legal requirements necessary for the production of this book, including retention of rights for production which may include copyright on collected and produced materials. Objective 5: By Month 12 (or project year-end), MLBO will have exhausted funds related to Production Contractors and will have a set of usable books appropriate for public usage, including but not limited to integration with classroom materials at the MLBO NAS school.
Tribal/ Private