Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Tribal Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Recipient Type
Tribal Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Mille Lacs
Mille Lacs
Project Overview

Objective 1: By September 1, 2019, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (MLBO) Nay Ah Shing (NAS) school and MLBO Human Resources (HR) will contract an hire an Immersion Consultant for delivery of Immersion services within the NAS Ojibwe program to project end. Objective2: By September 1, 2019, MLBO NAS and MLBO HR will contract and hire a Cultural Arts Consultant for delivery of cultural arts services including delivering of crafting and sewing programming as a component of NAS Ojibwe culminating activity. Objective 3: By September 1, 2019, MLBO NAS and Office will, bidding where necessary, prospect and acquire supplies and support contracts necessary for the expansion and enhancement of currently existing and under-resourced programming in the MLBO NAS Ojibwe language program. Objective 4: On February 26-28, 2020, MLBO NAS staff including Ojibwe Language Coordinator and relevant support staff will attend for professional development purposes the 49th Annual National Association of Bilingual Educators (NABE) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
2019 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 9
Direct expenses
$50,187
Administration costs
$1,631
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.1317
Recipient Board Members
Melanie Benjamin, Sheldon Boyd, Virgil Wind, Wendy Merrill, Harry Davis,
Project Manager
First Name
Melanie
Last Name
Benjamin
Organization Name
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Street Address
43408 Oodena Drive
City
Onamia
State
MN
Zip Code
53659
Administered By
Administered by
Location

161 Saint Anthony Ave
Suite 919
St. Paul, MN 55103