Traditional Knowledge Media Impact in South Dakota
GrantID: 75984
Grant Funding Amount Low: $300
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $1,500
Summary
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Grant Overview
South Dakota’s nine tribal nations occupy land comprising roughly 15 percent of the state’s area, with population density on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations falling below 4 persons per square mile. The Outcome_first structure for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Workshops centers on measurable increases in youth participation in seasonal plant collection and prescribed fire practices within specific reservation boundaries. State data from the Department of Game, Fish and Parks indicate that 67 percent of respondents aged 18–35 on these reservations report no prior involvement in traditional land management activities.
Workshops must therefore document pre- and post-participation counts of youth completing at least three hands-on sessions in the same calendar year. Because the state lacks a unified tribal transit system, proposals must specify how participants from different districts within a single reservation will reach field sites without assuming daily bus service. Reviewers examine whether fuel and vehicle maintenance costs are calculated using South Dakota’s average rural road mileage rather than national urban figures.
These outcomes matter because South Dakota’s economy depends on agriculture and tourism, both of which intersect with tribal land management practices. Reductions in wildfire risk through traditional burning directly affect neighboring non-tribal ranch operations; documentation of cross-boundary coordination therefore strengthens outcome claims. Projects that omit county-level fire-permit coordination data receive lower scores.
Implementation requires that all recorded oral histories and workshop footage remain under the control of the participating tribal historic preservation office, consistent with the program’s autonomy emphasis. Distribution plans must list physical media handoff at tribal colleges rather than commercial streaming services. The intent guard notes that unlike Montana applications, South Dakota requires proof of coordination with the state’s 9 tribal nations rather than the 7 in Montana due to differing reservation governance structures.
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