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Causes: Unknown
Mission: celebrate living in a diverse community where violence and discrimination towards anyone for any reason are not acceptable
Target demographics: celebrate cultural diversity
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3 school districts, 3 town councils, the local youth guidance home, 20 school teachers, 6 guidance counselors and therapists, and 600 community members with our Hate-Free Zone campaign and workshops on creating inclusive communities and reached many more with our Facebook page.
Geographic areas served: Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana
Programs: workshops on "Creating Inclusive Communities", Hate-Free Zone campaign to help counter bullying in schools, presented "Stories from a Nation Within" series of potlucks and movies--Allotment and Homesteading, Tribal Sovereignty, Contemporary Tribal Government and Indian Water Rights--to present facts and law regarding Indian issues to counter anti-Indian sentiment surrounding water rights issues in our Reservation community, helped children learn to construct Peace Kites with quotes from famous folks like MLK, Gandhi, and others as the tails of the kites.