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Growing Good People: Understanding Self and Resiliency

Awarded in 2021
COVID-19 Response Grant
Updated Aug 20, 2025

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Menikanaehkem, a grassroots organization based on the Menominee Reservation in Northeast Wisconsin, will use its grant to help build behavioral, social and hands-on skills for youth as they learn about their native language and cultures, and nature-based healing and resilience. This project promotes mental, physical, spiritual and emotional wellness through practices that are traditional to the Menominee tribal people.

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