Tag - Indigenous

Insights, innovation and Indigenous identities

HEALTH A recent NPR segment highlights the important role of dental therapists in improving dental care access in the U.S. The interview features Dr. Beth Mertz of the University of California, San Francisco and her research findings that health equity is a driving force for dental therapy. Dental therapists work as part of the dental team providing education...

Apply for the $50,000 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowships

             Applications Due Sept. 13, 2019Apply for the $50,000 Luce Indigenous Knowledge FellowshipsFirst Nations Development Institute (First Nations) and The Henry Luce Foundation (Luce) have partnered to launch the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship. The fellowship is a 12-month, self-directed enrichment program designed to support the growth, development...

Applications Open for 10 Indigenous Knowledge Fellowships

             Due September 13, 2019First Nations Accepting Applications for 10 Luce Indigenous Knowledge FellowshipsFirst Nations Development Institute (First Nations) and The Henry Luce Foundation (Luce) have partnered to launch the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship. The fellowship is a 12-month, self-directed enrichment program designed to support the growth...

People Powered: Strength-Based Indigenous Movements

People Powered: Strength-Based Indigenous Movements

People Powered: Strength-Based Indigenous Movements by Olivia Roanhorse This article is the second in a series that NPQ, in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute, is publishing this fall. It features Native American activist writers who highlight the practices of community building in Indian Country and identify ways that philanthropy might more...