INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION

GENERAL PROGRAM:THE INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION (ILTF) CONTINUES TO REACH OUT TO NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAND OWNERSHIP IN INDIAN COUNTRY. AMONG THESE ACTIVITIES ARE GRANT-MAKING, PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES AND OTHER GATHERINGS, DISTRIBUTION OF OUR RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS, OUTREACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROGRAM UPDATE REPORTS AS WELL AS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. THE FOUNDATION TAKES AN ACTIVE ROLE WORKING WITH NATIVE NATIONS ADDRESSING ISSUES BY HOSTING REGIONAL MEETINGS, MEETING WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS, AND OTHER OUTREACH TO TRIBAL LEADERS. THE 2021 ONLINE OUTREACH CONTINUED DURING 2022 THROUGH ONGOING WEBINARS AND POSTED CONTENT TO REACH TRIBAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR A CONSTITUENCY THAT APPRECIATES THE CONVENIENCE OF THIS FORMAT.SPECIFIC OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE OFFERING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) COURSES AND THE TRIBAL LAND PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, ESTATE PLANNING AND WILL WRITING, DIRECTLY ADDRESSING FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP ISSUES ON ALLOTTED LANDS, CARBON CREDIT MARKETS; AND DEVELOPING AND PRESENTING LESSONS OF OUR LAND CURRICULUM INFORMATION TO TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND TRIBAL ELDERS, LEADERS, AND OTHER CITIZENS.

NATIONAL INDIAN CARBON COALITION:THE NATIONAL INDIAN CARBON COALITION (NICC) WORKS TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR INDIGENOUS-LED CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE TRIBAL NATIONS, ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES & CORPORATIONS, NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND FIRST NATIONS IN CANADA. NICC HAS RECEIVED PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH THE REVOLVING PROJECT FUND, WHICH ADVANCES OUR EFFORTS SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS BUILDING NICC'S LONGER-TERM SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PROJECTS. NICC CONDUCTS ALL OF THE SUPPORTING WORK ON INDIGENOUS LANDS AS THE PROJECT PROPONENT AND CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION FOR A FORTY (40) YEAR DURATION. THIS REMOVES THE SIGNIFICANT BURDEN OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT FROM THE INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION, THUS ASSURING LONG-TERM BENEFITS TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR CARBON PROJECTS ON INDIGENOUS LANDS AND THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW NICC TO BUILD OUR INTERNAL CAPACITY TO RESPOND IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS POSSIBLE. NICC IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE, AND A CRITICAL BRIDGE THAT ENABLES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS ON INDIGENOUS LANDS THAT MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAPPEN DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL, TIME AND CAPACITY INVESTMENT NEEDED TO SECURE AND DEVELOP PROJECTS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE TRACKED USING AN EFFICIENT, TRANSPARENT SYSTEM, ALONG WITH A ROBUST FOREST CERTIFICATION.