The Mandan-based NATIVE Inc. nonprofit has been awarded a three-year federal grant of nearly $900,000 for a project to promote the preservation of Native American cultural practices in urban areas of North Dakota.
The $1.1 million project will expand cultural programming to Fargo and Grand Forks, enhance business development skills of Native artists, and create a statewide Culture and Arts Advisory Council representing the five tribes that share geography with the state.
The money is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families…