INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION
151 E COUNTY ROAD B2 E, LITTLE CANADA, MN 55117 www.iltf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION (ILTF) IS TO SEE THOSE LANDS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES OF EVERY RESERVATION AND OTHER AREAS OF HIGH SIGNIFICANCE WHERE TRIBES RETAIN ABORIGINAL INTEREST ARE IN INDIAN OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.

TO ENSURE THAT ALL LANDS WITHIN NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION BOUNDARIES IS UNDER NATIVE AMERICAN OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL. OUR PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS GRANT-MAKING TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN ASSIST IN REACHING THAT GOAL.

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.SPECIFIC OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE OFFERING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) COURSES AND THE TRIBAL LAND PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHEN RIVERS WERE TRAILS VIDEO GAME, DEVELOPING AND PRESENTING TRAININGS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN LANDOWNERS, 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.

PE SLA LAND RECOVERY:BEGINNING IN 2012, ILTF HAS PLAYED A SUPPORT ROLE IN ASSISTING OUR SIOUX NATION TRIBES, OCETI SAKOWIN (SEVEN COUNCIL FIRES OF THE SIOUX NATION), WITH ORGANIZATION, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ADVICE CONCERNING THE RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HOLY SITE, PE SLA. TOGETHER WE HAVE BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL: RAISING $12,142,000 FOR PE SLA RECOVERY OF THE 2,525 ACRES OF LAND AND SECURING $625,000 FOR FENCING, WATER IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH BIA AND USDA NRCS.THE GOAL OF RECOVERING PE SLA AS A SACRED SITE FOR THE LAKOTA, NAKOTA, DAKOTA OYATE HAS BEEN TO PRESERVE THE AREA IN ITS NATURAL STATE AS A PLACE FOR WORSHIP AND PRAYER, TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES, RESTORATION OF BUFFALO AND SIGNIFICANTLY, NATIVE YOUTH CAMPS TO HELP CONNECT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES THERE BY REDUCING DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND THE DIFFICULTIES THAT YOUTH FACE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.IN 2017, THE ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE ORGANIZED A YOUTH CULTURE CAMP WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 YOUNG PEOPLE, SPIRITUAL LEADERS, CULTURAL LEADERS AND YOUTH ADVISORS.

INDIAN COUNTRY EXTENSION FUND:THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE DONOR-ADVISED INDIAN COUNTRY EXTENSION FUND IN 2016. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO RAISE CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR ALL THIRTY-SIX EXISTING FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBAL EXTENSION PROGRAMS (FRTEP). THESE ON-RESERVATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE SERVICES SIMILAR TO THE USDA EXTENSION SERVICES BUT ARE WOEFULLY UNDERFUNDED FOR THE AREA AND POPULATION NEEDS. A FOCUS ON INDIAN YOUTH PROGRAMS AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS ARE THE MAIN PRIORITIES.DURING 2018 THE FOUNDATION RECRUITED AND DISSEMINATED $210,000 TO 13 OF THE FRTEP AGENCIES WITH FUNDING TO THE REMAINING AGENCIES TO FOLLOW IN 2019; ILTF EXPECTS TO DISTRIBUTE $1.3 MILLION OVER THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD.

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