NOTAH BEGAY III FOUNDATION INC
290 PRAIRIE STAR ROAD, SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM 87004 www.nb3foundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ENSURE NATIVE CHILDREN ACHIVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY ADVANCING CULTURES OF NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY HEALTH.

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH: NB3 FOUNDATION CREATED AN EVALUATION METHODOLOGY THAT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN A MANNER THAT WAS INHERENT TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES' LIVED EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE. THE INDIGENOUS HEALTH MODEL (IHM) SIGNIFIES LEARNING FROM PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATIONS (TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE) AND INCORPORATES NEW LEARNINGS THAT ARE ACQUIRED BY DOING (REVEALED KNOWLEDGE). THE IHM IS AN ORGANIC SYSTEM THAT NEEDS MINIMAL EXPLANATION IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE IT'S A LIVED EXPERIENCE. THE IHM METHODOLOGY GENERATES BALANCE BETWEEN ALL THE ELEMENTS OF WELL-BEING AND ALLOWS NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO EXERCISE THEIR OWN TRUTH OF WELLNESS. THE ELEMENTS OF WELL- BEING ARE IMBEDDED IN PLACE, SPECIFICALLY WHERE PEOPLE EAT, PRAY, AND PLAY. THIS PERSPECTIVE IS NOT NEW TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES AS THEY CONTINUE TO RECLAIM, RECONNECT, AND REMEMBER THOSE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS. WHEN COMMUNITIES ARE THE ARCHITECTS OF THEIR OWN EVALUATIONS, THEN MEASURES AND OUTCOMES ARE LOCALLY OWNED AND MATTER TO THE COMMUNITY. EVALUATION INCLUDES HONORING COMMUNITY STORIES AS A CRITICAL WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF BOTH SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES.

GRANTMAKING: THE FOUNDATION'S NATIONAL GRANTMAKING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, TRIBES, AND NATIVE-LED ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE TOOLS, INFORMATION, AND INSPIRATION NEEDED TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THAT BENEFIT THEIR CHILDREN'S HEALTH. THE NB3 FOUNDATION INVESTS IN COMMUNITY-DRIVEN AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND CULTURAL CONNECTIONS. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE NB3 FOUNDATION AWARDED GRANTS TOTALING 275,000. THIS INCLUDED 9 NATIVE YOUTH ON THE MOVE GRANTS FOR 22,222 EACH AND 3 CAPACITY-BUILDING MINI GRANTS FOR 25,000 EACH. GRANTS SUPPORTED NATIVE- LED, STRATEGIC, EMERGING, AND PROMISING PROGRAM MODELS THAT EMPOWERED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THESE GRANTS SUPPORTED CAPACITY BUILDING WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR TEAMS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR NATIVE CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, THE NB3 FOUNDATION PROVIDED 148,113 IN GRANTS TO NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST WITH COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS.

NB3FIT IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVING NATIVE AMERICAN AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO. A CORE PURPOSE OF THE NB3FIT PROGRAM IS TO GET NATIVE YOUTH HEALTHY AND ACTIVE THROUGH SPORTS. NB3FIT HIRES YOUNG ADULTS FROM UP2US SPORTS PROGRAMS TO MENTOR AND COACH NATIVE YOUTH. THE COACHES TEACH ABOUT HEALTHY FOOD AND NUTRITION SO YOUTH CAN MAKE POSITIVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. THE YOUTH ALSO LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, INCORPORATING CULTURAL VALUES WHERE APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING RESPECT, SELF-PERSISTENCE, TEAMWORK, AND SELF- DISCIPLINE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, NB3 FOUNDATION SERVED 802 YOUTH (UNDUPLICATED NUMBERS) WHICH CONSISTED OF 170 YOUTH IN SOCCER, 530 IN GOLF AT 7 SEPARATE SITES, 120 IN CROSS COUNTRY AT 4 SITES, AND 15 IN VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING VIA ZOOM. NB3FIT WEEK: A NATIONAL WEEK OF NATIVE YOUTH HEALTH AND FITNESS HELD EACH NOVEMBER. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TRIBES, NATIVE COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, ETC. HOST PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVENTS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND FITNESS OF NATIVE YOUTH. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE ENGAGED OVER 10,000 NATIVE YOUTH ANNUALLY THROUGH OVER 125 REGISTERED SITES AND OVER 400 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH-CENTERED EVENTS IN 24 STATES.

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