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Current Natwani Coalition - Community Advisory Board Members, Natwani Coalition & Hopi Foundation Staff.
Taken at the 2012 NC Strategtic Planning Session, Flagstaff, AZ.

"Working towards Preserving and Strengthening the Healthy Food System and Agriculture Traditions of the Hopi & Tewa People"

Mission

Formed in January 2004, The Natwani Coalition represents an affiliation of Hopi organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving Hopi farming traditions, strengthening the local Hopi food system and developing innovative sustainable strategies to promote wellness.

Natwani

Natwani literally means “produce” or “vegetables,” but more significantly, it refers to the processes and rituals necessary for the rejuvenation of all life. It is the intact web of obligation and activity involved in the planting, harvesting, processing, hunting and gathering of food. It is physical and spiritual sustenance.

Vision

Working toward preserving and strengthening the healthy food system and agricultural traditions of the Hopi & Tewa People.

Goals

Our goals is to support methods of agriculture, food distribution, and food consumption that are healthy for Hopi individuals and their communities that include:

Encourage and support traditional, innovative and sustainable farming practices through outreach and education.
Encourage the availability of locally grown foods and produce to Hopi & Tewa families.
Encourage Hopi to consume locally grown foods and produce that promote health in themselves and their communities.
Encourage and support the protection and preservation of Hopi heirloom seed varities.
Encourage opportunities to restore food self-sufficiency at Hopi.

Belief

The overall health and well-being of the Hopi people cannot be addressed without an improvement in diet and commensurate restoration of their local food system. In order to meet our objectives, the Natwani Coalition has leveraged varying levels of engagement from volunteers, collaborators and institutions on and off the Hopi reservation. Our strategy is to launch mutually reinforcing projects that over time will collectively restore the local food system.

Initiatives

The Coalition has been instrumental in starting or contributing to a number of projects related to the restoration of the Hopi food system. By launching a broad-based campaign that approaches food system restoration from multiple angles, we've been able to activate a wide constituency around our efforts. These include:

Hopi Community Food Assessment
Educational Outreach for Hopi-Tewa Communites on Hopi Food and Farming
Hopi Agricultural & Food Symposium (bi-annual event)
Historical Hopi Agricultural Photo Exhibit
Hopi Farm Talk (a monthly program aired on KUYI Hopi Radio 88.1).
Hopi Natwani for Youth Project - Farming Curriculum
Community Advisory Board
Hopi Heirloom Seed Initiative
Food & Farming Community Grant Program

Partnerships & Contributors

The Natwani Coalition has built a network of partnerships that share the same vision in revitalizing and preserving traditional methods in Hopi agriculture and the Hopi food system.