Natwani Coalition

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

Mission

Formed in January 2004, the Natwani Coalition currently represents a loose affiliation of Hopi organizations and individuals dedicated to developing innovative sustainable strategies to address diet-related health issues, preserve Hopi farming traditions, and restore the local food system.

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

The Coalition serves the Hopi and Tewa people by reaffirming and preserving traditional farming practices that create a path to a healthy lifestyle.

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, sustainable farming practices through outreach and education.
Increase the availability of fresh, sustainably grown produce to Hopi families.
Encourage Hopi to eat foods that promote health in themselves and their communities.
Support the growth and preservation of local food production.
Identify 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
Farm Talk (a seasonal program aired on KUYI 88.1 FM Hopi Radio)
Hopi Natwani for Youth Project - Farming Curriculum
Community Advisory Board
Hopi Seed Bank 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.