The First Peoples Fund is pleased to announce its Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards (CSA).
Donor Name: First Peoples Fund
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 07/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
The Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Awards (CSA) celebrate outstanding Native artists and culture bearers who embody their tribal cultural teachings and way of life. Honorees are selected based on their artistic practice, lifetime commitment to building the strength of Native communities, and direct ties to their tribal community. Through this award, First Peoples Fund recognizes exceptional artists who have selflessly shared their cultural knowledge and ancestral gifts with their communities, fulfilling an important responsibility to bring spirit to the community. Since 2000, over 100 culture bearers across Indian Country have been honored for their work in sustaining and growing their People’s creative practices and cultural values.
Each year, First Peoples Fund honors and celebrates exceptional American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists who embody the Collective Spirit®—that which manifests self-awareness and a sense of responsibility to sustain the cultural fabric of a community. First Peoples Fund chooses its Community Spirit Award honorees for their commitment to sustaining the cultural values of Native people.
Funding Information
Each honoree will receive a $25,000 grant to continue their important work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees must be practicing Native artists who have demonstrated a lifetime of commitment to their art, engaging in their work for at least 10 years.
- Nominees must be an enrolled member, or provide proof of lineal descendancy of, a U.S. federally recognized tribe, a state-recognized tribe, or be an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
- The award is open to artists of any medium, from visual to performing to literary, in both traditional and contemporary forms.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
For more information, visit First Peoples Fund.
