Fort Independence Indian Reservation

The Fort Independence Indian Community will partner with the Owens Valley Unified School District and the Eastern California Museum to promote literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally influential activities in their rural Inyo County California community. Project activities include administering surveys to evaluate the educational needs of the community. Additionally, they will implement a read aloud program for children in K-5 grades at the Tribe’s Nuumu Library to enhance reading literacy. The Tribe will develop an after-school program for children in grades 6-12 to provide resources including access to a computer lab and cultural educational activities. The Tribe will collaborate with The Eastern California Museum to bring Indigenous awareness and cultural enrichment workshops to preserve the Paiute language. The project will benefit the community on the Reservation, the Owens Valley Unified School District, and the Eastern California Museum