UMUT Tiwahe Initiative
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
FAC T SHEE T
$44
million in new grants
in community 20m improvement projects
$
UMUT TIWAHE LEADERSHIP TEAM DeAnne House, Tribal Council/Tiwahe Chair
400 3
youth films
5
film awards
3,000,000
Family Matters attendees
online views
40 FEDERAL RESOURCES
20
collaborating partners
tribal program planners
50 youth trained
185
40
community developers
T
ribal communities often experience
Juanita PlentyHoles, Tiwahe Director Antoinette Porambo, Community Resource Specialist Bernadette Cuthair, Planning Director Priscilla BlackHawk, Court Administrator
disproportionate rates of poverty and a lack
of access to services. In 2015 as part of President Obama’s commitment to protect and promote the development of prosperous and resilient tribal communities, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) received funding to support and implement a fiveyear pilot program called the Tiwahe Initiative. Tiwahe (tiwah-hay) means family in the Lakota language and symbolizes the interconnectedness of all living things and one’s responsibility to
Beverly Santicola, Grant Writer
honor family, community and the environment.
Ronald Scott, Grants and Contracts Administrator
opportunity to participate in the Tiwahe Initiative.
The BIA offered four tribal communities an Each Tiwahe Initiative tribal site was given financial and administrative resources to develop a coordinated service delivery model centered on the needs of the family and community. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe was selected as one of the four tribes (out of 566 federally recognized tribes in the United States) to participate in the program. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s Tiwahe Initiative was branded TOUR DE UTE — A JOURNEY OF WELLNESS.
23 national presentations = 2,955 people in audiences
The BIA required tribes launch their Tiwahe Initiatives in three phases: Planning, Development and Implementation. The timeline inside provides a brief summary of major accomplishments between 2015–2019.
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
2015-2016
2 0 1 7- 2 0 1 8
2019-2020
PL AN NIN G
D E VELOPM E N T
I M PLE M E N TAT I O N
2 0 1 5 -2 0 1 6
O C TOBER 2 0 1 7
Monthly meetings with Program Directors and Program Managers for
Conducted Tiwahe Planning and Development training workshop for 35
systems building and coordination of services
Division Directors, Program Managers, Administrators, and Tribal Council. Conducted 13-day youth film workshop which led to the production of
APR IL 2 0 1 5 Hosted first ever Native National Partnership Retreat with 20 UMUT Tribal leaders, 20 collaborating partners, and 40 federal agencies to create Tiwahe vision, brand and major initiatives
JULY 2 0 1 5 Conducted two-week youth film workshop which led to the production of award-winning youth film called ESCAPE.
O C TO BER 2 0 1 5
award-winning youth film called THE STRENGTH OF SIBLINGS
2017–2018
JANUAR Y 20 19 Hired Tiwahe Director, Juanita PlentyHoles Relocated Tiwahe Community Resource Specialist, Antoinette Porambo Conducted Implementation and Systems Integration Training for Justice Systems – Alcohol and Substance Prevention and Treatment with judges and 30 Division
Youth screened films and presented at national conferences and events to
Directors, Program Managers, Administrators,
650 people (2017) and 1370 people (2018).
and Tribal Council.
Developed and Implemented Family Matters Community
Implemented Housing Improvement Program
Events, with first gathering held December 2018.
to address most serious housing conditions on
APR IL 2 0 1 8
reservation.
M AR CH 20 19
Conducted first Tiwahe Planning meeting with 40 Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Conducted Tiwahe Integration and Grants Management
Division Directors, Program Managers, Administrators and Tribal Council
Training workshop for 40 Division Directors, Program
Implemented second Family Matters event
to plan for architecture and infrastructure, coordination of services,
Managers, Administrators and Tribal Council to promote
with a third planned for August 2019 with
cultural integration, Recidivism Reduction, and one stop system-building
collaboration and coordination of program services with
total estimated attendance of 400.
Tiwahe vision and key performance requirements.
DE CEM BER 2 0 1 5 Invited to Washington DC to present progress report to Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Department of Justice and three other Tiwahe Tribes
NOV EM BER 2 0 1 5 Student Film Award for ESCAPE at LA SKINS FEST and Jury Award at Garifuna
J ULY 2 0 1 8
International Indigenous Film Festival
Initiatives as recommended by more than 185 community members. UMUT
fitness stations, and Tiwahe Fitness Zone
adults, youth, elders, employees and leaders participated in surveys, town
film.
meetings, workshops, and focus groups to recommend these development
Cleared land and purchased modular unit
4) Housing Rehabilitation and 5) Intergenerational Filmmaking.
2 0 1 5 -2 0 1 6
N OV EMBER 2 0 1 8
Youth screened films and presented at
Community Leadership Award for THE STRENGTH OF SIBLINGS at
national conferences and events to 560
LA SKINS FEST and Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival
people (2015) and 375 people (2016)
DE CEMBER 2 0 1 8 From the 2015 film Escape
Completed Tiwahe Fitness Zone Project to include 4 fitness zones, outdoor trails with
Health Center; 3) Tour de Ute Hiking & Biking Trails with Fitness Zones;
(May 2016)
APRIL 20 19
Developed Comprehensive Master Plan prioritizing five major Tiwahe
projects: 1) Buow Park and Theater Under the Stars; 2) Muģúa-n Behavioral
Performance at the 2019 Family Matters Gathering
to implement Muģúa-n Center services provided by Tiwahe Initiative and Behavioral Health Staff from Native Connections and CTAS – Purpose Area 3 Grants.
M AY 20 19 Produced first intergenerational film documentary with multiple generations selected for screening at the Garifuna International
Launched $2M renewable energy project and $9M water/wastewater
Indigenous Film Festival
infrastructure project.
Launched $11M transportation project.