First Nations Development Institute-backed documentary wins James Beard media award

LONGMONT — First Nations Development Institute, a Longmont-based nonprofit group that assists Native American tribes, recently received a two-year, $1.35-million grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. “The foundation advances its mission through grantmaking and leadership programs in the fields of Asia, higher education, religion and theology, art, and public policy,” according to the Henry Luce Foundation website. The grant funding for First Nations will be used for intellectual leadership in Native American communities. “The beauty of this project is that it will support and convene community leaders — from cultural and community intellectuals working to perpetuate traditional arts, Native languages and foods, to intellectual leaders working on economic development, climate change and other contemporary or Western manifestations of intellectual leadership,” First Nations CEO Michael Roberts said in a statement. “We hope that by investing in Native leadership, Indigenous knowledge and knowledge systems will be supported for the benefit of Native communities and beyond.”

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LONGMONT — First Nations Development Institute, a Longmont-based nonprofit group that assists Native American tribes, will receive a $1.8-million grant over three years from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help Native American communities promote well-being through healthy food systems. The funding will allow the organization to grow its First Nations’ Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative, according to an institute news release. The institute will host an annual of Native food-systems practitioners and “provide them with extensive learning, networking and capacity building opportunities to strengthen a community of practice,” the release said. “In the past, through us, WKKF has funded numerous programs where direct operational grants were awarded to various Native food and agriculture projects,” First Nations president Michael Roberts said in a prepared statement. “This new focus takes things up a whole level – building local capacity to raise much-needed additional funds, creating an important network and a vibrant community of practice, providing enhanced peer-learning opportunities, plus us taking an active role in helping open doors to new avenues of philanthropic funding for our partners’ local projects. It’s teaching to fish instead of just providing a fish.”

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BOULDER — The Boulder International Film Festival will be opened by musician David Crosby — of Crosby, Stills and Nash — and his film, David Crosby: Remember by Name. The movie will open BIFF after coming straight from Sundance. The film was produced by award-winning director Cameron Crowe. The film’s director, A.J. Eaton, will also be in attendance. Following the screening, Crosby will participate in a Q&A. The event starts at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28. The screening starts at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $95 each and are on sale now online. The entire program will be announced Feb. 8. The film festival runs from Feb. 28 to March 3. “We’re very excited to feature this outstanding film for Opening Night at BIFF and are honored David Crosby will join us for a Q & A after the screening,” Robin Beeck, BIFF’s Executive Director, said in a statement. “David Crosby: Remember My Name tells the inspirational and moving story of Crosby’s incredible life and career, and will be a fantastic way to kick off our very special 15th anniversary year.”

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