Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative: Who We Are

Curriculum
IPLI participants standing side-by-side in front of a faux wood wall; a man in an orange plaid button-down on the left, a woman in a purple patterned hoodie in the middle, and a smiling man wearing glasses and a dark long-sleeve shirt on the right
A wide indoor shot of an Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative (IPLI) cohort standing in a circle in a modern hallway with exposed wood-beam ceilings and brick walls, engaged in a group conversation or debrief
indigenous caregiver with glasses sits on the floor indoors surrounded by five young children making playful faces and posing for the camera, including a smiling toddler seated cross-legged in the foreground holding fresh apples.

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is a volunteer collaborative and is the decision-making body of the initiative. An Advisory Council is being established in the White Earth tribal community to help connect the community to the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative.  The Advisory Council will assist the Program Manager, Site Coordinator & Facilitators in carrying out tasks and various functions that will make the IPLI a success.

Some of these tasks may include:

  • Participate in routinely scheduled meetings

  • Inform the public of IPLI

  • Assist in recruiting and selecting parents and community members to participate 

  • Attend community outreach events

  • Mentor IPLI participants

Advisory Council members receive compensation for their attendance at all planning meetings.  If you would like to apply to be a member, please contact Beth Ann at BethAnn@allnationsrise.com.

Participant Enrollment

The IPLI is open to anyone in the White Earth community who is interested in promoting well-being within their family structure as well as within the community.

This FREE 22-week program provides a meal, child care and a weekly stipend to participants who attend all levels of the initiative. Participants must apply and go through an interview process and commit to all 22 classes. Class size is limited to 15 participants.
Cohort 4 will begin Fall 2024

For more information: please contact Program Manager Beth Ann Dodds at BethAnn@allnationsrise.com.

Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative Graduates

Meet our White Earth Nation Graduates and read about their community projects here. Each project is self-selected and engages our participants in practicing their civic and cultural teachings. If you see our graduates out and about in our community, ask them about their project! You’ll be amazed at the positive change they’re implementing in the White Earth Nation.

A high-angle view of adults standing in a circle in a classroom setting, holding interconnected strands of colorful yarn during the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative (IPLI) yarn activity.