Grant For Four Bands Community Fund

  • Year: 2023
  • Amount: $886,000
  • Location: Eagle Butte, SD
  • Program: Community Innovation
  • Term: 24 Months

Paskho, a Black-owned sustainable clothing brand in partnership with Four Bands Community Fund, will launch Awaremade, a cooperative governing structure overseeing the Oyate Pod, and the growth of additional sewing Pods on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in Eagle Butte, SD. Awaremade will oversee the development of wrap-around support services, training and profit-sharing structures with the makers (employees of the Oyate Pod).