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The Nurturing Future Ancestors Evaluation is the data collection side of Hummingbird's Nest Guaranteed Income program. It is another way for us to learn about the experiences of families and the impacts of the Nest Program.
The purpose of Nurturing Future Ancestors is to evaluate the role of guaranteed income on family, relational, and financial wellbeing around the time of welcoming a new child into the family. We also want to learn about how cultural supports might enhance the impacts of guaranteed income.
Families who participate in Nurturing Future Ancestors are invited to participate in surveys and interviews with our Community Evaluation team several times over the course of a few years.
Families in Nurturing Future Ancestors receive a $75 gift card for every evaluation activity they participate in. None of the evaluation activities are required, and participants can decline to participate at any time.
If you have additional questions about the evaluation, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Tess at Tess@humingbird-ifs.org.
This Storytelling Documentary Series was designed with the support of community to share narratives by and for Indigenous parents and birthing people. This series will focus on the creation of The Nest Guaranteed Income Program and bear witness to up to 3 Nest Families throughout their parenting and pregnancy journeys in The Nest Program over the course of 4-5 years.
Stay tuned for our docuseries episodes throughout 2024 with filmmaker Terrence Jeffrey Santos and his film crew from Mr Santos Creations
*photos of Hummingbird Staff from a mini documentary by St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund & filmmaker Terrence Jeffrey Santos
Artists who identify as Two-Spirit, Queer, Transgender, Nonbinary, Women, Disabled, Parents are highly encouraged to apply!
Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services Mission and Vision
Healthy Indigenous babies being born into healthy Indigenous families being supported by healthy Indigenous communities.
At Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services (HIFS), we believe that attachment and culture are the foundations of healthy communities and that through rematriation we can heal historical trauma.
Through culturally relevant support during the perinatal period, we reduce the personal, cultural, and systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Indigenous parents while strengthening the bond between parents and connections to the community.
HUMMINGBIRD NEST & STORYTELLING PROJECT
The Nest is a guaranteed income pilot that launched in July 2023. It provides no-strings-attached monthly payments to 150 Indigenous pregnant people until their child’s third birthday.
We believe that Indigenous mamas are enough and they deserve to honor their reproductive destinies, support their community, and raise their children in healthy and thriving environments. Through the Hummingbird Nest, we believe we can support our families in achieving this vision. Every person deserves to live with dignity and have their basic needs met.
The Storytelling Project was developed alongside the Nest to create strategic narratives on the benefits of guaranteed income as a race equity practice, on the inherent dignity and value of Indigenous parenting, and to support policy change and local, state, and National levels.
“I feel like when we look back, we're rooted in connection. We have our village. And I think that's something that if we build on that, bringing that back like actually having a village because I feel like a lot of people are like, oh, I need to be able to do this on my own.”
Community Member & Mama
Applicants must be 18 and older to apply.
One artist or one artist group/collective.
3 months. For 2024, it will take place January through March 2024
No. We do not have a physical space or studio for artists to work or stay in, however up to 60% of the award may be used for for living expenses and 40% for artists labor, materials, residency workshops (including participant costs, food, childcare, etc), studio space, etc.
Hummingbird IFS also has access to community spaces that artists can use and has a small budget that can contribute to workshop and participant costs.
The artist in residence will create art, workshops and work with families our organization serves. The artist in residence will lead 3 monthly workshops with the families through the Nest Guaranteed Income Program. They will also create 1-2 pieces of art during the residency. The art and family workshops must align with traditional cultural values on pregnancy and parenting and Hummingbird’s Mission and Vision. The artist in residence will receive support and guidance from our Storytelling Manager.
