IPP 2010 Denver USA

Theme

How can modern cities work with native cultures?

Location

Denver, Colorado, USA

Dates

09.07.2010 - 26.07.2010

Delegations

USA, Spain, Philippines, Great Britain, Netherlands, Sweden, Luxembourg

Note that the countries listed were invited in Round 1 and that this information may change in later Rounds.

Partner Organisation

Denver Indian Community Center/Colorado State University Global Campus/South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce

Description

The Denver IPP will be working on an exciting multi-level challenge.  We will be assisting a Native American non-profit in its development by contributing our time and volunteer efforts.  We will also use our skills to create cooperation between this non-profit and other community groups and businesses in the Denver area.
The Native American organization that the IPP will work with is called the Denver Indian Center (www.denverindiancenter.org).  It assists American Indians who are leaving the reservations to become better acclimated with urban life. The center offers a wide range of programs that need to be more developed.

The Center would like our assistance to develop their programs through a variety of projects such as improving administration and promotion, renovating the facility, and building Native cultural arts throughout the center.
We are working to define the projects more clearly, but we will focus on three groups: the preschool, youth sports and activities groups and elders programming and services. The goal is to build a true multi-generational resource center that assists Native Americans and the Denver community.
In order to optimize the Center’s potential, the IPP participants will explore ways to help build community relations among indigenous people by generating cooperation between CISV, local businesses, and community groups. A key focus of the IPP is to help create a collaborative long-term relationship between the businesses and the Denver Indian Center. Our goal is to develop a sustainable business model that promotes corporate social responsibility (CSR) and will last well past the IPP.

As another way to promote the integration of the various groups involved, the IPP participants will stay with local CISV families for a portion of the project in addition to spending some time together as a participant group.
In addition to the practical work of the IPP, we will also explore the global picture of indigenous peoples.  We encourage participants to bring their knowledge, their stories of their countries’ indigenous peoples and their ideas about the difficulty of keeping rich traditional cultures alive in an urban environment to the IPP.


 

Contact

Local: Cristin Tarr, Project Coordinator: Sarah Montgomery

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