Project documentation will be developed in the form of reports on each workshop and each ground project, including photos, video, syllabus, class evaluations, designs, etc. This document would be made available in self-published form for teaching, fundraising and project development. In addition to the 2nd annual two week Native American Permaculture Design Course, a series of weekend workshops is proposed throughout the course of the 1997 season. These workshops will focus on developing specific skills for implementing permaculture, traditional or ecological designs. It is well documented that tribal traditions have highly sophisticated knowledge of land, water, plants and animals.
Indigenous peoples have a legacy of sustainable earth stewardship.
Historical and cultural research will be encouraged which may entail collection of old documents and photos, archaeological field trips, conferences, gatherings and exchanges. Field Scholars Program A field apprenticeship or Field Scholars Program will be initiated to take promising youths of Tesuque and other Pueblos to gain intensive hands-on practical experience and training in gardening, water systems, agroforestry and land reclamation. The Field Scholars Program would provide part-time jobs for Tesuque youth. Field Scholars would also be groomed for assistant teaching positions in following years. The generations of grandchildren can plant their retirement funds now.