Dilcon Community School invites community members to Plant the Seed! on Monday

DILCON, Ariz. - On Monday, Jan. 30, the Dilcon Community School will be hosting two Community Building Workshops entitled "Planting the Seed." In these workshops participants will be invited to share their ideas and knowledge about how to bring traditional food teachings into the school through the creation of a school garden project.

School officials will discuss how a garden project can help teach students about traditional food production practices, draw upon the knowledge of elders and community members, and provide a self-sustaining source of healthy and traditional food for the school and community. The Dilcon Community School invites community members, local organizations, leaders and families, elders, teachers and any interested party to participate in either session. The morning session will run from 10 a.m. to noon, and the evening session will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at the morning session and dinner will be served in the evening session. Sessions will be held in the Transportation Conference Room.

Sessions will be led by Mona Polacca, M.S.W., who is a Havasupai, Hopi, and Tewa Native American Elder whose tribal affiliation is of the Colorado River Indian Tribes of Parker, Ariz. She is a member of The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, a group of women representing indigenous cultures from around the world, who are concerned with destruction of the earth and indigenous ways of life. She is also on the faculty of the Turtle Island Project, a non-profit program dedicated to promoting a vision of wellness by providing trans-cultural training, to individuals, families, and healthcare professionals.

Mona Polacca has been a delegate of the Inter Continental Meeting of the Indigenous Women of the Americas participating in the drafting of the Statement on Indigenous Women's Issues. She is currently employed with the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. working the tribes on addressing health issues.

As the Dilcon Community School prepares to celebrate it's 50th year anniversary, now is an ideal moment to build upon the school's longstanding history, and envision the role that the school can continue to play as resource for the community at large. The school continues to believe that "Children Learn Best When People Care." The school has been at the center activity for the whole community for many years and has played a major role in community and economic development. It is a grant school serving students in grades K-8 and located in the southwest portion of the Navajo Nation.

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