Ohero:kon–Rites of Passage
Haudenosaunee Territory, NY
Indigenous Led Initiatives
Ohero:kon was founded by the parents of families that attended the Akwesasne Freedom School in 1979, it is now a community institution of cultural reclamation and ceremony. Noyes funding supported the development of a cultural intervention strategy for youth to nurture their transition into adulthood, guided by a caring community of peers and elders through ceremony, ritual and teachings.
Grant History
- 2019$20,000
- 2020$20,000
- 2020$3,500
- 2021$50,000
- 2022$40,000