Spearheaded by North Hennepin Community College, the Dave Larsen American Indian Tour is a semester-long college class and five-day tour for American Indian high school and college students. The goal of this project is to create learning environments that are respectful of cultural practices in order to enhance Indigenous voices and visibility in the environmental movement and educational system. This project partners across six high schools, the University of Minnesota, and several tribal nations and colleges, including the Lower Sioux Community and Fond du Lac Nation and Tribal College.
Honorable Mention
HomeFree
HomeFree is an initiative supporting affordable housing leaders who are improving human and environmental health by using less toxic building materials
About the Environmental Innovation Category
The forward-facing Environmental Innovation Award recognizes a partnership working on creative and innovative approaches for environmental breakthroughs or projects with the goal or implementation of systems change or transforming how people work in the environmental field.