Progress 05/01/09 to 04/30/14

Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture: Regular soil water and tissue testing of pasture and agriculture zones were conducted. Information provided by University of Florida soil testing laboratory was made available by the agent to tribal personal. University of Florida short courses were attended Tribal members which included the Cattleman's Prescribed Burn Seminar, Cattleman's short course and Hog Workshop and Cattle Reproduction School. Attendance has been reasonable with 5-7 members attending the short course offerings. The agent interacted with 1,200 individual contacts by phone, email, fax, and /or office visits on problems related to animal pasture management. The agent also made 360 field/site visits to cattle owner operations and individual households and tribal land maintenance department to answer a wide array of management practices and field health and animal health. Examples of field site visits included: reviewing current management practices, collecting samples and reviewing the results of those sample when they are finished being processed, suggestions on management practices based on information primarily from EDIS, and aiding in insect and plant identification. 4-H: Curricula for 4-H programs ranged from traditional agriculture projects to those that are more suited for more urban environments. Each curriculum was accompanied by a project record book that encourages the youth to learn technical knowledge, money and time management, responsibility, showmanship and leadership. Monthly 4-H meetings were held for each animal club located on 4 reservations. Usually at each meeting, a theme, such as leadership skills, was emphasized. Leadership training was provided for each individual club. The training is conducted as a hands-on exercise where club members are taught about their responsibilities and then they have to conduct a mock meeting. Showmanship and grooming clinics are provided on each of the reservations which have 4-H clubs existing on them. Record book clinics are offered with instructions and examples. The Tribe has made their own style of record book that is geared more toward Native American learning styles. In these record books math and story telling are some of the most important areas for grading purposes. Approximately 50% (n=375) youth and young adults were annually introduced to the Tribe's natural resource histories through school enrichment programs. Community service is at the foundation of the 4-H experience. During holidays such as Christmas, the youth get together and make holiday baskets for their elders. Members are required to attend at least 8 monthly meetings or make them up during skills clinics such as grooming, and showmanship. Record books are an integral part of the 4H experience. The Tribe strongly enforces its 4H record book rule that is record books should be 90% completed before weigh in. These record books are checked by 4H leaders before a project is considered for participation in the 4H livestock show and sale. PARTICIPANTS: The agent serves six reservations located in six counties throughout Florida, for administrative purposes the Seminole Tribe of Florida is considered one county. Approximately 3,000 people are dispersed among separate and diverse Seminole Tribe reservations in South Florida. There are approximately 45 cattle operators in the Tribe and there are also three Board cattle enterprises. Sugarcane occupies approximately 200 acres of the Brighton reservation. The citrus/lemon operations exist on both the Brighton reservation (1,500 acres) and the Big Cypress reservation (2,000 acres). The 4-H Youth Development project will target 800 Seminole youth 5 to 18 years old, and their families. The Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida is the largest non-contiguous land base tribe in the United States with approximately 75,000 acres divided in to six diverse and distinct populations. The Brighton and Big Cypress Reservations are rural reservation land with Brighton representing 30,000 acres and Big Cypress with 36,000 acres, the Ft. Pierce reservation is in an urban setting and the Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale reservations being cosmopolitan. Alternative fuels and energies are becoming an integral part populations grow land use and profitability are centered on this balance. Academic, state, federal and private industry are being brought together to achieve a balance in the 6 counties the Tribe occupies. UF/IFAS Extension research and science-based educational programs will provide the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida with the best management practices and skills necessary to manage landscapes, reduce risk to the environment and protect the economic successes of the Tribe. Educational efforts to help the Tribe understand basic soil-plant relationships as they pertain to cattle production, sugar cane and citrus and will improve the Tribes understanding and management practices and reduce environmental impacts. The Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida is represented by six Reservations. All 4-H curriculum is available to each Reservation. The Tribe has established a 4-H department which includes a 4-H Coordinator and 6 paid leaders and two volunteer leaders. Tribal 4-H hosts a variety of clubs. During the 4-H season September to September, clubs include (numbers include all six reservation members), a Swine club with 120 members and a small animal club with 60 members and a Steer club with 75 members. The Swine and small animal clubs have 6-8 meetings per year and the steer club hosts 9 meetings a year. Meetings are held monthly and as the Tribal 4-H Show and Sale approaches more meetings are sometimes needed. TARGET AUDIENCES: The target audience for the agricultural program includes members, descendants and employees of the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida including the cattle foreman for Big Cypress and Brighton reservations, the sole sugar cane operator and any employees he wishes to have trained, and the citrus attendant and his employees. The target audience for the 4-H program includes the 800 youth and their families that reside on the six reservations. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
There were approximately 200 soil samples were annually analyzed for nutrient content. At $20.00 per sample by commercial laboratories producers saved $4,000 in annual fees. All attendees at short courses have indicated that they would like to implement what they have learned at the course. Producers have learned that they are part of the Lake Okeechobee watershed in Brighton and the fragile ecosystem of the Everglades in Big Cypress, so having soil and water testing done is very important, before they do any field amendments. The Tribe was also one of the first to implement an electronic identification program for their cattle in 2004, before this Agent was hired. When this Agent came on board the Natural Resource department was trying out different tracking programs to coincide with the electronic ear tag. It was with the help of this Extension Agent that a computer tracking program was initiated. The program allows for manipulation of data and is also able to compile and print out the essential information for managing the herds at different locations. Seminole 4-H club enrollments have increased by 17% from year 2009-2012. There were significant changes in junior divisions which is good as the kids are joining clubs at earlier stages of their education. 100% of youth participating in any 4-H project completed a record book, and of those 90% exceeded the 90% grade point level on a scale of 0 to 100. Increased math skills were of significantly high along with the story section of the record books. Informal communications with school administrators suggest that 4-H members reflect a more positive behavior, have been absent less often, stay in school and have improved grades. These are important traits that tribal schools would like to see demonstrated in other students. 100% of youth participating in 4H hand in record books in order to consider a project complete. Sometimes the youth need some coaching at the last minute, but our success rate stays the same at 100%. It has become evident from self expression that there is tremendous pride in receiving good grades on their record books. What has been seen is when this agent first started record book scores were in the 60%-80% range as far as grading. Today's grades rarely fall below 80%. When it is possible 4H incorporates traditional teachings into its curriculum, for example the proposed community garden will eventually have a section of Ethnobotanical plants. Etnobotany is a list of plants that had or still have a cultural identity and maintain status in the tribe's arsenal of medicine plants and those for cooking and eating purposes, as well as other areas such as chickee construction. (A chickee is a hut like structure that the Tribe used to live in and cook in.) The community garden discussed will be a combination of different flora for different reasons. One important aspect of the community garden is to re-invent the interest of plants that were important to the Tribe, whether it be food or medicines or chickee building canoe crafting, one section will be tied strongly with the culture.

Publications

• Bond M.D., Agronomy 101. 2009. Curriculum for k-12 prepared exclusively for Reservation Schools.
• Bond M.D., 2009. Snakes Alive Python found in Brighton Community. Fact Sheet. 1pg.
• Burkett, C., Smedley D., Andrews T., Bond, M. (co-editor). 2009-12. The Seminole Indian Cloverleaf, quarterly newsletter, with distribution of 300 tribal 4-H members.
• Bond, M.D. 2010. 4H and you. 1 pg. circular.
• Ginger M. Allen, Michael D. Bond and Martin B. Main. 2010. 50 Common Native Plants Important In Florida's Ethnobotanical History.
• Bond, M.D. Annual Cattle Summary Report. Management and financial summary. Digitally based PowerPoint. 80 slides, 2010-12
• Gore, Y., Bond M., Poster Presentation at FRTEP Annual Meetings 2011. Las Vegas Nevada.
• Bond, M.D. History in the Making at annual Meeting of Federally Recognized Extension Program, 2010, Las Vegas Nevada.
• Bond, M.D. (presenter) FRTEP 20th anniversary update at annual Meeting of Federally Recognized Extension Program, 2009, Las Vegas Nevada. Selected
• Bond, M.D. (presenter) FRTEP 20th anniversary update at annual Meeting of Federally Recognized Extension Program, 2009, Las Vegas Nevada. Selected
• Gore, Y., Bond M., Poster Presentation at FRTEP Annual Meetings 2012. Las Vegas Nevada.
• Bond, M.D. (host) Maintaining a good 4H club and activities breakout session at FRTEP Annual Meetings 2012. Las Vegas Nevada.
• Bond, Smedley NAE4-HA Conference Indian Fry Bread Demonstration 2012 Conference Orlando, FL

Progress 05/01/11 to 04/29/12

Outputs
OUTPUTS: AGRICULTURE So far this agent has provided a list of possible plants and their rates of production used for alternative energies. Discussions with the Board of Directors and Tribal Council have included the use of solar and wind power as energies readily available. Tribal member Jo-Dan Hahn with the help of the Extension Agent has secured a piece of Tribal property to build a bio-fuel facility that uses recycled grease mainly from restaurants to make diesel fuel to be used by the Tribe. Soil sample testing has been a means by which this Agent has been successful in working with producers. Different short courses such as the beef cattle short course at the University of Florida are made available to Tribal members and staff. Every year there is an annual banquet held in conjunction with a Cattle Owners meeting. During this time the Tribe reviews their program for the year and each cattle owner is given a packet with their individual's cattle production and herd organization and health. This packet also includes financial summaries and this agent provides a short course on body condition scoring and how it relates to information in their educational booklets they receive upon attendance. 4-H During the 4-H season September 2011to September 2012 clubs include (numbers include all six reservation members), a Swine club with 120 members and a small animal club with 60 members and a Steer club with 75 members. The Extension agent attends most meetings so that there is a university presence. This agent teaches animal ethics, officer training, anatomy of animals, nutrition of livestock, record book keeping and showmanship. Club leaders develop and teach curriculum for at least 2 club meetings. All leaders are required yearly to attend the Southern Leadership forum, which includes a variety of options for 4-H leaders to take advantage of. In 2011 4-H leaders went to Hawaii to watch the Hawaiian 4-H Show and Sale, building cross cultural relationships. PARTICIPANTS: The agent serves six reservations located in six counties throughout Florida, for administrative purposes the Seminole Tribe of Florida is considered one county. Approximately 3,000 people are dispersed among separate and diverse Seminole Tribe reservations in South Florida. There are approximately 45 cattle operators in the Tribe and there are also three Board cattle enterprises. Sugarcane occupies approximately 200 acres of the Brighton reservation. The citrus/lemon operations exist on both the Brighton reservation (1,500 acres) and the Big Cypress reservation (2,000 acres). The 4-H Youth Development project will target 800 Seminole youth 5 to 18 years old, and their families. The Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida is the largest non-contiguous land base tribe in the United States with approximately 75,000 acres divided in to six diverse and distinct populations. The Brighton and Big Cypress Reservations are rural reservation land with Brighton representing 30,000 acres and Big Cypress with 36,000 acres, the Ft. Pierce reservation is in an urban setting and the Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale reservations being cosmopolitan. Alternative fuels and energies are becoming an integral part populations grow land use and profitability are centered on this balance. Academic, state, federal and private industry are being brought together to achieve a balance in the 6 counties the Tribe occupies. UF/IFAS Extension research and science-based educational programs will provide the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida with the best management practices and skills necessary to manage landscapes, reduce risk to the environment and protect the economic successes of the Tribe. Educational efforts to help the Tribe understand basic soil-plant relationships as they pertain to cattle production, sugar cane and citrus and will improve the Tribes understanding and management practices and reduce environmental impacts. The Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida is represented by six Reservations. All 4-H curriculum is available to each Reservation. The Tribe has established a 4-H department which includes a 4-H Coordinator and 6 paid leaders and two volunteer leaders. Tribal 4-H hosts a variety of clubs. During the 4-H season September 2011to September 2012 clubs include (numbers include all six reservation members), a Swine club with 120 members and a small animal club with 60 members and a Steer club with 75 members. The Swine and small animal clubs have 6-8 meetings per year and the steer club hosts 9 meetings a year. Meetings are held monthly and as the Tribal 4-H Show and Sale approaches more meetings are sometimes needed. TARGET AUDIENCES: The target audience for the agricultural program includes members, descendants and employees of the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida including the cattle foreman for Big Cypress and Brighton reservations, the sole sugar cane operator and any employees he wishes to have trained, and the citrus attendant and his employees. The target audience for the 4-H program includes the 800 youth and their families that reside on the six reservations. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
100% of the tribal representatives (12) have acknowledged that they have learned about bio fuels in their briefing with this Extension agent and are excited at the prospect of continuing this momentum. There were 90 sited/field visits by the agent to producers and home owners. At $100 per visit by private companies, this agent saved the producers and homeowners $9,000. There were approximately 40 soil and water samples analyzed for nutrient content. At $20.00 per sample by commercial laboratories producers saved $600.00 in fees. Unfortunately the goal of 25% of producers adopting recommended practices to reduce input costs and increase the efficiency of their operations was not met, but a interest in what Extension and Cattle and Range Department has been received widely and the process of educating managers on an individual basis was successful. As a result of combining the Electronic tracking system, soil analysis and body condition scoring education the Tribe has met and exceeded for developing herds that are desirable to the consumer. It was noted by Natural Resource Director that auction sale prices from the market were the highest prices he had ever sold, and he has been Director for 22 years. These prices reflect the success of improved herd management. 4-H The 10% goal of an annual increase in the number of Seminole youth participating in 4-H projects has been exceeded for this 4-H year of participation. Previous reports have acknowledged 90 students participating in 4H, in this 4H year there has been a 110%increase to 255 members. Record book scores have gone from 50%-70% in previous years to greater than 90% on a 0-100% grading scale. Record keeping archives have increased tremendously since 4-H has incorporated record book training in meetings. Indicators such as average daily gain have demonstrated increased awareness of animal health. Individual stories in record books have improved their communication skills. This agent has noticed increased respect of elders by members using "thank you" and "yes sir or yes ma'am in their vocabulary. According to the schools involved it was suggested that the schools would like to have more students like 4-H members. The 4-H department is still awaiting the basic statistics requested. The EAB has reported that student absences have decreased by at least 5%, and have developed more stringent rules for allowing absences. This was evaluated by the Seminole Police Department (SPD) and using lists provided y 4-H, it has been reported from SPD that legal altercations with respect to 4-H members is far less than any other type of group on the reservation. It has been conveyed by SPD representatives that delinquency and substance abuse have decreased by greater than 15% A community garden will be a combination of different flora for different reasons. One important aspect of the community garden is to re-invent the interest of plants that were important to the Tribe, whether it be food or medicines or chickee building canoe crafting, one section will be tied strongly with the culture.

Publications

• Gore, Y., Bond, M. (co-editor) 2011, The Seminole Indian Cloverleaf newsletter publication, quarterly with distribution of 300 tribal wide.
• 4-H Leadership skills Banner at Annual Seminole Indian 4H Banquet June 30, 2011

Progress 05/01/10 to 04/30/11

Outputs
OUTPUTS: This agent is part of a team of Tribal members interested in providing the Tribe with information regarding alternative energies and the possibility of the Tribe getting involved in these opportunities. So far this agent has provided a list of possible plants and their rates of production used for alternative energies. Discussions with the Board of Directors and Tribal Council have included the use of solar and wind power as energies readily available. Tribal member Jo-Dan Hahn with the help of the Extension Agent has secured a piece of Tribal property to build a bio-fuel facility that uses recycled grease mainly from restaurants to make diesel fuel to be used by the Tribe. Different short courses such as the beef cattle short course at the University of Florida are made available to Tribal members and staff. To date attendance has been reasonable with 5-7 members attending the short course offerings. The agent interacted with 600 individual contacts by phone, email, fax, and /or office visits on problems related to animal pasture management. The agent also made 90 field/site visits to cattle owner operations and individual households and tribal land maintenance department to answer a wide array of management practices and field health and animal health. Examples of field site visits included: reviewing current management practices, collecting samples and reviewing the results of those sample when they are finished being processed, suggestions on management practices based on information primarily from EDIS, and aiding in insect and plant identification. 4-H: 1 group teaching even with 85 participants; trained volunteers taught 95 youth at 3 events; 25 field consultations; 15 office consultations; 30 telephone consultations and 5 email consultations. There has been significant increase in youth from years 2009/10 - 2010/11 going from 90 members to 133 members for the current reporting year. The 4H clubs have monthly meetings with attendance ranging in the upper 90% range, absences are usually sport or illness related. Students are required to attend at least 8 monthly meetings or make them up during skills clinics such as grooming, and showmanship. Record books are an integral part of the 4H experience. The Tribe strongly enforces its 4H record book rule, for example record books should be 90% completed before weigh in. These record books are checked by 4H leaders before a project is considered for participation in the 4H livestock show and sale. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals who worked on the project: 1)Principal investigator: supervised the agent and prepared grant documents 2)FRTEP Extension Agent: supervised two 4-H program assistants and an office assistant paid by the Seminole Tribe; trained 4-H volunteers; organized 4-H events; taught producers, agriculture workers and tribal council members. Partner Organizations: Seminole Tribe has provided both financial and in-kind support for the 4-H program. Collaborators and contacts: several University of Florida faculty have provided the science-based information that has been transferred to the Seminole agriculture community to address issues of concern to them. Training or professional development: K-12 teachers, farmers, producers, 4-H staff and 4-H volunteers have been trained on various topics by the FRTEP Extension Agent to enhance their competencies so that they can solve problems that they encounter. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target audiences: The target audience for the agriculture component includes members, descendants and employees of the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida including the cattle foreman for Big Cypress and Brighton reservations, the sole sugar cane operator and any employees he wishes to have trained, and the citrus attendant and his employees. The target audience for the 4-H component includes Tribal youth (600members) and descendants of the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida. Tribal educators and tribal planners and Regulators who make decisions on behalf of the youth. Efforts: Include workshops, experiential learning opportunities (e.g., 4-H projects, extension and outreach. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
The Board of Directors and Council members from the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida have requested that the Extension agent cooperate together with Jo-Dan Hahn to gain insight into bio-fuel production and the ramifications for the Tribe.100% of the tribal representatives (10) have acknowledged that they have learned about bio fuels in their briefing with this Extension agent and are excited at the prospect of continuing this momentum. There were 90 sited/field visits by the agent to producers and home owners. At $100 per visit by private companies, this agent saved the producers and homeowners $9,000. There were approximately 30 soil and water samples analyzed for nutrient content. At $20.00 per sample by commercial laboratories producers saved $600.00 in fees. 100% of youth participating in 4H hand in record books in order to consider a project complete. Sometimes the youth need some coaching at the last minute, but our success rate stays the same at 100%. It has become evident from self expression that there is tremendous pride in receiving good grades on their record books. What has been seen is when this agent first started record book scores were in the 60%-80% range as far as grading. Today's grades rarely fall below 80%. According to the EAB and PAC 4H youth are less truant than non 4H members. This information is confidential, so what 4H does is supply the schools with lists of 4H members and then 4H allows the school to compare the names on the 4H list with their overall list of students and 4H allows the schools to do the statistics. When it is possible 4H incorporates traditional teachings into its curriculum, for example the proposed community garden will eventually have a section of Ethnobotanical plants. Etnobotany is a list of plants that had or still have a cultural identity and maintain status in the tribes arsenal of medicine plants and those for cooking and eating purposes, as well as other areas such as chickee construction. (A chickee is a hut like structure that the Tribe used to live in and cook in.) The community garden discussed will be a combination of different flora for different reasons. One important aspect of the community garden is to re-invent the interest of plants that were important to the Tribe, whether it be food or medicines or chickee building canoe crafting, one section will be tied strongly with the culture.

Publications

• Bond M.D. 2010. 4H and you. 1 pg. circular. Ginger M. Allen, Michael D. Bond and Martin B. Main. 2010. 50 Common Native Plants Important In Florida's Ethnobotanical History. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw152. Electronic fact sheet.
• Burkett, C., Smedley D., Andrews T., Bond, M. (co-editor). 2010. The Seminole Indian Cloverleaf. quarterly newsletter with distribution of 300 tribal wide.

Progress 05/01/09 to 04/30/10

Outputs
OUTPUTS: Agriculture: Regular soil water and tissue testing of pasture and agriculture zones are conducted. Information provided by University of Florida soil testing laboratory was made available by the agent to tribal personal. As part of a research initiative between the Tribe and pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough, the agent gathered information and conveyed it to cattle operators within the Tribe. A mini workshop was conducted to inform cattle operators of choices in deterring coyote attacks on calves as provided by information obtained from the UF/IFAS Electromic Data Information System. Continuing Extension assistance to the reservation Cattle Committees helped provide a conduit to University support of information to members. The Extension Agent is working with IAC (Inter tribal agriculture council) president to help economic development interests. One role of Extension is to identify and address Client needs. Pesticide, noxious weed, tree and shrub best management practices materials were requested and provided from the University of Florida EDIS system. University of Florida short courses were attended Tribal members which included the Cattleman's Prescribed Burn Seminar, Cattleman's short course and Hog Workshop. 4-H: Curricula for 4-H programs ranged from traditional agriculture projects to those that are more suited for the urban environments. Each curriculum is accompanied by a project record book that encourages the youth to learn technical knowledge, money and time management, responsibility, showmanship and leadership. Two new one-day events have been added to the list of 4-H opportunities, an annual Turkey shoot and bass fishing tournament. Monthly 4-H meetings are held for each of 8 animal clubs located on 4 reservations. Usually at each meeting a theme such as leadership skills for example is emphasized. Leadership training is provided for each individual club. The leadership materials are derived from UF/IFAS publications and are formatted for clubs by 4-H agent. The training is conducted as a hands-on exercise where club members are taught about their responsibilities and then they have to conduct a mock meeting. Showmanship and grooming clinics are provided on each of the reservations which have 4-H clubs existing on them. Record book clinics are offered with instructions and examples. The Tribe has made their own style of record book that is geared more toward Native American learning styles. In these record books math and story telling are some of the most important areas for grading purposes. Approximately 50% (n=375) youth and young adults are introduced to the Tribe's natural resouce histories through school enrichment programs. These school enrichment programs are tied in with Florida's Master naturalist and Florida Master Gardener curriculum. Partnerships also involve further hands on education with Florida Farm Bureau. Community service is at the foundation of the 4-H experience. During holidays such as Christmas, the youth get together and make holiday baskets for their elders. PARTICIPANTS: Project Manager: Michael Bond, Extension Agent II Several organizations and individuals collaborated on this project. For example, other UF/IFAS faculty from various departments such as, Livestock, Wildlife Ecology, Family, Youth and Community Sciences, and Food and Resource Economics provided research information that was transferred by the agent to clientele. Other county agents in adjacent counties participated in livestock and 4-H events. The Florida Department of Agriculure and Consumer Services and the local Florida Farm Bureau offices provided useful information and assitance that helped to most effectively address agriculture issues. The agent attended several professional development events including the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program annual meeting, the South Florida Extension District semi-annual meetings, and specific trainings offered by UF faculty on 4-H and Agriculture topics available throughout the year. TARGET AUDIENCES: Agriculture: Native Americans of the Seminole Tribe of Florida with approximately 3,000 people. The families and agriculture workers and managers are concentrated in two of the six separate and diverse reservations in South Florida. 4-H: This audience is dispersed among six separate and diverse reservations in South Florida. Approximately 800 Seminole youth between the ages of 5 and 18 years. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.

Impacts
Objective 1. Twenty-five percent of agriculture producers will adopt recommended practices to reduce input costs and increase the efficiency of their operations. Outcomes: After educating producers on the value of soil analyses, requests were made by 100% of the cattle producers for soil and water testing on their operations. Soil sampling helped in the decision of the Tribes Natural Resources Director and cattle committees to fertilize one time in 2009 rather than twice. The resultant effect satisfied the needs of pasture maintenance and saved the Tribe thousands of dollars as fertilizer costs have nearly doubled since a year earlier. Objective 2. Tribal leaders will increase their knowledge of bio-energy and alternative energy sources and uses. Outcome: 100% (n=10) of the Tribes Council and Board of Directors were educated on the development and implementation of a Bio-diesel pilot program located in Davie Florida. Primarily the Tribe is investigating the use and production of Bio-diesel to satisfy the Tribal fleet of vehicles. Objective 3. The number of Seminole youth participating in 4-H programs/projects will increase by 10% per year. Outcomes: Seminole club enrollments have increased by 17% from year 2008-2010. There were significant changes in junior divisions which is good as the kids are joining clubs at earlier stages of their education. Objective 4. Eighty percent of 4-H youth will complete project record books and will exhibit positive behavioral changes regarding technical knowledge gained, increased social and life skills learned along with higher self-esteem. Outcomes: 100% of youth participating in any 4-H project completed a record book, and of those 90% exceeded the 90% grade point level on a scale of 0 to 100. Increased math skills were of significantly high along with the story section of the record books. During one day events such as our annual Turkey shoot (Nov, 2009) and bass contest (Dec, 2009), increased math skills and story telling skills were evident. Objective 5. The number of school absences by youth will decrease by 5% per year and the high-school drop-out rate will decrease. Grades will increase accordingly. Outcomes: Tribal youth academic information is proprietary and therefore can only loosely be discussed. In "unofficial" communications it appears that 4-H members reflect a positive behavior, are absent less often, stay in school and have improved grades. These are important traits that tribal schools would like to see demonstrated in other students. Objective 6. 4-H Youth and families will learn about the Tribe's natural resource base and the value of these resources to their culture and to the future of the Tribe's sustained economy. Outcomes: It was very obvious with the seniors that this had an emotional impact. The children were fascinated with the film and wanted to know more about their heritage. It became very evident that the students were very fascinated with the oral histories that they were exposed to and simply wanted to learn more.

Publications

• Agronomy 101. 2009. Curriculum for k-12 prepared exclusively for Reservation Schools. Digitally based PowerPoint slide show. 45 slides.
• Bond M.D., 2009. Snakes Alive Python found in Brighton Community. Fact Sheet. 1pg. Circulated to 2,500 tribal members.
• Burkett, C., Smedley D., Andrews T., Bond, M. (co-editor). 2009. The Seminole Indian Cloverleaf, quarterly newsletter, with distribution of 300 tribal 4-H members.