Following the positive outcomes of the first program in 2023, the grant is set to back more fellows in 2024WASHINGTON, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Walton Family Foundation today announced a second grant to the Tribal Water Media Fellowship Program. The program supports the development of the next set of Indigenous storytellers. Students awarded fellowships will research, create and present media projects related to water and its impacts on Indigenous communities."The students in our first cohort demonstrated amazing creativity in exploring the issues affecting Indigenous communities and unpacking complex topics to broad audiences," said Kaitlin Mattos, interim director of the center and an assistant professor of environment and sustainability at FLC. "We're very thankful for the Walton Family Foundation's partnership in this program and thrilled about the impactful projects to come."The Tribal Water Media Fellowship is a joint effort between Fort Lewis College, KSUT Public Radio and Rocky Mountain PBS. It is housed at the Four Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College.The grant will help fund the program's 2024 fellows as they engage in a two-week summer intensive. Students from a variety of backgrounds and areas of study will learn about crucial tribal water topics

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