According to the 2000 United States Census, approximately 4.1 million Americans self identify as American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in conjunction with another race. There are approximately 562 federally recognized Indian tribes, bands, nations, pueblos, rancherias, communities and Alaska Native groups, speaking more than 250 languages. Approximately 230 federally recognized Indian tribes are located in Alaska; the rest are located in 33 other states. Tribal nations maintain separate cultures, customs, languages and histories and should be thought of as a heterogeneous population. Once Indian nations lived, hunted and farmed over the entire United States. Today, they are located on reservations and/or individually held lands covering an area less than 2.3% of the United States. Indian Nations are sovereign governments, recognized in the United States Constitution. Today, tribal governments provide a broad range of governmental services on tribal lands throughout the United States, including law enforcement, environmental protection, emergency response, education, health care, and basic infrastructure. Tribal members do not receive money from the federal government. Some tribal members receive distributions of money from land claim settlements or income generated from the sale of land, development, and/or use of trust lands. Tribes generally redistribute tribal income to the community through services made available to all, rather than through individual disbursements, according to the National Congress of American Indians. In Indian Country, women and children's groups struggle everyday because there isn't enough financial support given to tribes. We intend to identify those groups and to support them in their efforts to maintain tribal life. The Tipi Project provides Council Tipis to be used for traditional gatherings, social services, education and tribal ceremonies for women and children in Indian Country. The Community Building Project supports community planning, coalition building and positive action to improve basic living conditions on reservations.