Community Vision Surveys (CHHESS)

The community feedback for these surveys will be used to develop a community-driven strategies report called the Cultural Heritage Housing Economic Sustainability Strategy (CHHESS) Report. The CHHESS Report is a comprehensive community-driven policy planning document that guides the focus and priorities of each cultural district. The report is adopted by the Board of Supervisors (BOS) through a resolution and reviewed by the City every three years to ensure they prioritize, better support, and take action on concerns and strategies proposed by the local American-Indian community.

Community Visions Focus Group 5: Health & Wellness Survey (Closed)

Community Visions Focus Group Five focused on gathering community feedback to identify what resources, support, programs, events, and spaces we need to prioritize to support the Health and Wellness of our local American Indian/Alaskan Native community. There are two main sections of this survey. All questions are anonymous and most are optional, and we value whatever feedback/insight you share with us. The first section of this survey is to help us identify what types of Events & Programs, Spaces, Resources & Support. The second section of the survey is to help us articulate how our community defines Health & Wellness.

Community Visions Focus Group 4: Arts & Culture Survey (Closed)

This survey has two key parts to collect the American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American community’s vision for Arts & Culture in the American Indian Cultural District. The first part collects feedback about Arts & Culture Projects, Events, Spaces, and Experiences the community would like to see. The second part asks about important Cultural Values, Cultural Protocols, Resources, and Support that are necessary to guide Arts & Culture in the American Indian Cultural District.

Community Visions Focus Group 3: Education Survey (Closed)

This survey has three main parts to collect the American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American community’s vision for Education in the American Indian Cultural District. The three sections are K-12 Education, Higher Education, and Cultural Education. The optional questions ask about the events and programs, spaces, resources, and support the community would like to see.

Community Visions Focus Group 2: Land Use & Climate Resilience Survey (Closed)

This survey is intended to gather community visions on how we they wish to use than land within the American Indian Cultural District to meet community, residential, and local business needs. Land use visions within the AICD can include areas such as ceremonial use spaces, community gardens, parks, cultural centers, schools, or other types of neighborhood-serving businesses. 

The second part of the survey is to help us understand how we can use community feedback, knowledge, and contributions to manage, prepare, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. This could be things like adding more traditional plants, climate centers, and more.

Community Visions Focus Group 1: Housing & Tenant Protections Survey (Closed)

Please share your voice with the City of San Francisco about what we need in regard to Housing & Tenant Protections to continue to ensure American Indian voices and needs are elevated in San Francisco. (Closed 9/15 , thank you for sharing your vision!)

General Cultural District Feedback Surveys

Please see the list of community surveys below and provide your feedback to help shape the Cultural District for our past, present, and future generations.

Survey: SF American Indian History

American Indian Cultural District is conducting this survey to gather information on the American Indian presence and history in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are working to document and elevate American Indian organizations, businesses, cultural sites, and community leaders to increase visibility, raise awareness, celebrate, and honor our contributions and history in San Francisco.

Survey: Cultural District Mural

AICD is conducting a survey to identify areas in the Cultural District to place a large set of murals that will honor California Indians and the local intertribal American Indian and Indigenous communities. The main mural will be a California based mural that will honor northern, central and southern California Native American tribes, one of the smaller murals will honor the intertribal and Indigenous community, and the other smaller mural will be created by Native youth.

Survey: Honoring Native Women

AICD is honoring Native women in our community. We are collecting community input on Native women in their lives that they want to honor and post on our social media platforms for our Women's Heritage Month Campaign.

Survey: SF Planning Cultural Preservation

AICD is sharing this survey to gather American Indian community feedback and recommendations around SF Planning Department's initiative to create a process for identifying Intangible Heritage.

(Closed) Survey: Cultural District Logo

AICD is conducting a survey to find out what elements represent the American Indian community and the Cultural District to the community. This information will be used to help create a logo for the American Indian Cultural District. Closed 2/25, thank you for your valuable input!

(Closed) Survey: COVID-19 Community Needs

AICD was in the process of developing a survey to identify community COVID-19 needs and impacts to determine how to better leverage our team and resources to meet these needs and mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and gentrification. Closed, thank you for your valuable input!