The Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe created the California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project (CHIRP) in 2014 to preserve, protect, and perpetuate Nisenan culture. The Nisenan, whose name means “from among... read more →
Since 2009, Great Lakes Lifeways Institute (GLLI) has engaged diverse grassroots community groups across the Great Lakes region and Canada to share skills, knowledge, and resources, in order to revitalize... read more →
In Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, Ofrenda A’bunna is working to recuperate the ancestral lands surrounding the Arhuaco Reservation by buying the land back one parcel at... read more →
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) is a global community of funders who are advancing a budding movement in philanthropy that deeply values, supports and partners with Indigenous Peoples and... read more →
Okinawa Ocean Culture & Environment Action Network (Okinawa OCEAN) is building on its twenty-year history of protecting the islands and oceans of Okinawa, Japan, and focusing its programs to serve... read more →
Sawalmem, which translates roughly to “sacred water” in the Winnemem Wintu language, is restoring the ecosystem of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe’s traditional lands along the Lower McCloud River in Northern... read more →
Washiw Zulshish Goom Than-Nu supports and promotes healthy lifestyles for the Washoe people and their families, instilling respect for the land, the water and the animals who dwell on the... read more →
Fundación Cotococha is assembling and testing a prototype of an affordable solar-powered canoe and recharging station for the Curaray river in the Ecuadorian Amazon, home to Indigenous Waorani communities. This... read more →
Slow Food Turtle Island Association (SFTIA) is an association of Indigenous food producers and preparers, educators, and stewards of traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom, seeds, medicines, cultural teachings, and practices.... read more →
Ma’alob Kuxtal ich Abal Ha’ (Healthy Living in Abalá) is reviving Yucatan Maya ancestral knowledge about native bees and medicinal plants by establishing a community space in northeastern Yucatan that... read more →
The Covenant of Nations is revitalizing the original strong and respectful relationship between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishinaabeg Nation, and affiliated nations, to better respond to current-day challenges to... read more →
FPCC is a First Nations-governed provincial Crown corporation with a mandate to support the revitalization of First Nations languages, arts, cultures and heritage in British Columbia. The organization provides funding,... read more →
The purpose of Slow Food Ryukyus’ Ark of Taste Project is to preserve Ryukyu (Okinawa)’s food heritage for future generations by researching and documenting native plants and prepared foods that... read more →
ʻOhana Waʻa, meaning family of voyaging canoes, convened as a hui (group) in 2006 to promote the collective health and life of Pacific voyaging traditions. ‘Ohana Wa’a’s guiding philosophy, He... read more →
The Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse program (HNL), a project of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora Nations), works to keep the tradition of lacrosse alive across generations.... read more →
Founded in 1997, Te Toki Voyaging Trust (TTVT) utilizes all forms of waka (traditional canoes) as a platform for the revitalization of Māori/Pacific traditional knowledge, language, and culture. TTVT’s diverse... read more →
Hui Hoʻoleimaluō is focused on loko ia (Hawaiian fishpond) restoration in the ahupuaa (land division) of Waiakea on the South East Island of Hawaii. Traditional Hawaiian fishponds offer a sustainable... read more →
ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) families in Hāmākua on the northeast coast of Hawaiʻi Island founded huiMAU in 2011 to enact their kuleana (responsibility) to care for and protect their kulāiwi (ancestral... read more →
Slow Food Indigenous Peoples' Network (IPN) is a network of indigenous communities, partners and organizations working to bring indigenous peoples’ voices to the forefront of the debate on food and... read more →
Officially launched in 2020, Podáali is the first Indigenous-led fund covering the Brazilian Amazon and is the result of over twenty years of reflection and collaboration within the Indigenous Movement... read more →
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) was founded in 1991 to educate the public about the history, cultures, and contemporary life of California Indians and to honor their contributions... read more →
Amazon Frontlines and Ceibo Alliance work in partnership to advance Indigenous collective and territorial rights, revitalize Indigenous cultures, and build viable solutions-based alternatives to rainforest destruction. Amazon Frontlines facilitates connections... read more →
Founded in 2018, the Arctic Indigenous Fund is led by young Indigenous leaders from across the Arctic. It is a unique opportunity to decide how philanthropic funding should be distributed... read more →
“Pawanka” is a Miskitu word meaning “growing and strengthening.” Pawanka Fund is an Indigenous led grantmaking fund that supports indigenous peoples engaged in promoting and protecting traditional knowledge, wellbeing, rights... read more →
Cultural Survival is an Indigenous led NGO that has advocated for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supported Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures, and political resilience since 1972. Cultural Survival partners with Indigenous... read more →
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