YAKANAL About The mission of YAKANAL is “To strengthen cultural identity and leadership capacities in Indigenous youth, preparing them to engage with other cultures while preserving their own.” Since 2009, YAKANAL has offered participants authentic connections with their cultural roots through explicit comparisons and links [...]

C4 Ever Green About In 2022, C 4Ever Green was created as a 501(c)3 at the encouragement of community members. The organization addresses waste-burning and illegal dumping, protecting endangered Indigenous plants harvested for food, ceremony, and livestock, transitioning to renewable energy, and protecting natural resources. [...]

Four Corners Rising About Four Corners Rising began as a project of University of Colorado at Boulder, in recognition of the need of an NGO organization to support Navajo community leadership in Northwestern New Mexico. The founding members of the Board were convened as advisors [...]

Hozho Voices of Healing Center (501c3) About The mission of the Hozho Voices of Healing Center, Inc. (Hozho Center) is to establish and maintain an indigenous community center guided by the Dine' philosophy of Ho'zho' (to exist in a state of wellbeing physically, emotionally, and [...]

Tutskwat Oqawtoynani About Tutskwat Oqawtoynani originally started as, The First Mesa Annual Clean-Up in 2014, under the direction and planning of the Nuvayestewa Family from Tewa Village. A small family initiative of 15 volunteers set out on a mission “To clean up the entire First [...]

Native American Cancer Research Corporation About The mission of this collaborative research team is to understand the impact of environmental contaminants, mitigate exposure, and maximize the health of animals, the environment, and humans. We use a One Health approach that combines animal, environmental, and [...]

Pueblo Action Alliance - Southwest Organizing Project About Pueblo Action Alliance is a community driven organization that promotes cultural sustainability by addressing environmental and social impacts in our Pueblo communities including the urban indigenous community. Our goals include educating our communities on the environmental [...]

Black Mesa Trust About Black Mesa Trust’s mission is to safeguard, preserve, and honor the land and waters of the Black Mesa region; to protect the Navajo Aquifer upon which our peoples and cultures depend: to secure our cultural, economic and social [...]

Advancing Communities Foundation About The mission of the Advancing Communities Foundation is to provide on-the-ground training to individuals and organizations already working on the betterment of their community, particularly focusing on four key project areas: 1) Environmental Stewardship; 2) Leadership [...]

Uranium Education Coalition About The Uranium Education Coalition spreads awareness of water contamination to communities in Arizona and New Mexico which have been affected by abandoned uranium mines and helps  communities build leadership, technical skills, and technological fluency around water protection. [...]