The Cultural Conservancy - Vision and Mission
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| Photo Credit: Melissa Nelson |
Our mission is to protect and restore indigenous cultures, empowering them in the direct application of their traditional knowledge and practices on their ancestral lands.
Guiding Principles
- Acknowledgement of the sacred relationship of Native peoples to the land.
- Acknowledgement of the essential role of Native peoples in preserving environmental integrity and biological diversity.
- Recognition of and support for the link between cultural and biological diversity.
- Support for the principle of Native self-determination.
- Defense of ancestral lands and indigenous rights.
- Commitment to cross-cultural interaction for environmental problem-solving, networking, movement building and peacemaking.
Core Values
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| Photo Credit: Melissa Nelson |
- Respect for all life, indigenous rights, and environmental and social justice
- Remembering the ancestors by honoring oral traditions and life affirming practices
- Health and Healing from historical trauma and oppression
- Reciprocity with each other and native lands and waters
- Intercultural dialogue and cultural competency
- Ecoliteracy and nurturing the ecological self
- Imagination and creativity for health, renewal, and community transformation
