Mission & Vision
Through education, grant making, storytelling, and community engagement, we protect and uplift traditional indigenous knowledge and its keepers, ensuring it is shared across generations and geographies.
We envision a vibrant world where all peoples live in right relationship with all of nature, guided by the traditionally-Indigenous values of reciprocity, kinship, and care for future generations.
Theory of Change
Humanity is at a crossroads. The multi-crises we face, from climate change, to biodiversity collapse, and social disconnection, are symptoms of a deeper imbalance. Indigenous communities have long held the answers to sacred living yet their cultures and languages have been under siege for thousands of years, and still today, remain under threat.
We believe that by preserving and reconnecting with Indigenous wisdom, we can:
- Save ancient wisdom ways, languages, and ancestral traditions that teach us how to live in balance as part of the web of life
- Shift systems from extractive to regenerative
- Raise global consciousness through relational learning
- Protect biodiversity and land stewardship
Our programming is anchored in:
- Two-eyed education that bridges Indigenous ways of teaching, learning, and knowing with that of the dominant Eurocentric culture
- Documentation and Storytelling that preserves cultural practices and ancient wisdom for future generations
- Indigenous-led Grantmaking that supports self-determined community projects
- Immersive travel journeys that create deep and reciprocal bridge building and learning across cultures and peoples
The Web We Weave
Local & Global Collaboration
Since 1996, the Tribal Trust Foundation (TTF) has been responding to calls to support sustainable, grass-roots projects that help preserve arts, language, and traditional wisdom ways of Indigenous people.
We work both domestically and internationally in support of de-colonization and self-determination. To do this, we partner with local organizations whose experience and existing relationships can sustain joint initiatives over the long-term.
Fiscal Sponsorships
TTF provides our partners with invaluable support through our fiscal sponsorship program. With this invaluable administration structure, committed wisdom keepers and elders are able to share their indigenous wisdom, while actively preserving the integrity of nature-based cultures around the globe for the benefit of all people.
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Our work is made possible through a generous community of donors who know we are stewards of all life on our one planet Earth, and preserving and supporting Indigenous wisdom ways is critical to all of our survival, peace, and harmony.
