Global Map

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NATIVE AMERICAN & RAPA NUI

  • Gathering of Eagles / Spiritual Unity of Tribes
  • Bringing together of Native Americans & Rapa Nui Elders

  • Provided 174 iPads and smart covers for Navajo students attending Monument Valley High School, located in Kayenta, Arizona during the pandemic so they could study remotely

SANTA BARBARA + THE CHUMASH

  • Monthly Full Moon Water Blessing Ceremony
  • Creation of Indigenous People's Day, Santa Barbara
  • Sponsor local events to promote education & awareness
  • Successful campaign to stand in solidarity with our Chumash brothers and sisters to change a local street name to Hutash (Earth Mother)
  • Co-founded "Chumash Trails Day," in honor of the indigenous peoples of Montecito and Santa Barbara, CA

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PERU + THE SHIPIBO

  • Attended Indigenous Philanthropy Conference to benefit local tribes
  • Education on environmental threats facing community - illegal logging & mining
  • Funded traditional Shipibo-Konibo workshops (embroidery, ceramics, singing, dancing) in the Amazon for Elders to transfer their knowledge to children
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NAMIBIA + THE SAN BUSHMEN

  • Documented songs, dances & traditions
  • Photographed each member of the tribe to preserve culture
  • Produced documentary to bring international awareness to tribe's possible extinction
  • TTF documentary Vanishing Cultures. The Human Studies Film Archive at the Smithsonian accepted all of our footage and photographs from both cultural preservation initiatives into their permanent collection
  • Funded, helped organize, and documented on film and photography, a Ju/Hoansi healing trance dance gathering to pass on the technology to future generations

CONGO + THE MBUTI

  • Organized art exhibition to bring attention to deforestation & loss of culture
  • Traveling exhibit helps to inform public on tribe's vital relationship to the forest
  • Placed the exhibition with Anneliese Schools (https://www.annelieseschools.com) to ensure Mbuti's message reaches future generations
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BHUTAN + THE MONPA

  • Organized several past & future donor trips to help raise awareness & funds for various projects
  • Partnered with the Tarayana Foundation to fund cultural preservation projects
  • Established Monpa Day, Heritage Museum, & Herbal Medicine Garden
  • Established a Monpa museum and medicinal herb garden in Monpaland
  • Funded a traditional nettle cloth workshop and 60 Monpa were provided with their traditional nettlecloth clothing
  • Funded a workshop for Laya youth to learn how to make their traditional clothing
  • Published the book, Monpa Medicinal Plants: Indigenous Knowledge, from a Himilayan Healer
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AUSTRALIA + THE YOLNGU

  • Participated in the Garma Festival with the Yothu Yindi Foundation
  • Educated public on environmental awareness, indigenous rights, & economic challenges
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